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Too fat for the armed services, and more
feature One in five military-age Americans is too fat to join the armed services.
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Abortions and vasectomies increase
feature Planned Parenthood clinics are reporting big increases in the number of abortions and vasectomies because recession-battered couples feel they cannot afford another mouth to feed.
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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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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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Smartphone collisions, and more
feature Fifty-three percent of all adult mobile-phone owners have been banged into because someone was peering at their smartphone.
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Congress's poor record, and more
feature The 113th Congress is on course to pass less legislation than any Congress in history.
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Gender differences in employment, and more
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Gun violence in PG-13 movies, and more
feature The amount of gun violence in PG-13 movies has more than tripled since 1985.
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A first for West Point, and more
feature For the first time, two male graduates of West Point were married at the military academy’s chapel.
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State prison admissions fall, and more
feature With states decriminalizing marijuana and scaling back 1970s-era drug laws, admissions to state prisons have declined.
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Very rich and very poor in California, and more
feature California is home to 111 billionaires, yet it also suffers the highest poverty rate in the country.
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Arctic cold kills tree insects, and more
feature This winter’s arctic temperatures have had at least one beneficial impact: They’ve killed ash borers, gypsy moths, and other tree-eating insects.
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Fewer miles, New Orleans tally, Nixed quarter
feature Due to soaring gas prices, Americans drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles this April than they did in April 2007.
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Largest campaign in history, Abstinence sex-ed, 390-foot yacht
feature Barack Obama's campaign has already hired 1,400 part- and full-time workers, triple the number of John McCain’s, and is hiring more.
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