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The fate of NASA's moon rocks, and more
feature Of nearly 400 moon rocks given to state and world leaders after the Apollo 11 and 17 missions, almost 200 have been lost, destroyed, or stolen.
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Potter films rake in billions, and more
feature The Harry Potter movie series has earned $6.37 billion at the box office over the past decade.
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U.S. green-card lottery draws 15 million, and more
feature A record 15 million people from dozens of countries this year entered the U.S. green-card lottery.
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Income for the top 1 percent soars, and more
feature Incomes for the top 1 percent soared 275 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars between 1979 and 2007.
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The $26,364 threshold, and more
feature In 2010, half of all U.S. workers earned less than $26,364.
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A run on potassium iodide pills, and more
feature West Coast residents fearing radiation from Japan’s damaged nuclear reactors bought up all available supplies of potassium iodide pills.
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Brigham Young University's honor code revisited, and more
feature Brigham Young University was widely praised last month for invoking its honor code barring fornication and alcohol use against basketball star Brandon Davies.
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Study shows high rate of youth arrests, and more
feature Almost one in three Americans has been arrested for a crime other than a traffic violation by the age of 23.
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The world’s richest 1 percent, and more
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Terrorist inmates in Federal prisons, and more
feature There are now more inmates convicted of terrorism in Federal prisons than there are detainees at Guantánamo.
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The U.S. refugee program, and more
feature Since 1980, about 3 million people have been admitted into the U.S. under the country's refugee program.
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Will insurance cover damage in Boston?, and more
feature Companies that suffered property damage or lost income due to the Boston bombings may not get insurance payouts.
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Soaring defense spending, and more
feature U.S. defense spending went from $287 billion in 2001 to more than $700 billion in 2010 and 2011.
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A God given land?, and more
feature More white evangelical Protestants than U.S Jews believe that Israel was “given to the Jewish people by God.”
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