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Mon, 05/20/2013 - 3:07am

The number of poor people living in America's suburbs now surpasses those in cities or rural areas. Long focused on the urban poor,...

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 3:07am

Whether it's President Richard Nixon's resignation or President Bill Clinton's impeachment, presidents tend to have a tough time during...

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 3:06am

A giant lot of Captain Kangaroo memorabilia goes on the auction block this week in Los Angeles. Among the items up for auction...

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 3:05am

Some super-rich Chinese are sending their kids to weekend classes in order to learn how to deal with money. The lessons include things...

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 3:04am

A computer-simulated woman named Ellie is designed to talk to people who are struggling emotionally and take their measure — 30 times...

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 3:03am

When several states passed laws banning same-sex marriages, researchers found that the mental health of gay residents seemed to suffer....

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 3:01am

Inspired by a TED talk, Winston Chen quit his software job and moved to a tiny Norwegian island with wife and kids. He spent the year...

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 6:35pm

Qusair is a strategically important town that lies between Homs, where the Syrian uprising began two years ago, and the Lebanese border...

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 5:25pm

College students and recent graduates crammed the top floor of a tech hub in Nairobi for a competition built around the theme "Solutions...

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 5:02pm

President Obama delivered a rare, very personal speech during the commencement ceremony at the historically black college.

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