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Are Miracles Real?
2007-11-01 15:22:00
Indian guru Sri Chinmoy was able to lift airplanes and elephants and thousands of people. That's why I believe faith without miracles is empty.
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Doubts About a World Cup Host
2007-11-01 15:17:00
The announcement that Brazil will host the 2014 World Cup is the one that fans around the globe wanted to hear. Unfortunately, Brazil has an infrastructure woefully unprepared to host such an event.
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Oil Keeps Climbing, but What About Gas?
2007-10-31 09:14:00
With the price of oil shooting up more than 20 percent in the last two months, most Americans have been bracing themselves for a hike at the gas pump. But what many of them don't know is that it's already happening.
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Aquarium conserves water during drought
2007-10-31 09:12:00
With drought conditions intensifying across the Southeast, efforts to conserve water are popping up everywhere ? even at the aquarium. In the name of conservation, the Georgia Aquarium , home of the world's largest fish tank, has emptied some of its watery displays.
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Kucinich Questions Bush's Mental Health
2007-10-31 09:10:00
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich questioned President Bush's mental health in light of comments he made about a nuclear Iran precipitating World War III.
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Fashion Trunk Shows, Mumbai-Style
2007-10-30 14:40:00
A one-day fashion sale helps Indian women prepare for the upcoming Hindu holidays and the Indian wedding season.
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Couple dead serious about selling house
2007-10-30 14:37:00
It's the deal of a lifetime. Bob and Ricki Husick of Pittsburgh are offering anyone who buys their home a full refund when they die.
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NBC exec says Leno out as planned in '09
2007-10-30 14:36:00
If "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno is having second thoughts about surrendering his job as planned, NBC doesn't share them ? at least not publicly.

Human race will 'split into two different species'
2007-10-29 14:41:00
The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist.
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Hillary Clinton Scariest For Halloween
2007-10-29 14:39:00
Once again, Hillary Rodham Clinton leads in a poll. This time, she was top choice when people were asked which major 2008 presidential candidate would make the scariest Halloween costume.
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Thousands Across U.S. Protest Iraq War
2007-10-29 14:36:00
Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war in Iraq as they marched through downtown on Saturday, chanting and carrying signs that read: "Wall Street Gets Rich, Iraqis and GIs Die" or "Drop Tuition Not Bombs."
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UN issues 'final wake-up call' on population and environment
2007-10-26 15:46:00
The human population is living far beyond its means and inflicting damage on the environment that could pass points of no return, according to a major report issued Thursday by the United Nations.
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Osmond Faints, but Recovers on 'Dancing'
2007-10-23 14:09:00
Marie Osmond fainted onstage during ABC's live broadcast Monday of "Dancing with the Stars" but quickly recovered. Osmond and her partner, dancer Jonathan Roberts, the first performers of the evening, had just finished a samba and were listening to comments from the show's judges when she suddenly toppled.
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Warming is stronger, happening sooner
2007-10-23 13:56:00
Just a days after the Nobel prize was awarded for global warming work, an alarming new study finds that warming signals are stronger, and happening sooner than expected, due to increased human emissions of carbon dioxide and an Earth less able to absorb them.
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Flames 'looked like the end of the world'
2007-10-23 13:50:00
"I'm just standing here watching my life go up in flames. This is just too unbelievable," said Kathie Browning as her home of 23 years burned, according to The Associated Press. "This can't be happening to me."
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Out-of-Control Wildfires Sweep Parched Southern California
2007-10-22 15:37:00
At least a dozen raging California wildfires, stretching from Santa Barbara to San Diego, forced Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare a state of emergency for seven counties overnight.
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Husband's Heartbreaking Decision
2007-10-22 15:34:00
Ryan was suddenly faced with a tough decision ? whether to take Jill off life support. He prepared to say goodbye to his young wife, but he wasn't prepared for what happened after the plug was pulled.
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Looking for attractive people? Don't go to Philly
2007-10-22 15:32:00
Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States, a survey of visitors and residents showed on Friday.
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20 Years Later: Could Stocks Crash Again?
2007-10-19 15:08:00
Wall Street loves its sayings. Buy low and sell high. Don't fight the tape. Don't try to catch a falling knife. A useful one now might be one that historians often trumpet: Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.
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Pricey Paris, Rome out of Reach
2007-10-19 14:58:00
Dollar Falls to New Low Against Euro; U.S. Travelers Feel Pain, but Don't Scrap Plans.
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Why Males Die Before Females
2007-10-19 14:51:00
In humans and many other animals, males age faster and die earlier than females. New research suggests this might happen because of intense competition over sex.
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China Says U.S. 'Gravely Undermined' Relations With Dalai Lama Award
2007-10-18 15:47:00
The United States has "gravely undermined" relations with China by giving the Dalai Lama an award, the Chinese government said Thursday.
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Former Premier Benazir Bhutto Returns to Pakistan
2007-10-18 15:44:00
Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan on Thursday, ending eight years of exile and launching what she hopes will be a remarkable political comeback.
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Immigrant gardeners provide seed money for college scholarships
2007-10-18 15:36:00
Catalino Tapia came to the United States at age 20 with $6 in his pocket. He worked hard, as a baker and a machine operator, and eventually started his own gardening business. He and his wife bought a home in Redwood City and raised their two sons, putting the eldest through college.
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Drought Grips Nearly Half Of U.S.
2007-10-18 15:35:00
The southeastern U.S. is suffering from the worst drought in over 100 years, and without rain, cities like Atlanta might run out of drinking water
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Social Security check hike to be smaller
2007-10-18 15:30:00
Come January, the nation's nearly 50 million Social Security recipients will see the smallest cost-of-living increases in their monthly checks in four years, even though they are paying significantly more for such items as food, energy and medical care.
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Israeli Father of 67 Kids Seeks 9th Wife
2007-10-17 15:50:00
With eight wives and 67 children, Shahadeh Abu Arrar has given new meaning to the term "family man." Abu Arrar, 58, is a member of Israel's impoverished Bedouin Arab community. But even in a traditional society where men commonly have several wives and many children, Abu Arrar is exceptional. "I'm thinking about a new wife, No. 9," he told the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot in a recent interview. "There are many women who wish to marry me and there is no lack of women. I never had a problem with such things."
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Dream House or Nightmare?
2007-10-17 15:42:00
For years Americans custom-built homes with pricey extras expecting high returns on their investment. They're in for a letdown.
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Jay Leno Giving NBC Late Night Fits
2007-10-16 15:29:00
?Tonight Show? host Jay Leno is having second thoughts about his announced 2009 departure from the late-night scene, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Sex and Marriage With Robots by 2050
2007-10-16 15:19:00
At first, sex with robots might be considered geeky, "but once you have a story like 'I had sex with a robot, and it was great!' appear someplace like Cosmo magazine, I'd expect many people to jump on the bandwagon."
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