Car-crazy Phoenix launches light rail line

Seeded on Sun Dec 28, 2008 7:25 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Thousands of people packed into train cars Saturday as this car-crazy city launched its new light rail system amid criticism that ridership would be limited by urban sprawl.

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When foreclosure limbo becomes a lifestyle

Seeded on Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:13 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Vickie Lewis of Jacksonville, Fla., has been living in foreclosure limbo for more than four years. But she does not fit any stereotypes of today's troubled borrowers. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports.

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Reporter detained after shoe-tossing incident

Seeded on Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:25 PM EST (msnbc.com)

An Iraqi official says a reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush is being held for questioning by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's guards and is being tested for alcohol and drugs.

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Mexican cartels send message of chaos, death

Seeded on Thu Dec 4, 2008 2:46 PM EST (msnbc.com)

The death squads of the drug cartels are killing in spectacularly gruesome ways, using the violence as a language to deliver a message to society.

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Daughter awaits dad's fate after mom's slaying

Seeded on Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:45 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Her father waits behind a glass wall, clothed in the jail standard gray-and-white striped shirt and pants. He has tidied up some since their last visit: What's left of his thinning hair has been trimmed, and his face is clean of stubble.

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With help, Iraq vets get back on track

Seeded on Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:27 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Tens of thousands of U.S. troops have returned from Iraq needing intensive rehab and counseling. Follow the progress of three of those veterans.

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Homeless man dies after being set ablaze

Seeded on Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:03 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A homeless man died after being doused with gasoline and set on fire on a street where he had lived for many years and was a familiar face to residents of Koreatown, police and local merchants said Friday.

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Now hear this: Leave your earwax alone

Seeded on Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:16 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The gooey, golden stuff that builds up inside your ears should stay there, according to newly released national guidelines on earwax removal.

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What Makes My Ears Ring%3F

Seeded on Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:14 AM EDT (Live Science)

What I believe makes my ears ring is high barometric pressure.

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Ancient gold treasure puzzles archaeologists

Seeded on Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:03 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A priceless gold wreath has been unearthed in an ancient city in northern Greece, buried with human bones in a large copper vase that workers initially took for a land mine.

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Turning the tongue into a computer control pad

Seeded on Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:28 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Researchers work on a system that could transform a disabled person's mouth into a virtual computer, the teeth into a keyboard - and the tongue into the key that manipulates it all.

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