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Small retailers struggle in tough season: Like a lot of small retailers, Henry Burton depends heavily on the holiday season to ring up sales, and, like a lot of retailers, this past holiday season proved especially challenging. ›16:10
Sub to probe shifting Antarctic glacier: A yellow, remote-controlled submarine will dive under an ice shelf in Antarctica to seek clues to world ocean level rises in one of the most inaccessible places on Earth. ›17:34 7 Jan, Wed
Newsweek: Why saving now hurts the economy: Our savings are finally rising but not because the United States has suddenly become a thrifty nation. It's happening because after years of spending everything we earned, there is suddenly no money available for consumers to borrow and no money safely stored away for us to fall back on. ›17:36 7 Jan, Wed
Obama urges delay in digital TV transition: President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting. ›19:58
Bikers strap on fruit to dodge helmet law: Police in Nigeria have arrested scores of motorcycle taxi riders with dried fruit shells, pots or pieces of rubber tire tied to their heads with string to avoid a new law requiring them to wear helmets. ›15:41 7 Jan, Wed
EarthTalk Q&A: River concerns, car choices: Read answers to readers questions about environmental topics. ›23:49 2 Jan, Fri
Top 10 Sports Cars on MSN Autos: The most popular sports cars on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle pages. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
Video: West Coast battles winter washout: Jan. 7: The West Coast tried to cope Wednesday with a monster storm that threatens to cause epic flooding. Weather Channel's Julie Martin reports.(Nightly News) ›00:05
Gross: Banks Claim the Credit Crisis is Over. It's Not.: Banks insist their credit problems are over. Why on earth do investors believe them? ›21:31 9 Oct, Tue
Timber giant drops plan for forest roads: The nation's largest owner of timberland disclosed Monday that it will no longer pursue changes that critics complained could transform forests into housing subdivisions. ›19:02 6 Jan, Tue
Video: Managing debts, and expectations: Jan. 7: The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday the projected federal deficit for 2009 is $1.2 trillion, and that does not include the $800 billion economic stimulus package President-elect Barack Obama is proposing. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.(Nightly News) ›23:43 7 Jan, Wed
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Top 10 Wacky Concept Cars: MSN editors pick the 10 craziest concept cars at the Tokyo show. ›07:00 29 Oct, Mon
Burmese Battle Spiritual and Economic Ills: Businesses are struggling, prices are rising and residents are facing a spiritual crisis. An on-scene report from post-protest Rangoon. ›18:10 11 Oct, Thu
Green New Deal? S. Korea ahead of U.S.: South Korea said Tuesday it will invest 50 trillion won ($38.1 billion) over the next four years on environmental projects in a "Green New Deal" to spur slumping economic growth and create nearly a million jobs. ›22:47 6 Jan, Tue
'Mercenary is a Slanderous Term': The founder of Blackwater defends himselfand his company. ›03:32 13 Oct, Sat
Mantyhose: Not your moms pantyhose: A growing number of men from construction workers to athletes and businessmen have found a passion for pantyhose, claiming they're for support, comfort and aesthetic purposes. Luckily, there are now pairs made specifically for men so they don't have to ravage their wives' or girlfriends' dressers to nestle into a pair of nylons. ›20:28 7 Jan, Wed
Man opens neighbor's door with chain saw: An eastern Pennsylvania man may face up to 37 years in prison for tearing open a neighbor's door with a chain saw. ›02:41
Feeding your kids: 7 mistakes to avoid: Are you the parent of a fussy eater? Your encouraging tactics for healthy consumption could be backfiring. Nutritionist and TODAY contributor Joy Bauer offers solutions that will get your kids to learn to love eating well. ›14:48
Hirsh: Democracy's Strange Bedfellows: The champions of democracy often share an overly romantic view of how quickly it can flower in hostile soil. ›16:56 11 Oct, Thu
Gellman: A Letter to a Bigot: What I want to say to a person of prejudice. ›22:12 12 Oct, Fri
Mortgage rates fall to record low again: Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to a record level for a fourth straight week, dropping to the lowest mark since Freddie Mac started tracking the data nearly 28 years ago. ›21:08
Obama: Major stimulus needed: President-elect Barack Obama warned Thursday that the nation's recession could "linger for years" unless Congress acts to pump huge sums from Washington into the U.S. economy. ›20:54
Doris Lessings Nobel Prize: The unpredictable curmudgeon has written about everything from feminism to sci-fi to cats (twice). ›15:18 12 Oct, Fri
Cops probing sewer problem sniff out pot operation: Deputies investigating a sewer problem at a Minnesota home smelled something amiss a strong odor of marijuana. ›00:10 6 Jan, Tue
