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5 myths about electric cars
The troubles of electric-car-maker Fisker Automotive have fueled another round of debate about whether plug-ins can live up to their promises.
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VIDEO: Country music legend George Jones dies
Country music legend George Jones has died at the age of 81.
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Angry email writer resigns from sorority
The University of Maryland Delta Gamma sorority member whose recent rage-filled email went viral on social media has since resigned.
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Is Google more powerful than some nations?
Today, Google is arguably one of the most influential nonstate actors in international affairs, operating in security domains long the purview of nation-states.
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VIDEO: Apple says no new products till the fall
Apple is opening the doors to its bank vault, saying it will distribute $100 billion in cash to its shareholders by the end of 2015. At the same time, the company said it doesn't expect to ship any new products till later this year.
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VIDEO: Student falsely ID'd as Boston bombing suspect found dead in river
The body pulled from a river in Providence, Rhode Island two days ago has been positively identified as missing Brown University student, Sunil Tripathi.
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Woman arrested after entering house naked through doggy door
A 25-year-old woman was arrested after, police say, she undressed and entered a stranger’s home through a doggy door.
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INTERACTIVE: New features, look for $100 bill
See the features on the new $100, from newmoney.gov
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VIDEO: Cruise ship sliced in half to add new section
Watch as Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas boat is cut in half to add a new section to the boat.
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Slate: Parenting advice from Uncle Sam
In an era of high child mortality and chronically poor health, as well as rapidly changing norms for childrearing, the U.S. Children's Bureau was seen as a salvation.
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VIDEO: Parents warned about kids taking cinnamon challenge
A new study warns parents to talk to their children about a stunt that is growing in popularity, the cinnamon challenge.
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Why do people stay scared after sudden tragedies?
After a tragedy such as the one last week in Boston, people have a heightened sense of risk.
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McDonald's hires teen Olympian to tout egg-white sandwich
McDonald's Corp. has hired 17-year- old Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas to help promote its newest item - the egg-white breakfast sandwich.
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College athlete ends career to donate bone marrow
Cameron Lyle of Plaistow will be missing his final two track meets at the University of New Hampshire, choosing instead to donate bone marrow.
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UPDATED: Charges filed against bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property at the Boston Marathon.
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Slate: 15 facts about our planet
We live on the surface of this great giant space-borne water-laden spinning rock, separated from the rest of the Universe beneath a thin veil of nitrogen and oxygen molecules. Even though you're immersed in its influence, what do you really know about the Earth?
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VIDEO: School bus navigates flooded street
A news helicoptercaptured this scene of a school bus on Central Avenue near Prospect Heights on Monday.
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VIDEO: Reese Witherspoon apologizes after arrest
Actress Reese Witherspoon says she's 'deeply embarrassed' after her disorderly conduct arrest. She was taken into custody early Friday along with her husband, who was charged with driving under the influence.
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Police: Boston bombing suspect in custody
Police took 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, into custody on Friday.
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LIVE BLOG: Police arrest suspect in Boston bombing
A live stream of the ongoing events surrounding the arrest of the suspected Boston Marathon bomber.
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Boston bombing victim in iconic photo helped identify suspects
Minutes before the bombs blew up in Boston, Jeff Bauman looked into the eyes of the man who tried to kill him.
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Boston bombing suspect killed, massive manhunt for second
An army of law enforcement officials search Boston's locked down western suburbs Friday for the second marathon bombing suspect after they killed another suspect in a firefight Thursday night. A campus police officer was also killed and a transit policeman seriously injured.
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Volunteer firefighter from tiny town among those killed in plant explosion
A volunteer firefighter from Navarro Mills, a dot on the east-central Texas prairie, is among those killed in an explosion at a fertilizer plant in the region.
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Video, photos released of two Boston bombing suspects
The FBI Thursday released video clips and photos of two nameless "armed and extremely dangerous" suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings and asked for the public's help in identifying them.
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VIDEO: FBI releases photos, video of Boston bomb suspects
The FBI on Thursday released photos and video of two men it called suspects in the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon and pleaded for public help in identifying them.
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Volunteer firefighter from tiny town among plant explosion missing
A firefighter from this small town's volunteer fire department is reported missing in the fertilizer plant explosion that killed several people and injured dozens of others in West, Tex., Wednesday night.
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VIDEO: Girls raft through Okla. floodwaters on inflatable mattress
Some Chickasha, Okla., residents were plagued by Wednesday night's storms, while others saw an opportunity for a unique adventure.
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Texas ammonia-plant blast kills an estimated 5 to 15 people
An explosion at Adair Grain Inc.'s fertilizer facility in the town of West killed as many as 15 people and injured at least 160 in what may be the worst U.S. industrial disaster since the Texas refinery blast in 2005.
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VIDEO: Scenes of Texas fertilizer plant after explosion
Texas DPS officer D.L Wilson briefs the media at a midnight press conference after the explosions of a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas.
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Video shows possible Boston bomb suspect
Frame-by-frame viewing of hundreds of photos and videos has led investigators to report images of a possible suspect who planted the deadly homemade bombs at the Boston Marathon finish line area, killing three people and injuring 176. But they said no arrest has been made yet.
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