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Word Usage Heats Up Internet, 'Literally'

6:58am August 15, 2013

Traditionally, literally means something that is strictly true. Google's dictionary, bloggers noticed, says you can also use it for emphasis. Like, "I would literally give my right arm to own a pickup truck." Grammar sticklers claim Google has sided with language traitors and broken the English language.

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Ohio University Houses Students At Waterpark Resort

6:50am August 15, 2013

Capital University, outside Columbus, was gearing up for the new school year when the administration found itself with a slippery situation. There weren't enough dorm rooms on campus. But a local business dove in with a solution. Thirty students will stay at Fort Rapids Indoor Waterpark Resort until space opens up on campus.

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Economy

Attorney Dispenses Legal Advice As Well As Shaving Cream

5:24am August 15, 2013

by Diane Orson

A Connecticut attorney has opened a shop that combines his passion for the law with his barber skills. Donald Howard says he first got the hybrid-business idea working as a paralegal for a personal injury attorney who doubled as a sports agent. And, a California attorney opened Legal Grind, a coffee house and law office.

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Economy

Auto Industry's Pent-Up Demand Expected To Ease Slowly

5:24am August 15, 2013

by Sonari Glinton

The average car on the road these days is more than 11 years old — a historic high. Some analysts say that means there soon will be a surge in car buying. Others are skeptical.

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A melon washing station sprays cantaloupes with clean water and sanitizer.

Health & Safety

Listeria Outbreak Still Haunts Colorado's Cantaloupe Growers

1:48pm August 14, 2013

by Eric Whitney

The contaminated fruit that killed 33 people and sickened at least 147 others in 2011 came from a farm 90 miles from Rocky Ford, Colo. But the town's many melon farmers took a huge hit nonetheless, and are still trying to convince the public their cantaloupes are safe.

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The sun sets over the Manhattan skyline during a major power outage affecting a large part of the Northeastern United States and Canada on Aug. 14, 2003. Ten years later, some improvements have been made to the grid to prevent another large-scale blackout

10 Years After The Blackout, How Has The Power Grid Changed?

12:58pm August 14, 2013

by Dan Bobkoff

Sagging power lines and computer glitches led to a power outage that left 50 million people across the Northeast U.S. and part of Canada in darkness on Aug. 14, 2003. New sensors have been installed, and operator training and computer systems have been upgraded. But is that enough to prevent another massive blackout?

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Feds Sue To Block Proposed Airline Merger

9:16am August 14, 2013

by Wade Goodwyn

The U.S. Justice Department is suing to stop the proposed merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways. The government says the merger would hurt competition and raise costs for consumers.

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What Food Should Astronauts Eat On The Way To Mars?

9:16am August 14, 2013

Six researchers have spent months living on a volcano in Hawaii — a lava field that looks a lot like Mars. In fact, they were there to figure out what astronauts could eat on a long voyage to the red planet.

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National

UPS Plane Crashes Near Birmingham, Ala.; 2 Dead

9:16am August 14, 2013

A UPS cargo plane crashed near the airport in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday morning. The pilot and co-pilot were both killed.

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National

Brand New N.C. Voter ID Law Already Facing Challenges

6:31pm August 13, 2013

by Dave DeWitt

North Carolina's new voter ID law is already facing legal challenges — one day after Governor Pat McCrory signed the bill into law. The measure ends a week of early voting and eliminates same-day registration.

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