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Items like toys, jewelry and clothing sold well, but despite expectations of big holiday spending, sales don't look much better than last year.

As political ads ramp up on TV, a newer platform is also seeing a spike in political messages. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first presidential candidate to use political advertising in a video game. This year, the Romney campaign says it is also injecting politics into gaming.

Athletes at the London Olympics will be subjected to more testing for performance-enhancing drugs than at any other games. Just one positive test can ruin their chances at gold, but these elite athletes might not be the ones who have the most to lose.

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People in the Northeast were stocking up and hunkering down in anticipation of Friday's major snowstorm. The Boston area is expected to be buried under more than 28 inches of snow and some areas may experience winds as high as 70 miles per hour before the storm blows out this weekend.

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Could New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's presidential aspirations be damaged by his friendly relationship with President Obama?

His confirmation that he pays at a much lower rate than many much less well-off Americans, is likely to reignite a debate over whether the wealthy should be asked to pay a greater share of federal taxes.

A video that caused a sensation in Mexico for using child actors to highlight social and political challenges has been removed from both YouTube and the website of the group that produced it. Despite being online for less than a week, "Niños Incómodos" was viewed more than 1.8 million times.

NPR's Ari Shapiro has the unexpected chance to let an interview subject clarify remarks recorded weeks ago and several states away.