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People with ordinary sore throats and fevers flood ERs
feature People with garden-variety sore throats and fevers are flooding emergency rooms nationwide, convinced that they have the swine flu.
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Digital information's explosive growth, and more
feature In 2006, the world produced 161 “exabytes” of digital information—3 million times the amount of information contained in all the books ever
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Congressional travels during the August recess, and more
feature Several members of Congress are traveling abroad during the August recess so they can "discuss" and "investigate" crucial issues with their foreign peers.
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Disillusioned Floridans pack up, and more
feature Florida lost 58,000 residents over the past year, the first time in a century that it has lost population.
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Obama's staff picks, and more
feature Barack Obama has filled more top positions for his administration than had either Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, or Ronald Reagan at a similar point in their own transitions.
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Landfills receive 30% less trash, and more
feature Due to the sputtering economy, landfills are getting up to 30 percent less trash.
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A “pole tax” for the adult-entertainment business?, and more
feature With the adult-entertainment business one of the few bright spots in the economy, states and municipalities are thinking of raising taxes on dirty magazines, sex toys, and strip clubs.
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New governors warn of budget cuts, and more
feature New governors warn of budget cuts; Tea Party may challenge Scott Brown in 2012; Air Force to deploy the Gorgon Stare; Sales of midsize sport-utility vehicles jump
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No fatalities for U.S. airlines, and more
feature U.S. airlines didn’t have a single fatality in 2010, despite more than 10 million flights involving more than 700 million passengers.
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College seniors plan to move back with parents, and more
feature Many college senior plan to move back home with their parents after graduation.
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Jersey Shore captures 8.45 million, and more
feature The season premiere of MTV’s Jersey Shore was viewed by 8.45 million people, more than the average audiences of network news broadcasts on ABC and CBS.
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American foreign aid to Egypt, and more
feature The U.S. has been sending an average of $2 billion in cash and military arms to Egypt every year since 1979, when it agreed to a peace deal with Israel.
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Aging inmates and health-care costs, and more
feature The increasing age of the nation’s inmates is causing steep rises in health-care costs for prison systems.
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The reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and more
feature Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years as Great Britain’s monarch this week.
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