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New York City's Bloomberg Leaves Mixed Results On Health

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New York City's Bloomberg Leaves Mixed Results On Health

Bloomberg reduced smoking in New York City but failed to match that much copied success with other campaigns, such as one to lower obesity rates by regulating the size of sodas sold in city fast-food restaurants.

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Suicide Bombings In Russia Raise Concerns About Olympics Security

by Corey Flintoff

Suicide Bombings In Russia Raise Concerns About Olympics Security

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At Long Last, Female Ski Jumpers Can Go For Olympic Gold

First-place finisher Jessica Jerome competes in the women's ski jumping event at the U.S. Olympic trials in Park City, Utah, on Sunday. Jim Urquhart/AP hide caption

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At Long Last, Female Ski Jumpers Can Go For Olympic Gold

by Tamara Keith

At Long Last, Female Ski Jumpers Can Go For Olympic Gold

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Business

Mexican Auto Industry Revs Up For Big Year

by Carrie Kahn

Mexican Auto Industry Revs Up For Big Year

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Macha Medeski, Martin & Wood

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Sports

Formula One Driver Schumacher Remains In Coma After Ski Crash

by Eleanor Beardsley

Formula One Driver Schumacher Remains In Coma After Ski Crash

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Television

2013 Offered Up More TV Cast Diversity, Foreign Shows

by Eric Deggans , Audie Cornish

2013 Offered Up More TV Cast Diversity, Foreign Shows

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Ike's Mood I Visioneers

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Religion

Pope Francis Ruffled Feathers, Excited Catholics In First Year

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New York City's Bloomberg Leaves Mixed Results On Health

by Fred Mogul

New York City's Bloomberg Leaves Mixed Results On Health

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National

FAA Names Test Sites For Drones In U.S. Airspace

by Ryan Delaney

FAA Names Test Sites For Drones In U.S. Airspace

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Cinco Minutos Con Vos Elvis Costello and the Roots

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Just Jammin' Gramatik

Sports

Five More Coaches Sacked As NFL Enters Postseason

by Mike Pesca , Robert Siegel

Five More Coaches Sacked As NFL Enters Postseason

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Remembering The Boston Marathon Lost To The Bombing

by Alex Ashlock

Remembering The Boston Marathon Lost To The Bombing

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Black Sands Bonobo

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Law

Supreme Court To Take Up Campaign Finance, Abortion Protests In 2014

by Nina Totenberg , Audie Cornish

Supreme Court To Take Up Campaign Finance, Abortion Protests In 2014

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Priest Released After Court Overturns Child Endangerment Charge

by Jeff Brady

Priest Released After Court Overturns Child Endangerment Charge

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Whale Traffic Jam Delights Visitors And Baffles Scientists

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Whale Traffic Jam Delights Visitors And Baffles Scientists

by Kirk Siegler

Whale Traffic Jam Delights Visitors And Baffles Scientists

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Fumando Captain Planet

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Virginia Plain The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

National Security

'Times' Report Finds No al-Qaida Involvement In Benghazi Attack

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Keeper Bonobo

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$0 Profits Couldn't Hold Back This Year's Tech Darlings

Twitter made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in November. Both the social media giant and the relative newcomer Snapchat are valued in the billions, but neither company has yet turned a profit. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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$0 Profits Couldn't Hold Back This Year's Tech Darlings

by Steve Henn

$0 Profits Couldn't Hold Back This Year's Tech Darlings

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Business

Looking Ahead At The Next Top Tech IPOs

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My Burr Minotaur Shock

Because You Liked Chemistry, We Recommend These Classes

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Because You Liked Chemistry, We Recommend These Classes

by Blake Farmer

Because You Liked Chemistry, We Recommend These Classes

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Wide Open The Black Seeds

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Manic Depressive Omer Avital, Aaron Goldberg et. al.

Another Fleetwood Mac Album That's 'Worth A Damn'

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Another Fleetwood Mac Album That's 'Worth A Damn'

by Tom Cole

Another Fleetwood Mac Album That's 'Worth A Damn'

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Oh Well Pt1 Fleetwood Mac

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