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Discovering A Family Member's Lost Time In Amsterdam

May 21, 2013 - 4:40pm

When Margot Adler learned that a cousin had hidden from the Nazis in Amsterdam, she was stunned. Adler started digging around and discovered that like Anne Frank, 25,000 Dutch Jews hid, and two-thirds of them survived. Her cousin was one of them.

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Microsoft Reveals New Xbox One Game System

May 21, 2013 - 4:32pm

Microsoft unveiled its new Xbox One Tuesday, displaying a device that takes new steps in game consoles' journey into becoming all-purpose entertainment and communication devices. The new console replaces the Xbox 360, which has been on the market for more than seven years.

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Microsoft Reveals New Xbox One Game System

May 21, 2013 - 4:32pm

Microsoft unveiled its new Xbox One Tuesday, displaying a device that takes new steps in game consoles' journey into becoming all-purpose entertainment and communication devices. The new console replaces the Xbox 360, which has been on the market for more than seven years.

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African Cities Test The Limits Of Living With Livestock

May 21, 2013 - 4:26pm

Hipsters may just be discovering the joys of backyard chickens, but in African megacities, people have been bringing their animals into the slums with them for decades. That's creating a new ecosystem of animals and huge numbers of people living closely together like never before.

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African Cities Test The Limits Of Living With Livestock

May 21, 2013 - 4:26pm

Hipsters may just be discovering the joys of backyard chickens, but in African megacities, people have been bringing their animals into the slums with them for decades. That's creating a new ecosystem of animals and huge numbers of people living closely together like never before.

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A Catch For Insurers That Cut Deductibles For Healthy People

May 21, 2013 - 3:53pm

Rewards to policyholders for claims that don't meet the annual deductible can be a boon for healthy people. But the approach might not pass the smell test in 2014 when the federal health law bans discriminating against people based on their health status.

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A Catch For Insurers That Cut Deductibles For Healthy People

May 21, 2013 - 3:53pm

Rewards to policyholders for claims that don't meet the annual deductible can be a boon for healthy people. But the approach might not pass the smell test in 2014 when the federal health law bans discriminating against people based on their health status.

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Gandhi Artifacts Could Fetch Steep Prices At Auction

May 21, 2013 - 3:47pm

A pair of sandals, a shawl and a drinking cup that were used by the Indian independence leader are among the objects going under the hammer in the U.K.

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Gandhi Artifacts Could Fetch Steep Prices At Auction

May 21, 2013 - 3:47pm

A pair of sandals, a shawl and a drinking cup that were used by the Indian independence leader are among the objects going under the hammer in the U.K.

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Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?

May 21, 2013 - 3:16pm

Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers, but rather in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by superefficient LEDs.

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Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?

May 21, 2013 - 3:16pm

Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers, but rather in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by superefficient LEDs.

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Teacher Led Students Through Storm Despite Peril To Daughter

May 21, 2013 - 3:00pm

The high school in Moore, Okla., wasn't badly damaged by Monday's tornado. But a special ed teacher stayed with her own students there rather than hunting for her own daughter at a wrecked elementary school.

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Teacher Led Students Through Storm Despite Peril To Daughter

May 21, 2013 - 3:00pm

The high school in Moore, Okla., wasn't badly damaged by Monday's tornado. But a special ed teacher stayed with her own students there rather than hunting for her own daughter at a wrecked elementary school.

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Oklahoma's GOP Senators Find Themselves In Tornado Aid Bind

May 21, 2013 - 2:54pm

Sens. Tom Coburn and James Inhofe have become the faces of pushback on federal emergency spending. Now the deadly and devastating tornado in their home state has put them in an awkward position.

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Dolphins Find 19th Century Navy Torpedo In Pacific Ocean

May 21, 2013 - 2:32pm

A rare piece of America's military history was located this spring, when dolphins from the Navy's Marine Mammal Program located an unusual artifact: a torpedo from the 19th century. Discovered during a training exercise in the ocean near San Diego, the torpedo will eventually make its way to a museum.

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Court Backs Withholding 'Potent' Images Of Bin Laden's Body

May 21, 2013 - 2:19pm

The government has argued that the classified images could spark violence against Americans abroad.

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China Builds Museums, But Filling Them Is Another Story

May 21, 2013 - 1:58pm

China has been building museums with abandon, opening about 100 annually in recent years. Two of the biggest opened on the same day last fall on opposite banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River. But filling these museums — with both art and visitors — is proving more challenging.

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Why Don't We Pay (More/Any) Attention To Los Angeles Mayoral Elections?

May 21, 2013 - 1:52pm

After eight years of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles voters will pick a, shall we say, more charismatically-challenged successor.

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A Mother And Daughter Confront Their Breast Cancer Risk

May 21, 2013 - 1:52pm

Newspaper columnist Regina Brett and her daughter Gabrielle share a genetic risk factor for breast cancer. It's the same one that led Angelina Jolie to have a preventive mastectomy. Before Jolie's very public decision, the Bretts struggled with their own.

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VIDEO: Tears Flow As Mom Finds Son After Tornado

May 21, 2013 - 12:47pm

Trenda Purcell searched for her 8-year-old son Kamden after Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla. When she found him, their reunion was emotional. The Oklahoman was there to capture the moment.

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