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CSMonitor editors share their favorite people to follow on Twitter
Twitter turned 7 this week. In celebration of the social network's birthday, The Christian Science Monitor compiled a list of favorite Twitter accounts. Each is informative and useful in its own way. Find out what each section recommends for you.
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10 weird criminal sentences
Check out these 10 court cases where judges have done more than sentence the guilty to a fine or jail time.
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Spurs and Thunder star in NBA’s Western Conference Finals: 10 extra dimensions
The clash of the Spurs and Thunder in the NBA’s Western Conference finals may fly a bit under the national radar when it opens Sunday. Here are 10 factors that make this showdown intriguing.
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How to sell a house? Five reasons to auction it.
In locales across the United States, home auctions are taking place with increasing frequency. Real estate companies are opening auction divisions; agents are attending auction school to learn how to sell a house in a new way. In its first six weeks of operation, our auction portal received more than 1,000 visits from across the US and 29 nations. Two-thirds of the visitors who completed our survey had not yet listed their home with a real estate agent, meaning they were thinking of auction as their first option. These homeowners aren't in foreclosure; they're simply looking into this alternative sales method to find out if auction is right for them. Here are five benefits of auctioning your home:
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NCAA Tournament 2011: Top buzzer-beaters and wild finishes (VIDEO)
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Woody Guthrie, in an age of 'Occupy'
On his centennial, tributes pour in for a man who made complex social issues deceptively simple through song and championed the downtrodden.
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Opinion: Obama, here's how to help the poor: Educate both parents and their children
In his State of the Union address, President Obama touted ways to improve education and the economy. One solution – with a proven record of success – didn't make it into the speech: a two-generation strategy to educate families and bring them out of poverty.
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NASA satellite falls on Canada as space junk. No one hurt.
The 6-ton UARS satellite — the biggest piece of space debris to fall from the sky since Sky Lab in 1979 — fell back to Earth early Saturday morning. Debris is reported to have been found near Calgary, Canada.
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Indiana State Fair: Memorial service re-opens state fair after stage collapse (VIDEO)
The Indiana State Fair re-opened Monday morning with a memorial service, honoring the five victims who lost their lives and dozens more who were injured following Saturday night's stage collapse.
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Antiques Roadshow sets record with rhinoceros horn cups
Antiques Roadshow made one man very happy this weekend by informing him that his rhinoceros horn cups were worth a lot more than he ever imagined.
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NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 coaches have paid their basketball dues
Reaching this point in the NCAA tournament represents a major achievement in careers that began modestly, even for Coach K.
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NCAA Tournament 2011: Top buzzer-beaters and wild finishes (VIDEO)
With 64 of the 68 teams in the field eliminated, the NCAA Tournament lived up to its reputation in the first two weekends of play, complete with shocking upsets, heart-pounding finishes, controversies, and a school from Richmond called Virginia Commonwealth. Here’s our top list of wild and crazy finishes from the second third rounds, the Sweet 16, and the Elite Eight.
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California cities' latest budget trick: fine out-of-towners for car crashes
California cities are adopting 'crash taxes' that fine out-of-town motorists who are found at fault in accidents that require a response from emergency personnel. The fines can exceed $2,700.
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In Mississippi, snow-plowing tractors no match for latest winter storm
Snow and cold records are falling across the South as another winter storm blankets parts of Mississippi with half a foot of snow. One mayor admits he might have to buy a plow.
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Snow storm wallops Oklahoma and Arkansas with three-foot drifts
Arctic air pushes unusually far south, bringing 10 to 20 inches of snow and three-foot drifts to Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and even parts of Texas.
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Massive snowstorm will cost workers and businesses
The impact of the widespread snowstorm will vary. Two-thirds of employees can't work from home, an expert estimates.
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Dallas tornado: Storm that killed 2 in Texas continues north
Dallas tornado: A series of tornadoes touched down outside of downtown Dallas, damaging warehouses in an area near Dallas Love Field.
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Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of August 16 & 23
Readers write in about foreign aid, the electoral college, and freedom in America
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Secret Air Force X-37B space plane changes its orbit
The US Air Force's secret X-37B space plane has boosted itself into a new orbit, say skywatchers.
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Unruly mob causes New York City outdoor concert to be canceled
An unruly mob of concertgoers throwing bottles caused an outdoor concert by the groups Hanson and Drake to be canceled in New York on Tuesday.
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After Times Square bombing, should New York get more anti-terrorism funding?
Historically vulnerable cities like New York claim they need more anti-terrorism funds. After Faisal Shahzad's attempted Times Square bombing, will the Department of Homeland Security agree?
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In college basketball, Butler doesn't ride alone
Small college basketball teams like Gonzaga, Memphis, and Xavier, as well as Butler, have notched impressive NCAA results over the past decade.
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After Arrow Trucking shutdown, stranded truckers get home via Facebook
Staffers of a truckers publication win a good Samaritan award for using Facebook to help stranded Arrow Trucking drivers get home for Christmas.
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Conan O'Brien tour coming, but will he return to TV?
The Conan O'Brien tour, 'Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television,' will hit 30 cities while the comedian is contractually bound to stay away from TV.
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Fired from Hollister for wearing the hijab?
A Muslim college student claims she was fired from a Bay Area branch of the clothing chain Hollister because the hijab she wears to cover her head violated the store's 'look policy.'
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In Pictures: Tiger Woods through the years
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ESPN 3D kicks off the year of 3D TV. But will consumers buy in?
ESPN 3D is the latest move for a TV technology that's getting massive investment by retailers, governments, and content providers like Discovery.
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Stranded by Arrow Trucking, employees strike back with lawsuit
The class-action lawsuit claims that Arrow Trucking violated federal laws by not giving employees 60 days' notice of the shutdown.
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Arrow Trucking: Drivers band together to help those dumped by Arrow
After seeing their colleagues stranded by Arrow Trucking, truck drivers and companies reach out to help.
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