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  New Gold Rush: Party Like It's 1849

  With gold prices over $900 and jobs scarce, a new gold rush is on.

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  Bronx Zoo Fights for Funding with Video Starring Porcupine

  A NYC-based zoo agency has released a video starring a porcupine to convince state legislators to fully fund zoos in 2010.

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  Economic Recession Means Fewer Shark Attacks

  Tighter budgets mean fewer trips to the beach and less chances to get bit by a shark.

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  Recession to Fuel More Family Murder, Suicide

  The murder-suicides of a family in Ohio and another in California might be the tip of the iceberg.

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  Obama's Science Agenda: Aggressive and Daunting

  Holdren, Chu, Browner and other officials have a lot on their shoulders.

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  Can Obama Save the Planet?

  The new president promises to tackle global warming. It possible? Necessary?

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  College Remains Key to Prosperity

  It's more true than ever — to college will increase your income, a sociologist says.

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  Sick of Main Street, Going Green and Year-End Roundups

  Many of us would now like to look ahead to what we hope will be better times.

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  History Repeats: How 2008 Reflected the Past

  For all the talk about change, everything old seemed oddly new again in 2008.

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  Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Shoppers Win This Year

  Bargain-hunting in current economic climate could force stores to lower prices more.

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  Bank Run: How Ginko Financial Went Down

  Virtual economies in games can provide lessons on the patterns of free markets and unfettered capitalism.

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  Shoppers Willing to Pay More for Green Gifts

  Survey: 44 percent of consumers are willing to pay extra for "green" gifts.

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  Fast Food Loaded with Corn

  Feed for beef and chicken comes from corn, as does corn oil used in fast food.

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  Top 5 Halloween Myths Debunked

  In the darkness of the strange holiday of Halloween, five myths and urban legends can be debunked.

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  Out of Thin Air: How Money is Really Made

  Money grows because of lending and faith.

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  Monopoly Brings Out the Worst in People

  We had some folks over to play Monopoly, but then the bottom fell out of the game.

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  Economics Concept Explains Brain Mystery

  Economic theory is revealing how information flows through the brain

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  How the Financial Debacle Might Power the Future

  With tax credits and the credit crunch, the renewable energy market is being pulled in two directions.

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  The Financial Fiasco: Emotional, Irrational, Inevitable

  The global financial crisis of 2008 comes as no great surprise to people who study human behavior and decision-making.

• When Are We in a Recession?

  When the economy takes a slide into the toilet and stays there for many months.

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  Financial Fears Outweigh Terrorist Threat

  Most Americans believe the current financial crisis poses a greater threat than terrorism.