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More Seek Seasoning Before Move to the Pros
Tennis is being transformed by an older generation of bigger and stronger athletes, who have placed a premium on maturity.
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Florida’s High-Speed Answer to a Foreclosure Mess
Florida has set up foreclosure-only courts to reduce a huge backlog, but borrowers’ lawyers are critical of the process.
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Plot Twists and Red Herrings of Week One
The Open House crew discuss the diverting plot lines of Week One, like the play of Beatrice Capra and Ryan Harrison, and what they mean for the second week.
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Bomb Kills 7 in Afghan City of Kunduz
A remote-controlled bomb detonated atop a parked motorcycle on Saturday, killing seven Afghans, according to local government and hospital officials.
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Spotlight Shifts to Shallow-Water Wells
A platform fire this week brings new scrutiny to the more than 3,000 shallow-water platforms operating in the gulf.
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The Saturday Profile: At First She Didn’t Succeed, but She Tried and Tried Again (960 Times)
Cha Sa-soon, 69, has become a national symbol for perseverance in South Korea — and she can legally hit the road.
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Zoning Law Aside, Mosque Projects Face Battles
Despite the advantage a 2000 law gives to religious institutions, disputes over mosque construction spread.
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With Eye Offshore, Storm Diminishes
Nothing like the full-throated hurricane that was feared, Earl moved past the New York and Massachusetts coasts early Saturday as little more than a routine storm.
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Where Dams Once Stood, Prospectors Spur Anger
While environmentalists wanted four dams in Oregon removed, they are not happy with the influx of people dredging the newly opened riverbed for gold.
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Nadal Falters but Advances in a Tough Victory
Rafael Nadal, the United States Open’s No. 1 seed, beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5, in a tough second-round match.
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Landis Said to File Suit Against Cycling Team
Floyd Landis, who was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title for doping, is claiming that Lance Armstrong’s former team defrauded the government.
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Victoria Beckham: Is She for Real?
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Texas Probes Google on Ranking of Search Results
The Texas attorney general has opened an antitrust investigation into how Google ranks search results, striking at the heart of its main search business.
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On Economy, Democrats Face a Lack of Unity
Democrats have yet to find a unifying message to address the economy and are scrambling to come up with job-creating remedies before voters go to the polls.
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In the Forest of Instruments, Signs of Evolution
For many composers, synthesizers are last decade. Innovations like the mutantrumpet and the flute with a glissando headjoint are expanding the range of concert sounds.
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U.S. Military Bands: Lighter and Faster
The bands’ new mission matches current military doctrine: the creation of small, self-contained forces.
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Accepted Notion of Mars as Lifeless Is Challenged
Some scientists suggest carbon-based molecules may have been destroyed before the Viking landers could find them.
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30 False Fronts Won Contracts for Blackwater
The security firm created shell companies to obtain U.S. contracts after it was criticized for its conduct in Iraq, investigators said.
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