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Export.gov, a U.S. government website designed to help U.S.
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Farmers in developing countries claim that the U.S. governme
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To be mentally healthy, people must have selfrespect. People
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For the last several years, the most popular breed of dog in the Unite
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Due to high jet fuel costs, airline carriers are looking for
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A multinational electricity conglomerate, in its 2004 annual report, d
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Lobsters usually develop one smaller, cutter claw and one l
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Bats emit sounds and generally use the echoes of these
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If we employ a broad definition of what is urban-that is, o
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Behind every book review there are two key figures: a book review edit
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Researchers compared 42 average-weight and 47 obese infants,
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Guillemots are birds of Arctic regions. They feed on fish that gather
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A report that many apples contain a cancer-causing preservative called
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Hollywood restaurant is replacing some of its standard tables with tal
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A proposed ordinance requires the installation in new homes of sprinkl
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Because the very subject matter of anthropology is so volatile, it’s n
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The exchange rate between the currency of Country X and that of Countr
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Currently the focus of research into artificial intelligence (AI) is
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Since the introduction of low-cost airlines, delays at the nation's bu
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In the past, traditional, 2-D films made by Hollywood studios have bee
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The fact that superior service can generate a competitive advantage
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In 1960s studies of rats, scientists found that crowding increases
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Editorial: In Ledland, unemployed adults receive government assistance
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Findings from several studies on corporate mergers and acquisitions
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