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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 25, 2012New report highlights increase in national volunteering
A new report report released by the Corporation for National & Community Service found that national volunteering was at its highest in five years. Faith-based organizations also play a key role in how and why people volunteer.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 24, 201210 ways to say goodbye to stress
It happens to the best of us. Life has its ups and downs, The important thing is to stay balanced. What happens when balance disappears and stress is your new best friend? Here are 10 things you can do to relax and rejuvenate yourself.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 22, 2012
Parents struggle to find gender-neutral toys
Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A 13-year-old girl's campaign to get Hasbro to make an Easy-Bake Oven…
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 21, 2012
“Sandy Claus” delivers toys to storm-stricken kids
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - From his toy-cluttered Brooklyn apartment, the man in the red suit was…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 19, 2012Keeping the empty nest: The downside of retirement downsizing in a McMansion world
Society seems to pressure retirees and empty nesters to downsize to a smaller home — but going smaller and leaner may not be for everybody.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Dec 19, 20125 Health food basics
Ease into healthy eating by following simple tips like, adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet, cutting back on processed foods and understanding food labels.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 16, 2012
A children’s choir opens ‘SNL’ with ‘Silent Night’
AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Saturday Night Live" made a rare departure from its comedic opening…
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 15, 2012
Gunman’s aunt says he was raised by good parents
Associated Press CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - The aunt of the gunman suspected in the Connecticut school shooting…
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 14, 2012
Injury dashed mall shooter’s hope of being Marine
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - His mother died before he was 3 years old, and he was…
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ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY NEWS | Dec 13, 2012
McAfee in Miami after deportation from Guatemala
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - Anti-virus software founder John McAfee was holed up in a Miami hotel after…
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 13, 2012
Feds to probe why alarms failed in W.Va. explosion
Associated Press SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Federal investigators are looking into why no alarms sounded as a massive…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 11, 2012Many of the fastest growing jobs don’t require college education
In the top 10 fastest growing occupations, skills such as carpentry, home health aides, plumbers and stonemasons make up the majority.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 11, 2012Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announce holiday moratorium on mortgage foreclosure evictions
Federal mortgage backers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced this week that they will halt evictions of foreclosed homes during the holidays.
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SPONSORED | Dec 10, 2012
Amazon’s local distribution center busier than ever
With the holiday season, the Amazon distribution center in Scottsdale, Ariz. had the energy dial ratcheted up to 11.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 7, 2012
‘Dramatic expansion’ of housing market surges across US
A national trend of improving housing markets took off this month as 76 metros with improving markets surged to 201, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 6, 2012How to avoid stress this holiday season
With holiday cheer can also comes stress.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 5, 2012Student loan debt rose $42 billion in third quarter to total $956 billion
The Wall Street Journal recently laid out how U.S. student loan debt rose $42 billion in the third quarter to make a total of $956 billion.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 5, 2012
Kids in day care prone to be more overweight, study finds
The parents of children who attend day care may be wise to pay heed to their child's exercise and diet, according to a new study that found that young children in day care are 50 percent more likely to be overweight than those who stay at home.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 3, 2012
U.S. abortion rates hit an all-time low, CDC finds
U.S. abortions plummeted 5 percent between 2008 and 2009, the biggest one-year decrease in the past decade, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 3, 2012How to effectively save money each month
This article is designed to help people save more on a monthly basis by determining their financial priorities, visualizing their goals, evaluating spending, budgeting savings, and giving your savings different names depending on your goal.
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ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY NEWS | Dec 3, 2012Turn email into ‘texting’ with subject-only messages
Putting a message only in the subject field of an email is another quick way to communicate at work.
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ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY NEWS | Dec 3, 2012
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says her priorities are “God, family and Yahoo, in that order’
Motherhood and taking the helm of a very large corporate ship have delivered some surprises, but Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer told women execs recently that having good priorities has made her life both doable and happy.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 30, 2012How to plan a stay-cation your family will LOVE!
If you want a way to spend a little one-on-one time with your family without the pricy bills of a vacation, try staying at home for a stay-cation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 29, 2012Think Powerball money goes to a good cause? Think again
Many believe the money from Powerball sales goes to help education, but about 72 cents of every dollar goes doesn't make it to a school's budget.