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Money Magazine: America's Best Places to Liveupdated: Mon Jul 12 2010 09:26:00

If you focus only on the averages, life in the typical American town frankly doesn't seem so hot right now. The median home continues to lose value. Cash-strapped state and local governments are cutting services. And unemployment, at 9.3%, is still high.

SI.com: Harrison Barnes commits to North Carolinaupdated: Fri Nov 13 2009 16:33:00

AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa prep phenom Harrison Barnes says he'll play for North Carolina.

People.com: Zac Efron ... Answers Your Questionsupdated: Fri Apr 17 2009 00:54:00

The 17 Again star slams junk food, praises PB and J and admits he's domestic

Cold weather in Iowaupdated: Fri Jan 16 2009 17:06:00

iReporter Kevin Cavallin shows us a taste of the cold, winter weather in Ames, Iowa.

Iowan: Cold hurts, makes 'skin burn'updated: Thu Jan 15 2009 23:54:00

Bitter cold weather was sweeping across the nation Thursday, putting the Midwest in a deep freeze.

30 best cities to find a jobupdated: Mon Dec 01 2008 13:10:00

Job seekers with no ties to any particular location often seek jobs in big cities like New York, Chicago, Illinois, Los Angeles, California, or San Francisco, California.

FSB: Courtroom cartoons help win legal fightsupdated: Mon Sep 08 2008 15:09:00

An animated video shows a woman jogging by the side of a road - until a wayward car sends her flying into the grass. In another, a motorcycle crashes into a truck parked in the bicycle lane at twilight. In a third, the pipes in an attic tilt, causing moisture to collect and creating mold that spreads spores through the house and into the inhabitants' lungs.

Calf from Alabama 'mad cow' being testedupdated: Fri Mar 17 2006 18:23:00

One of at least two calves born to an Alabama cow with mad cow disease will be tested for evidence of the fatal, brain-wasting disease, the state's agriculture commissioner said Friday.

Your e-mails: The future of technologyupdated: Wed Feb 22 2006 18:40:00

Technology is a rapidly changing landscape. What is merely an idea now someday could be commonplace.

U.S. probes possible mad cow caseupdated: Wed Jul 27 2005 18:39:00

Federal health authorities are investigating another possible case of mad cow disease in a U.S. cow, the Department of Agriculture's chief veterinarian said Wednesday.

CNNMoney: Psst....there's a sale over hereupdated: Fri Jun 25 2004 10:17:00

It doesn't know your name, your telephone number, or even what size you wear, but this window can still get your attention by one little whisper ...."Hey, we have a sale in here. Come on in."

Fortune: Etrema's Magic Metal They perfected a revolutionary alloy. But their work is just beginning.updated: Mon Nov 10 2003 00:01:00

Five of Etrema's top executives sit in a conference room listening to rock & roll. The space is furnished with an oversized green marble table on which two fist-sized chrome discs are plugged into ...

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