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- Earl makes landfall in Canada
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia, on Saturday after passing well east of Nantucket Island …
- Dems in power could be in peril, poll says
Democratic congressional candidates face a political landscape even rockier than those in 1994 and 2006 that ended with election upheavals that …
- Possible talks with Afghan insurgents draw closer
In a further step toward reconciling with insurgents, President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he will soon name the members of a council tasked …
- Prescription drug spending doubled in less than a decade
Over the last 10 years, the percentage of Americans who took at least two prescription drugs in the past month increased from 25% to 31%, says …
- Study: Casual sex doesn't kill chance of long-term relationship
People who "hook up" for casual sex can have as rewarding a long-term relationship as those who take it slowly and establish a meaningful connection …
- Report: Health law's small biz tax credit could expand coverage
During the first phase of the health care reform law, some small businesses will be eligible for tax credits, affecting 16.6 million workers, …
- Egg farmers: Good managing can help control salmonella
Are eggs from caged or cage-free hens more at risk for food-borne illnesses? Depends on if you ask industrial agriculture representatives or …
- Muslim groups support NYC mosque, decry hostility
It is "unethical, insensitive and inhumane" to oppose the planned mosque near Ground Zero, more than 50 leading Muslim organizations said Wednesday …
- Paris mosque won't bite burger chain's Muslim outreach
Note to big companies hoping to tap into France's lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer market: Pitfalls may await, and not only in the …
- For families of Muslim 9/11 victims, a new pain
Some relatives of Muslim 9/11 victims worry the flap over a mosque near Ground Zero is feeding a revival of Islamophobia they felt in 2001.
- Local students benefit from private colleges' financial aid
Hoping to portray themselves as better neighbors, private colleges nationwide are sweetening financial aid packages for students in their own …
- Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awareness
Several schools have banned rubber bracelets that have a cancer-awareness message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies."
- Students face new textbook picks: Rent vs. buy, print vs. e-book
As publishers and analysts again wonder if e-books are about to take off in the world of higher education, the growing popularity of rental options …
- Thousands flee as Indonesian volcano erupts again
An Indonesian volcano dormant for four centuries erupted for the second straight day Monday, shooting clouds of hot ash more than a mile into …
- Ask USA TODAY Weather
Does every point on Earth have an equal number of daylight/night minutes each year? What's the hottest heat index ever recorded? Were the Northern …