Twice a year, day and night, fall into balance, lasting for nearly equal length. Known as equinoxes, Latin for equal night, they occur in March and September and along with solstices mark the changing of seasons as Earth travels around the sun. Astro

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When we produce today's show, the Japanese island of Okinawa was getting hit with a super typhoon. It's name is Chaba. Its maximum sustained winds were about 165 miles per hour. That made it the equivalent of a category five hurricane, the strongest

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1. How many minutes before show time does the box office open? A. 25 minutes B. 35 minutes C. 45 minutes 2. What would be the next movie we could see if we arrived at the movie theaters at 3:30 p.m.? A. Return to Mars II B. Road Trip C. Friends Forev

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By Mil Arcega Washington 15 May 2008 The U.S. Labor Department says overall prices paid by consumers rose only slightly in April. Wednesday's report shows energy costs appear to be stabilizing after posting sharp gains earlier this year. Although foo

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JUDY WOODRUFF: As bad as circumstances are for people who can't find a job, there is a different, buttangible challenge for Americans who have work, but earn barely enough to get by. For them, as NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman reports, there is

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Beginners. About half an hour away from where we live is the town of Leavenworth. It is a fairly small place, near very tall mountains and lots of forests. Nearby is a river called 'The Icicle' which is popular with tourists, kayakers, and campers. I

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