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Gas prices widen divide between rich, not-rich

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:43 PM PDT

Luxury stores like Saks Fifth Avenue added more items in its lowest price range after the financial meltdown in late 2008. Now, it's back to the $300-plus dress shirts. "We are increasingly optimistic about the future," Saks CEO Stephen Sadove says.High gas prices are driving a wider wedge between the wealthy and everybody else.




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NYT: New focus in Schwarzenegger saga

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:15 PM PDT

A photo taken from Mildred Baena's MySpace page.The cul-de-sac where a woman identified as the mother of a child by Arnold Schwarzenegger now lives has become a maelstrom of TV cameras, reporters and onlookers.




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Giffords recovering from successful cranioplasty

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:03 PM PDT

In this March 2010 file photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., Giffords poses for a photo. Still recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, Giffords was at Kennedy Space Center on Monday, May 16, 2011, to witness husband Mark Kelly and his five crewmates blast off and head to the International Space Station.Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was recovering on Wednesday from a successful cranioplasty in Houston, a critical step in her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle.




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Video: Watching flood's slow creep is 'mental torture'

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:41 PM PDT

May 18: Communities in the path of water diverted through the Mississippi River spillway are under orders to evacuate by Friday, but many have already fled the floodwaters. NBC's Anne Thompson reports from Butte LaRose, Louisiana.  (Nightly News)Communities in the path of water diverted through the Mississippi River spillway are under orders to evacuate by Friday, but many have already fled the floodwaters. NBC's Anne Thompson reports from Butte LaRose, Louisiana. (Nightly News)




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Video: Bishop's sex abuse report passes the buck

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:50 PM PDT

May 18: Researchers from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice found that the permissive sexual culture of the 1960s and 1970s created stress for priests poorly trained to deal with it and that the surge in sexual abuse of children by priests mirrored the same trends in society. NBC's Lisa Myers reports.  (Nightly News)Researchers from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice found that the permissive sexual culture of the 1960s and 1970s created stress for priests poorly trained to deal with it and that the surge in sexual abuse of children by priests mirrored the same trends in society. NBC's Lisa Myers reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Parents say charter school lottery a losing gamble

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:57 PM PDT

May 18: As parents and children agonize over the process of winning a place in public charter school system, some are asking whether charter schools' track record warrants the effort. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports.  (Nightly News)As parents and children agonize over the process of winning a place in public charter school system, some are asking whether charter schools' track record warrants the effort. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Cicada mania invades Music City

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:07 PM PDT

May 18: Musicians in Nashville will have to fight to be heard over the high-volume mating calls of a new brood of 13-year cicadas. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.  (Nightly News)Musicians in Nashville will have to fight to be heard over the high-volume mating calls of a new brood of 13-year cicadas. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports. (Nightly News)




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US squeezes Pakistan after bin Laden raid

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:03 PM PDT

The United States appears to be turning up the heat on Pakistan with intensified drone strikes and a cross-border NATO incursion since U.S. forces hunted down Osama bin Laden in the country, analysts and a Pakistani official said.

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Posted: 18 May 2011 12:03 PM PDT

Arnold's comeback on track despite scandal

Posted: 18 May 2011 01:38 PM PDT

The former California governor will voice a role in the "Governator" cartoon as well as star as a horse trainer in an upcoming film.

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Report: Mom in custody in mystery boy's death

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:53 PM PDT

This computer-generated image released by the Maine State Police shows the likeness of a young boy found dead along a remote road in South Berwick, Maine. A young boy found dead along a dirt road near the Maine-New Hampshire border has reportedly been identified as Camden Pierce Hughes, a 6-year-old from Texas, WBZ-TV reports.




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Peanut-tainted blood triggers allergic reaction

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Blood products from donors who snacked on peanuts apparently triggered a life-threatening reaction in a 6-year-old boy with a severe food allergy, researchers report.

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Video: Phil Campbells coming to aid of namesake city

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:43 PM PDT

May 18: A group of Phil Campbells are banding together to raise money for the tornado-ravaged town of Phil Campbell, Ala. WAFF's Nick Lough reports. (NBC News Channel)A group of Phil Campbells are banding together to raise money for the tornado-ravaged town of Phil Campbell, Ala. WAFF's Nick Lough reports. (NBC News)




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PBT: Heat need LeBron, D-Wade to deliver

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:30 PM PDT

PBT: Miami's fate in Game 2 against Chicago rests largely on the shoulders of its stars, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. They have to rebound, literally.PBT: Miami's fate in Game 2 against Chicago rests largely on the shoulders of its stars, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. They have to rebound, literally.




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Nervous about zombies? CDC's got you covered

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:39 AM PDT

A Monday post in the CDC's typically ho-hum Public Health Matters blog blew up this week, making A Monday post in the CDC's typically ho-hum Public Health Matters blog blew up this week, making "Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse" a hot topic, at least by government standards.




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End of the world? How about a party instead?

Posted: 18 May 2011 01:55 PM PDT

A volunteer from the U.S. religious group Family Radio, a Christian radio network, hands out pamphlets on May 13 with warnings of an impending Judgment Day at Times Square in New York. The designation of May 21 came from Family Radio president Harold Camping, who predicted that date through a series of mathematical calculations and the unraveling of codes behind the Bible story of the great flood. A loosely organized Christian movement has spread the word around the globe that Jesus Christ will return to earth on Saturday to gather the faithful into heaven. While the Christian mainstream isn't buying it, many other skeptics are milking it.




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Video: Rare monkey born in UK

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:37 AM PDT

May 18: An endangered black lion tamarin monkey is born outside its native Brazil for the first time in eight years. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (Other)An endangered black lion tamarin monkey is born outside its native Brazil for the first time in eight years. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)




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Posted: 18 May 2011 11:37 AM PDT

Human-powered helicopter rises

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:56 AM PDT

Cosmic Log: Judy Wexler pedaled furiously and, for a few fleeting seconds, achieved what no other human has officially done before — she lifted a human-powered helicopter off the ground.Cosmic Log: Judy Wexler pedaled furiously and, for a few fleeting seconds, achieved what no other human has officially done before — she lifted a human-powered helicopter off the ground.




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Yo ho ho, has 'Pirates' finally run aground?

Posted: 17 May 2011 08:10 AM PDT

The first "Pirates of the Caribbean" film was a huge hit, but the second two stumbled. The fourth film features a new director and new co-stars, but Johnny Depp remains the franchise's anchor.

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