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Lots of people get sniffles, sore throats, fever and other respiratory miseries this time of year. In a normal year, only about one person in four actually has laboratory-confirmed flu when a sampling of nasal swabs from sick Americans are tested. This year is different.
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By flying planes over Antarctica with ice-penetrating radar, lasers and other technology, NASA scientists are able to piece together a picture of the vast mountains, valleys and rivers under the miles of Antarctic ice, revealing a dynamic and complex world.
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The business meeting, often composed of a stale snack, far-from-witty banter and inane blathering, is a test in unspoken social tact. Commentator Alain de Botton attempts to explain what true purpose business meetings serve.
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There's a hot personal accessory out -- one reviewer uses it for e-mail; another for sushi. It's being called a timesaver -- even "the greatest thing ever invented." It's called the Laptop Steering Wheel Desk. We'll let you be the judge of when it's safe to use.
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The grunge scene was a medley of wayward youth, largely left to its own devices. It was documented heavily by now-renowned photographer Michael Lavine. His photos from the '80s and '90s grunge scene now form the content of a new book, aptly named "Grunge."
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Judges in Italy are expected to hand down a verdict Wednesday in the first-ever trial examining the practice known as extraordinary rendition. Twenty-six Americans, mostly CIA agents, are being tried.
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Democrats are playing down Tuesday's gubernatorial losses in Virginia and New Jersey as far less than a referendum on President Obama and his agenda. But the losses do offer Republicans a model for victory in the 2010 midterms.
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NPR bloggers Ken Rudin and Frank James offer their observations and analyses from 7 to 10 p.m. EST. They're watching races in Maine, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, Texas and beyond. You can join the conversation as they live blog the results on the "Political Junkie" blog.
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The Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand province are pursuing a counterinsurgency strategy of "hold to build" — pushing out the Taliban and helping the Afghan government bring a sense of normalcy to villages in a region known as the "snake's head."
