Monday, July 28, 2014

@15:37, 7/26/14

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Opinion

The New Instability

The rules of marriage have changed, for rich and poor.
Marriages; Social Conditions and Trends; Income Inequality; Women and Girls; Men and Boys; Income; Minimum Wage; Divorce, Separations and Annulments; Families and Family Life
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Fashion & Style

Fake IDs, Still Coveted, Are Harder to Get

For under-age drinkers, a phony card is now high tech, and it comes at a high price.
Identification Devices; Teenagers and Adolescence; Drivers Licenses; Bars and Nightclubs
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World

Facing Escalating Violence, U.S. Evacuates Staff From Its Embassy in Libya

Weeks of fighting between militias for control of Tripoli’s airport has edged toward the embassy in recent weeks, leading the State Department to close it and issue a travel warning.
Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; Evacuations and Evacuees
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Opinion

Chamber of Commerce Lost Its Way in Right Turn

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is regretting its one-sided support of Republicans.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Tea Party Movement
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U.S.

Off Alabama’s Beaten Path, Tribute to a Native American’s Journey Home

Tom Hendrix has built a mile-long stone wall to memorialize his Native American great-great grandmother, who was displaced during the Trail of Tears.
Native Americans; Monuments and Memorials (Structures)
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World

Video: Celebrities on Scottish Independence

Actors, authors and singers weigh in on whether or not Scotland should break away from Britain, ahead of the country’s referendum in September.
Celebrities; Referendums
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Dining & Wine

The Ultimate Veggie Burger

It’s difficult to make a veggie burger with great flavor and a firm, succulent texture. This is how you do it.
Cooking and Cookbooks; Hamburgers; Vegetables
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Science

Drones on a Different Mission

A fleet of remote-controlled aircraft has been deployed, and operators trained, not to conduct military operations, but to protect natural resources around the world.
Drones (Pilotless Planes); Environment; Reefs
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U.S.

Pioneer Day of Mormons, Retooled for Saloon

The state holiday honors the arrival of Brigham Young in the Salt Lake Valley, but for non-Mormons, it has become something else: “Pie ’n’ Beer Day.”
Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints); Holidays and Special Occasions
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U.S.

Control of Senate May Hinge on Georgia Race

After David Perdue’s victory in the Republican primary, he will face off against the Democrat Michelle Nunn in what many in both parties see as a race crucial to gaining a majority in the Senate.
Elections, Senate; United States Politics and Government; Midterm Elections (2014)
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Science

Brand New Look at the Face of Mars

A map captures the Martian craters, valleys and peaks in stunning detail and offers ideas on where the rovers of the future might land.
Mars (Planet); Maps; Planets
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Business Day

Gilead’s Hepatitis C Drug, Sovaldi, Is on Pace to Become a Blockbuster

Sales of Sovaldi reached $3.5 billion in the second quarter, testifying to the effectiveness of the drug, which can essentially cure over 80 percent of patients with few side effects.
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Hepatitis; Sovaldi (Drug); Health Insurance and Managed Care
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U.S.

Detroit’s Retirees Vote to Lower Pensions, in Support of Bankruptcy Plan

The vote by the city’s public-sector retirees was a crucial step in its plan to emerge from bankruptcy before the end of the year.
Pensions and Retirement Plans; Bankruptcies; Government Employees; Labor and Jobs
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Technology

The Next Big Thing in Hardware: Smart Garbage

The old gadgets are piling up. Is there a way to deal with the formerly shiny new things being dumped in the back of closets?
Electronics; Recycling of Waste Materials; Smartphones; Waste Materials and Disposal
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U.S.

Video: Lawyer on Guilty Verdict in Bombing

Carmen M. Ortiz, the United States attorney for Massachusetts, said she was satisfied with the guilty verdict for Azamat Tazhayakov.
Boston Marathon Bombings (2013); Decisions and Verdicts
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U.S.
U.S.

For Obama, Protectiveness About Daughters Gives Way to Pride

When he became president, President Obama vowed to shield his daughters from the public and press. Now, he can’t stop talking about them.
Presidents and Presidency (US); United States Politics and Government 

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Travel

Photo Storage by Personality (Yours)

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Arts

Shake, Shake, Shake: Let the Best Man Win

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World

Nigeria: President Meets With Parents of Schoolgirls Captured by Militants

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday met for the first time with the parents of several hundred schoolgirls kidnapped from the town of Chibok and dozens of classmates who escaped their militant captors.
Kidnapping; Terrorism
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Science

More Eyes on the Skies

Construction is starting on several gargantuan observatories, mostly in Chile, the most ambitious spree of telescope-making in the history of astronomy.
Telescopes and Observatories; Space and Astronomy; Stars and Galaxies 

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