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Hollywood's record haul: why 2012 was a great year for movies
Hollywood set a box-office record in 2012, raking in $10.8 billion. Franchises like James Bond and 'The Avengers' ruled a year that signaled some important trends in the industry.
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Energy Voices
Helium shortage? Bureaucrats, firms are creating too little hot air.Helium shortage is raising prices for everyone from physicists and hospitals to retailers of Mylar balloons. But it's not supply and demand that's caused the helium shortage, it's a botched public-private handoff of responsibility.
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Despite cooler temps in Plains, historic drought worsens
The lack of rain allowed exceptional and extreme drought conditions to continue expanding in the area from northern Missouri and into Kansas and Nebraska
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Hay shortage sows distress among US livestock owners
Many ranchers and other livestock owners are in a frantic search for hay, as yields shrink amid worst drought in America in 56 years. Some are selling animals for cheap. Beef prices are projected to rise.
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Midwest rains help drought-stricken farmers, but how much?
Thanks to heavy rains across the Midwest, the amount of land under drought declined this week. The forecast for the weeks ahead looks cooler, but much damage has been done.
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Rain breaks Midwest dought: Too late for corn, soybean crops?
Rain arrived in central Illinois and Indiana Thursday. But it's too little, too late for most corn crops, says an agricultural meteorologist.
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Focus
Drought: Farmers dig deeper, water tables drop, competition heats upA drier 'new normal' is forcing US farmers to dig deeper wells. That affects water tables and municipal supplies, and, if climatologists are right about global warming, it could also mean more competition for less water in the future.
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Death Valley heat in Kansas? How the end of June got so hot.
Norton Dam, Kan., hit 118 F. on Thursday, and 32 communities from Colorado to Indiana just posted their highest temperatures ever. Forecasters say back-to-back La Niñas are partly to blame.
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Nora Ephron had rare, crowd-pleasing ability to mix humor and feminism
Screenwriter and journalist Nora Ephron, who died Tuesday, had a knack for being humorous while tackling controversial, important topics. She broke barriers for women in Hollywood and elsewhere.
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Pink slime bankruptcy: After the backlash, what's next for beef?
Pink slime bankruptcy: A major beef processor has declared bankruptcy, citing the backlash against 'pink slime.' The economic fallout from pink slime is just beginning.
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Spike Lee and Geraldo: Why is a good apology so hard to find?
The number of reported public apologies has skyrocketed recently, yet the quality of those apologies is plummeting. The trend appears to have captured Spike Lee and Geraldo Rivera.
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If Bob Kerrey runs for Senate, can he save the majority for Democrats?
Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D) of Nebraska has until Thursday to decide whether to try for his old seat, being vacated by Sen. Ben Nelson. Even if he does, Nebraska has shifted to the right since he last served.
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How Occupy's anti-foreclosure drive could sink the movement
Protesting in public spaces is protected speech. But occupying homes and lots to protest foreclosures, while dramatic, could result in many lawsuits, robbing Occupy of money and momentum.
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The New Economy
Buffett buys a newspaper. Time to invest in news?Warren Buffett's $200 million deal to acquire the Omaha World-Herald is no investor's home run. But it does signal that well-run local newspapers have a profitable future.
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'Transformers' vs. 'Larry Crowne': Machines trump movie stars at the metroplex
Blockbuster CGI movie 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' has already taken in more money than new romantic comedy 'Larry Crowne' is likely to, as they battle for Fourth of July weekend moviegoers.
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Los Alamos fire could become the largest in New Mexico history
Big fires have happened before in New Mexico, but scientists see a recent pattern that may be the most severe since the last Ice Age. Among the causes: fuel buildup due to fire suppression, a decline in the annual snowpack, and warmer climate.
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'Footloose,' 'Ghostbusters,' and more: Risk-averse Hollywood remakes '80s films
'Footloose' is one of some 30 upcoming movies retreaded from a popular 1980s film. Hollywood hopes the blend of nostalgia and freshness will add up to box office gold.
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Hollywood's foreign booty: New 'Pirates' film earned over $250 million abroad
Foreign audiences paid a quarter-billion dollars to see 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' on opening weekend, but the American box office didn't reach $100 million. How Hollywood is changing to appeal to international filmgoers.
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New 'Green Hornet' has no buzz. Are minor league superheroes striking out?
What do the weak reviews for Columbia's new Seth Rogan vehicle, 'The Green Hornet,' mean for the league of second-tier superheroes set to swoop into theaters this summer?
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College tuition: Judge throws out suit against illegals
College tuition suit claimed Nebraskans' taxes were subsidizing illegals' education. Judge rules plaintiffs should seek federal action.
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Neb. college tuition rates will remain low for illegal immigrants
A judge in Nebraska says some illegal immigrants can pay in-state college tuition rates.
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How do burrowing moles avoid suffocating? The answer is in their blood.
A study of eastern moles found that thanks to a biochemical adaptation, the burrowing mammals are able to breathe subterranean air.
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Conan O'Brien finds late-night home on TBS: Will he get last laugh?
Conan O'Brien will return to late-night TV in November, on basic cable's TBS. Some analysts see it as a liberating move. Others say he will have to start from scratch to build an audience.
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Who is responsible for averting an asteroid strike?
Column: It's time to set aside political quibbles and form an international plan.
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Opinion: Legalized gambling only fuels economic crisis
Amid recession, politicians eye gambling for revenue. Recriminalizing it is wiser.
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