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After 'mancession,' women losing out in recovery
Fugitive's arrest sparks interest in mob tourism
The jig is up — guys like to cuddle more
Video: MLK memorial statue draws criticism
Video: Swarms of jellyfish threaten power to Israeli cities
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Once down on its luck, Forks feels glow from 'Twilight'
Facebook adds Skype video calling
U.S. loses to Sweden, faces dreaded Brazil
Dangerous high: Kids ingesting embalming fluid
Food waste + fish poop = lettuce
Appeals court orders halt to gay military ban
Video: Clemens in a jam as perjury trial starts
Next for Casey Anthony: Big bucks?
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Obama to send condolences on troop suicides
New Zealand cancels tsunami warning after quake
Bulger pleads not guilty to murder charges
Oil tanker catches fire after pirate RPG attack
Auto industry, seeing new life, on hiring spree

After 'mancession,' women losing out in recovery

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT

We know the weak economic recovery hasn't been much of an upturn for anyone who wants a job. But after a recession that was so tough on men it was dubbed a "mancession," it is women who are having by far the hardest time in the recovery.

Fugitive's arrest sparks interest in mob tourism

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:19 AM PDT

In Boston, where reputed crime boss and 16-year fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger is back in federal custody, tourists are finding mob-related tours an "offer they can't refuse."

The jig is up — guys like to cuddle more

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Men need more cuddles and kisses than women, and if that weren't surprising enough to researchers in an international study on long-term relationships, sexual satisfaction is more important to women in long-term relationships.

Video: MLK memorial statue draws criticism

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:12 AM PDT

A 30-foot-tall statue of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. will be unveiled in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, but the work of art, which was made in China by sculptor Lei Yixin, is sparking some controversy. Msnbc's Richard Lui discusses the statue and the criticism with sculptor Ed Dwight. (msnbc tv)

Video: Swarms of jellyfish threaten power to Israeli cities

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:24 AM PDT

Large volumes of jellyfish are clogging the seawater filters that help the cooling process for an electrical power plant in Hadera, Israel. Msnbc.com's Al Stirrett reports. (msnbc.com)

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Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:24 AM PDT

Once down on its luck, Forks feels glow from 'Twilight'

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:18 AM PDT

The old logging town that serves as the setting of Stephenie Meyer's four "Twilight" books and the film adaptations has added a new lucrative industry to its belt: tourism.

Facebook adds Skype video calling

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:37 AM PDT

Facebook Wednesday said it's bringing Skype video calling to the social networking site, something many users have hoped for.

U.S. loses to Sweden, faces dreaded Brazil

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Lisa Dahlkvist converted a penalty, Nilla Fischer scored on a free kick and Sweden beat the Americans for the first time in World Cup play on Wednesday night, a 2-1 victory that forces the U.S. to play Brazil in the quarterfinals.

Dangerous high: Kids ingesting embalming fluid

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Today in misguided things young people do: Emergency physicians at a Corpus Christi, Texas , hospital say they've seen a marked increase in patients — including three teenagers this holiday weekend — who've overdosed on embalming fluid, in what may be an unlikely casualty of the recent wave of 1990s nostalgia.

Food waste + fish poop = lettuce

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 01:03 PM PDT

Cosmic Log: If, in a few years, you are suddenly overcome with a sense that there's something fishy about the lettuce in your salad, you might be on to something. There's a chance it was grown with fish poop.

Appeals court orders halt to gay military ban

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 03:21 PM PDT

A federal appeals court orders the U.S. government to immediately cease enforcing the longstanding ban on openly gay members of the military.

Video: Clemens in a jam as perjury trial starts

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:08 AM PDT

The perjury trial of former pitching great Roger Clemens has opened in Washington. Clemens is charged with lying to Congress when he denied using performance enhancing drugs. NBC's Pete Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Next for Casey Anthony: Big bucks?

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Casey Anthony is likely to be inundated with offers from TV networks, magazines and tabloids for exclusive interviews.

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Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Obama to send condolences on troop suicides

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:54 PM PDT

The president says that he's decided to reverse a long-standing policy of not sending condolence letters to the families of service members who commit suicide while in a combat zone.

New Zealand cancels tsunami warning after quake

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 03:35 PM PDT

New Zealand civil defense authorities canceled a tsunami warning on Thursday but warned of possible stronger than normal ocean currents around the east coast of the country after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean north east of the country.