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Sign of the times: Markdowns at a discount clothing store in New York City last month. Such stiff competition for consumers’ dollars is helping to keep inflation in check. Spencer Platt/Getty Images A sharp drop in the cost of a gallon of gasoline helped pull consumer prices down 0.3 percent in November, the Bureau of

Enlarge image i A supporter of the opposition to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was playing soccer near a Republican Guard tank earlier today outside the presidential palace in Cairo. Egyptians are being called to vote over the next two weekends in a referendum on a draft constitution. Patrick Baz /AFP/Getty Images A supporter of the

Enlarge image i Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., have opposing views about a report detailing CIA detention and interrogation practices. Alex Wong/Getty Images Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., have opposing views about a report detailing CIA detention and interrogation practices. Alex Wong/Getty Images In a closed-door meeting

BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images If a kid does something bad and you want to discipline him — give him a time-out, say, or take away a toy — there are some basic principles that seem to work. The punishment needs to happen quickly after the bad behavior. And it needs to be significant enough to get

As any cheese maker will tell you, it’s not that hard to make cheese. You just take some fresh milk, warm it up a bit, and add something acidic to curdle it. Then, once it has cooled, you drain off the whey — the liquid part — and you’re left with cheese. But when did

Enlarge image The barbs on porcupine quills make it easier from them to penetrate the skin. National Park Service The barbs on porcupine quills make it easier from them to penetrate the skin. National Park Service Pulling out a porcupine quill is painful and slow, as many a dog discovers to its dismay after tangling

Enlarge image Sudanese students demonstrate in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on Sunday. They were protesting after four students, originally from the Darfur region, were killed last week. AFP/Getty Images Sudanese students demonstrate in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on Sunday. They were protesting after four students, originally from the Darfur

The U.S. is adding a Syrian rebel group to its list of foreign terrorist organizations, a move meant to marginalize extremists who are among the groups working to oust President Bashar Assad. NPR’s Michele Kelemen reported on the move to add Jabhat al-Nusra to the list. Here’s what she told our Newscast unit: “The Obama

Enlarge image Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday. Petr David Josek/AP Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday. Petr David Josek/AP Egypt’s main opposition group has called for mass protests against President Mohammed Morsi’s

Enlarge Acacia Squires/NPR As part of the National Immigration Integration Conference, nearly 50 new American citizens were sworn in Sept. 22. Acacia Squires/NPR As part of the National Immigration Integration Conference, nearly 50 new American citizens were sworn in Sept. 22. Hundreds of people gathered in September at Baltimore’s harbor as the wind gusted off

Enlarge Seth Perlman/AP Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar speaks to reporters at the Illinois State Capitol on Dec. 4, before a Senate vote on a law that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Seth Perlman/AP Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar speaks to reporters at the Illinois State Capitol on Dec. 4, before a