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Business
4:58 am
Tue June 26, 2012

The Last Word In Business

Originally published on Tue June 26, 2012 8:25 am

Visitors to the online travel agency Orbitz see different results depending on what kind of computer they're using, according to The Wall Street Journal. Users of Apple computers are seeing more expensive options than those who search for hotels using a PC.

The Salt
3:35 am
Tue June 26, 2012

Fancy Names Can Fool Wine Geeks Into Paying More For A Bottle

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New York Winemaker Christopher Tracy and a bottle of his Blaufrankisch. The wine's difficult to pronounce name may attract oenophiles.

Originally published on Tue June 26, 2012 1:56 pm

Which costs more, a bottle of Fat Bastard or a Tselepou (TSe-le-po)? What about a Cupcake versus some other name that's difficult for Americans to pronounce? Turns out, when it comes to wine, research suggests that the name alone can affect how much consumers are willing to pay for it. But is it that easy to dupe an oenophile?

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Middle East
3:08 am
Tue June 26, 2012

As 'Hungry Season' Nears, Yemenis Struggle For Food

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Displaced Yemenis receive food aid from the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in the southern province of Abyan. While food is available in the country, many Yemenis cannot afford to buy it. About 10 million people are going hungry, aid groups say.

Originally published on Fri July 6, 2012 12:32 pm

Yemen has long struggled as one of the least developed countries in the world. But now, after a year of protest and unrest that saw the country's longtime dictator step down, the situation for millions of Yemenis is dire.

Aid groups say some 10 million people are now without enough food to eat, and more than 200,000 children face life-threatening levels of malnutrition.

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World
3:07 am
Tue June 26, 2012

As NATO Draws Down, Afghans Fear A Brain Drain

Originally published on Tue June 26, 2012 10:37 am

As NATO troops leave Afghanistan, there will also be a decline in aid money that has flooded the country over the past decade and created hundreds of thousands of jobs funded by donor money.

That means fewer jobs for Afghans, and skilled Afghans may be tempted to leave the country as part of a brain drain that could further weaken a fragile state.

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The Record
8:06 pm
Mon June 25, 2012

Springsteen's American Dream, Beautiful And Bleak

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Bruce Springsteen onstage during the Born in the USA tour in 1985.

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 7:39 pm

Law
1:38 pm
Mon June 25, 2012

Ala. Juvenile Murderers Law Ruled Unconstitutional

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Law
1:12 pm
Mon June 25, 2012

Supreme Court Makes 3 Key Rulings

Originally published on Mon June 25, 2012 1:37 pm

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It's been a busy morning at the Supreme Court. Justices released several opinions, including a ruling on Arizona's controversial immigration law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration. That law gave police broad powers to stop suspected illegal immigrants and demand their papers, but civil rights groups said it went too far and gave states too much authority over immigration policy.

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Around the Nation
6:59 am
Mon June 25, 2012

Ugly Mugly Crowned World's Ugliest Dog

Originally published on Mon June 25, 2012 1:37 pm

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Around the Nation
6:54 am
Mon June 25, 2012

Ohio Octogenarians Skydive For Charity

Originally published on Mon June 25, 2012 1:37 pm

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Around the Nation
6:15 am
Mon June 25, 2012

Georgia To Allow Cross-State Health Insurance Sales

Originally published on Tue June 26, 2012 4:57 pm

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We're expecting soon to learn Supreme Court decisions on two gigantic cases. One case involves the Arizona immigration law. The federal government has challenged that law as an intrusion into federal authority.

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Justices are also deciding the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law. The main challenge is to the individual mandate, which after 2014 would require most people to get health insurance or pay a fine.

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