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West Bank Businesses Seek Growth Amid Uncertainty

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A worker chips away at Jerusalem stone, likely destined for a building facade somewhere in the world. Stone and marble is a big business in Palestinian towns near Bethlehem. Quarries are in Israeli-controlled areas, and access can be a challenge.

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Rami El-Zogheir (right), general manager of Hebron's Golf & Horse Footwear, says he's ready to expand into other Arab markets. All he needs, he says, are assurances that the political situation will at least stay the same, if not improve.

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Originally published on Wed May 22, 2013 7:29 am

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads back to Israel and the West Bank on Thursday for more talks on restarting peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. When he was there last month, he walked away with at least one agreement — to improve the West Bank economy. Here's how he put it as he left Israel:

1:03 am

Wed May 22, 2013

Quantum Or Not, New Supercomputer Is Certainly Something Else

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Google and NASA are betting that quantum forces are at work inside D-Wave's 512-bit chip.

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The D-Wave processor must be shielded from outside interference inside an ultra-cold refrigerator in order to enter a quantum state.

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Originally published on Wed May 22, 2013 9:33 am

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It's exactly the sort of futuristic thinking you'd expect from Google and NASA: Late last week, the organizations announced a partnership to build a Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab at NASA's Ames Research Center.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Boomer Housemates Have More Fun

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Group houses are becoming popular — again — among some single baby boomers, and not just for financial reasons. Marianne Kilkenny (second from right) shares her home in Asheville, N.C, with four other people.

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Bonnie Moore, the founder of the Golden Girls Network, shares her five-bedroom house in Bowie, Md., with three other women in their 60s. Moore says, "It's a little bit like family, a little bit like roommates, a little bit like a sorority house."

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Lorene Solivan moved into the "Golden Girls" house in October after seeing an ad on Craigslist. An event manager at a food company, Solivan says she often cooks dinner for the group.

By Julie Rovner

Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 9:21 am

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Today more than 1 in every 3 baby boomers — that huge glut of people born between 1948 and 1964 — is unmarried. And those unmarried boomers are disproportionately women.

8:04 pm

Tue May 21, 2013

Backing Becks: Don't Knock The Soccer Star's Talents

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David Beckham spent six years in the U.S. with the LA Galaxy before returning to Europe earlier this year.

By Frank Deford

Originally published on Wed May 22, 2013 7:29 am

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The most unforgiving criticism in sport is directed at any athlete who fans believe is celebrated too excessively above his true talent level — especially those stars who are gloried because they're such pretty people.

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Tue May 21, 2013

After Okla. Tornado, Obama Offers Prayers Backed With Deeds

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And let's return now to our top story, that devastating tornado that struck south of Oklahoma City yesterday. President Obama spoke just moments ago at the White House. He offered words of comfort to the people of Moore, Oklahoma.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: What they can be certain of is that Americans from every corner of this country will be right there with them, opening our homes, our hearts to those in need, because we're a nation that stands with our fellow citizens.

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Wed May 22, 2013