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  • Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., issues his Wastebook each year.
    Costs Of Shutdown And Health Website Highlight 'Wastebook'
    Republican Sen. Tom Coburn is out with his annual account of "wasteful and low-priority spending." He says he's tallied up nearly $30 billion from 2013 alone.
  • Actor Paul Walker in 2009.
    Paul Walker, Boston Bombing Among Top 2013 Google Searches
    The death of world leaders and celebrities dominated both world and U.S. searches. Oh, and lots of people also searched for the Harlem shake.
  • The George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, N.J., on Sept. 2, just days before lanes were closed under mysterious circumstances.
    Bridge Controversy Could Take Toll On Chris Christie's Future
    Did petty politics lead to traffic-snarling lane closures on the nation's busiest bridge? That question, which has dogged New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for weeks, could end up tarnishing his prospective 2016 presidential bid.
  • Polish free-diver Mateusz Malina (second from right), accompanied by judges and safety divers, at the Little Blue Hole free-diving competition in Dahab, Egypt, last month. Malina blacked out on this dive, but on the previous day he broke the Polish national record for free-diving without fins by diving 272 feet.
    Some Competitors Say Free-Diving Needs A Safety Sea Change
    Free-diving is a risky sport, involving swimming deep into the ocean without the aid of air tanks. But after a diver's death in November, some free-divers worry that the sport's governing body is still not doing enough to prevent common injuries and reel in overambitious competitors.
  • Going the extra mile with HPPR
    HPPR goes the extra mile to reach you; help cover those costs with your year end contribution
  • Detroit's Midtown neighborhood is reviving in the midst of the larger city's decline.
    A 'Tale Of Two Cities' As Detroit Looks To 2014
    It became the largest city in U.S. history to file for bankruptcy. Its former mayor was sentenced to 28 years in prison. And a TV personality compared it to Chernobyl. But a new year is on the horizon, and for some parts of Detroit, things are looking up. Really.
  • Wesley Matthews of the Portland Trail Blazers goes up for the shot as Philadelphia 76ers defend the basket on Saturday in Philadelphia.
    Why The American Dream Is Still Alive In Sports
    These days, with salary caps and benevolent socialism, if a team has wise management, it has a chance, observes Frank Deford — even if it's a franchise in an itsy-bitsy market. That's a big change from when the leagues were invariably dominated by dynasties.
  • British Monetary Officials Announce Changes
    The Bank of England is announcing it will begin circulating plastic money in 2016 — polymer versions of the paper bank notes Britons have used for more than three centuries. Bank officials say the currency should last longer and be harder to counterfeit.
  • Holding a dream: Customers lined up Tuesday at a shop in Tallapoosa, Ga., to buy Mega Millions tickets.
    Ga. Woman Claims 1 Of 2 Winning Mega Millions Tickets
    A Georgia woman will split the $363 million jackpot with an as yet unidentified winner in California.
  • Diplomat's Arrest In N.Y. Sparks Anger In India
    Financial Times New Delhi correspondent Amy Kazmin speaks with NPR's Linda Wertheimer about the case of an Indian diplomat arrested in New York for allegedly paying her maid below minimum wage. The diplomat was strip-searched and jailed, touching off an angry reaction in India.
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