Solar-powered plane makes history
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Call it a historic technological achievement. Call it a victory lap across America. Call it a shameless promotion for a controversial energy agenda. Its owners simply call it Solar Impulse.
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CO2 levels hit new peak
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In some ways, it's just a number, but it's a big number with enormous implications.
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Not taxed at the tank? Not for long
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Electric vehicles use the same roads, the same bridges and the same infrastructure as the rest of us. But because they don't burn gasoline, they're immune from paying taxes at the pump to fund that infrastructure. That's going to change.
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Saved from life in the bathroom
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In general, digestive diseases are hidden in the bathroom. You don't talk about anything that happens there unless it's with your spouse or a close friend.
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For Obama, no more Mr. Nice Media
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Howard Kurtz says with scandals over IRS, Benghazi and, especially, the administration's scrutiny of AP phone records, the press has turned on the president.
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'L' is for losers in LA sports
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"LMAO @ L.A.," came the text.
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Obama won't let media do their job
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"Government should be transparent. Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing. ... My Administration will take appropriate action, consistent with law and policy, to disclose information rapidly in forms that the public can readil... More >>
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Don't lower DUI threshold
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LZ Granderson says instead of reducing the blood alcohol content threshold, how about enforcing existing laws better?
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Our 'hookup culture'
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Romance may be getting short shrift among college students these days, replaced instead with quick "hookups" devoid of any real emotion, a new book argues.
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GOP using Benghazi to smear
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Donna Brazile says lack of transparency and due process at GOP-led hearings shows their true intent: To damage Clinton's presidential prospects, and Obama's credibility
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Many Americans jailed abroad
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Frida Ghitis says Dennis Rodman has brought attention to the case of Kenneth Bae, held by N. Korea, but there are a number of other Americans being held captive in nations from Cuba to Iran
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Bring diversity to science
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Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Freeman Hrabowski helped build a college with a national reputation for training scientists of all backgrounds
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Is Rush still relevant?
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Is Rush Limbaugh becoming a relic, a human version of "Mad Men," except without the style or cool clothes? Dean Obeidallah says Rush's troubles with advertisers are a sign his time has passed
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Proms send wrong message
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Rachel Simmons says proms teach girls to value money, conventional beauty, and to wait to be asked out.
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Why abortion rights need protection
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Ilyse Hogue says Pennsylvania case shows how denying women safe abortions risks sending women into substandard care of a murderer like Kermit Gosnell
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Why Christie's weight matters
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Julian Zelizer says Americans will inevitably focus on the appearance and fitness of the president, a job always in the public eye.
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Eyeing jackpot? Better check your odds
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The Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing will be at least $600 million, the third largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, after no one matched the winning numbers in latest draw.
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Kings of radio: All-time great DJs
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They were, and are, your guide to the airwaves: the vinyl spinners, the blasts from the past, the paramount players of the platters that matter. Here are 10 of the all-time great disc jockeys:
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Troubled youth kick it 'old skool'
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As a juvenile corrections officer in Southern California, Teresa Goines found it rewarding to work with troubled youth and help them turn their lives around.
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Tools to tell you if you're drunk
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Even if they don't admit it, most people know when they're hammered.
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Sexy Becks puts butts in seats
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It's difficult to quantify David Beckham's ultimate impact on the game in the United States, but it's safe to say he didn't hurt it.
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Gitmo costs $900K/prisoner
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Running the prison camp costs the Pentagon more than $150 million a year -- just over $900,000 for each of the 166 detainees at the facility, located on a Navy base on the eastern end of Cuba. By comparison, costs for a typical federal prison inmate run about $25,000 a year; at the "supermax" priso... More >>
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Ark. abortion law blocked for now
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A federal judge on Friday ordered a preliminary injunction blocking an Arkansas law that would ban abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, a court official told CNN on Friday.
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Beckham put butts in seats
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It's difficult to quantify David Beckham's ultimate impact on the game in the United States, but it's safe to say he didn't hurt it.
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Troubled youth kick it 'old skool'
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As a juvenile corrections officer in Southern California, Teresa Goines found it rewarding to work with troubled youth and help them turn their lives around.
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Jets running back arrested
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New York Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested on drug and gun charges in New Jersey early Friday morning, New Jersey State Police said.
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Judge temporarily blocks Arkansas abortion law
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A federal judge on Friday ordered a preliminary injunction blocking an Arkansas law that would ban abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, a court official told CNN on Friday.
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Jets running back Mike Goodson arrested on drug, gun charges
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New York Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested on drug and gun charges in New Jersey early Friday morning, New Jersey State Police said.
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Murder allegations stun fans of "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker"
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Some fans of "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" are stunned by murder accusations against the 24-year-old in the death of a New Jersey lawyer.
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Mystery anteater birth, no mate required
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How does a giant anteater get pregnant and give birth without her mate?
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Keeping Gitmo open costs $900K per prisoner annually
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Running the prison camp costs the Pentagon more than $150 million a year -- just over $900,000 for each of the 166 detainees at the facility, located on a Navy base on the eastern end of Cuba. By comparison, costs for a typical federal prison inmate run about $25,000 a year; at the "supermax" priso... More >>
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Parents of children allegedly slain by nanny say they're expecting
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The parents of two children allegedly slain by their nanny in New York City last year are expecting a child this fall, roughly a year after the nightmare deaths, according to a Facebook post.
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Women imprisoned for funneling charity money to militants
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A federal court has sentenced two Minnesota women to lengthy prison sentences for soliciting donations in the name of charity, then funneling the funds to Somali militants.
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Alaska volcano 'fountaining' with fire, sending ash for miles
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The volcano's rumblings have already emitted a "continuous ash, steam and gas cloud" that extends up to 60 miles away.
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Invasive 'crazy ants' threatening the Southeast
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Researchers at the University of Texas are warning that the invasive species from South America has the potential to change the ecological balance in the southeastern United States, largely because the ants can wipe out colonies of what's been widely considered the insect villain of the region, the... More >>
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Classes canceled to deal with race issues
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Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college's Afrikan Heritage House.
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Watch Friday's Show!
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Tornadoes touch down in Texas, U.S. lawmakers react to an IRS scandal, and a workshop helps students build character as they build bikes.
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Can you pass the Newsquiz?
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May 17, 2013
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