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An engine is assembled at a Cummins plant in Columbus, Ind., in 2007. The Fortune 500 company sells diesel engines around the world.

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Politics

As Factory Jobs Slip Away, Indiana Voters Have Trade On Their Minds

The state has been steadily losing manufacturing jobs for years. The issue is already playing a big part in the presidential campaign, and it could drive a lot of people to the polls on Tuesday.

This artist's rendering shows what the view might look like from one of the three planets orbiting an ultracool, reddish dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth.

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The Two-Way

3 Strange Worlds Circling A Cool Star Might Be Prime Spots To Support Life

Scientists say each of these planets has one searingly hot side that's always facing the star and one frigidly cold side that's always facing away. But the regions in between might be cozy.

This artist's rendering shows what the view might look like from one of the three planets orbiting an ultracool, reddish dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth.

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3 Strange Worlds Circling A Cool Star Might Be Prime Spots To Support Life

3 Strange Worlds Circling A Cool Star Might Be Prime Spots To Support Life
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Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, speaks at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco on Nov. 2, 2015.

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All Tech Considered

Biotech's Theranos Offers A Cautionary Tale For Silicon Valley

Biotech's Theranos Offers A Cautionary Tale For Silicon Valley
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Intel announced last month that it is laying off 11 percent of its workforce. As sales of personal computers decline, the company plans to shift its business to cloud computing.

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Left Behind In The Mobile Revolution, Intel Struggles To Innovate

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Left Behind In The Mobile Revolution, Intel Struggles To Innovate
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Flashing Lights Kanye West & Dwele
A worker leaves the Baosteel Group Corporation plant in Shanghai in March 2016.

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Parallels

Starbucks And Steel: The Divergent Directions Of China's Economy

Starbucks And Steel: The Divergent Directions Of China's Economy
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Worried Shoes Karen O & the Kids
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The Vanishing Point Ben Sollee
The sign, a private marker placed by the NAACP, and approved by the National Park Service, as it now stands in Army Park.

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Code Switch

Do The Words 'Race Riot' Belong On A Historic Marker In Memphis?

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Do The Words 'Race Riot' Belong On A Historic Marker In Memphis?
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Check la Rima Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band
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An engine is assembled at a Cummins plant in Columbus, Ind., in 2007. The Fortune 500 company sells diesel engines around the world.

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Politics

As Factory Jobs Slip Away, Indiana Voters Have Trade On Their Minds

As Factory Jobs Slip Away, Indiana Voters Have Trade On Their Minds
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Danny Cahill, left, won Season 8 of The Biggest Loser in 2009 by losing an amazing 239 pounds. He's pictured with at-home prize winner Rebecca Meyer. In the years since, Cahill has put back on more than 100 pounds, he told The New York Times.

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The Salt

'Biggest Loser' Lessons: Why The Body Makes It Hard To Keep Pounds Off

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'Biggest Loser' Lessons: Why The Body Makes It Hard To Keep Pounds Off
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