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by Lawrence Ulrich: MSN Autos columnist Lawrence Ulrich talks turkey about the 10 worst cars of recent memory. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed
Oil passes, settles above $145 for first time: Soaring fuel costs are taking some of the celebration out of this holiday weekend. ›22:12 3 Jul, Thu
Don't take a vacation from your diet: A U.N. food commission has adopted a new standard for the production and handling of powdered infant formula in a bid to prevent diseases in young children, health officials said Wednesday. ›18:56 2 Jul, Wed
'Balloon-atic' in lawn chair aims to fly 300 miles:
GM may bring new mini car to U.S.: General Motors is considering a new Chevrolet mini car for the United States as it reworks its product lineup to cope with a dramatic shift from trucks to cars linked to high gas prices. ›20:48 3 Jul, Thu
Video: Obama: 'I have not equivocated': July 3: Despite the headlines, Sen. Barack Obama says he hasn't budged one iota from his original goal in Iraq. NBC's Lee Cowan reports.(Nightly News) ›23:07 3 Jul, Thu
Alleged L.A. airport bomb plotter freed in U.K.: How much do you remember about the week in news? Take msnbc.com's weekly quiz and find out what you can recall. ›19:43 20 Mar, Thu
Penguin woes signal sea problems: Penguins may be the tuxedo-clad version of a canary in the coal mine, according to a new scientific review paper. ›04:08 1 Jul, Tue
LeBron James, SpongeBob on eco-mission: Basketball star LeBron James has paired up with Nickelodeon, the home of SpongeBob and his ocean-dwelling cartoon chums, to raise awareness about the environment. ›18:25 2 Jul, Wed
Storms cut power to hundreds of thousands: A tropical storm dubbed Bertha has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off Africa's coast and is heading west towards the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday. ›15:22 3 Jul, Thu
Video: No rest for Calif. firefighters: July 3: About 27 major fires continue to burn in California, and the region's resources are already stretched to the limit. NBC's George Lewis reports.(Nightly News) ›23:11 3 Jul, Thu
Video: Finding a job seems to be the toughest job: July 3: The U.S. economy lost nearly half a million jobs since the beginning of the year. As CNBC's Scott Cohen reports, even for those who are employed, the situation is getting worse.(Nightly News) ›23:09 3 Jul, Thu
Video: A tragic case of war-related PTSD: July 3: When 26-year-old German Sanabria came back from his second tour in Iraq, he brought the war home with him. NBC's Jonathan Alter reports on how his PTSD took a tragic turn.(Nightly News) ›23:14 3 Jul, Thu
Uber-agency for earth sciences urged: From climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world's growing challenges have some former U.S. officials proposing a merger of federal agencies that study earth sciences. ›18:02 3 Jul, Thu
Strike the right balance: Are you eating enough of good-for-you foods? Or could you be overdoing it with some healthy choices? We have the facts on how much you need to reap nutritional rewards. ›23:53 3 Jul, Thu
YouTube must give Viacom video user logs: A federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips. ›20:19 3 Jul, Thu
Olympic sailors brace for 'the dog': China's latest Olympics nightmare is a vast algae bloom that covers one-third of the sea where the world's best sailors are supposed to be competing in just over a month. ›21:51 2 Jul, Wed
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Algae envelop Olympics' sailing site: Officials say they need at least two weeks to clear an algal bloom threatening Olympic sailing events in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao. ›14:21 30 Jun, Mon
Cool Cars We Miss: Gone but not forgotten—a shortlist of cars we loved and still miss. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
Video: How disguises played a part in hostage rescue: July 3: NBC's Mark Potter has more on "Operation Checkmate," the bold ruse behind the rescue of three American hostages from Colombian rebels.(Nightly News) ›23:12 3 Jul, Thu
Tropical storm forms in Atlantic: The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. ›19:07 3 Jul, Thu
Christie Brinkley divorce trial goes nuclear: Attorneys in the Christie Brinkley divorce trial painted opposing portraits of their clients as the explosive case began its second day. A court-appointed psychiatrists report yet to be introduced says Brinkley is consumed by rage, said the lawyer for her estranged husband, Peter Cook. But it also says Brinkley should get primary custody of the children, her lawyer said. ›13:48 3 Jul, Thu
Naomi Watts reportedly expecting second baby: If rumor is true, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber will have two children who are very close together in age quite soon. Watts gave birth to their first son in July 2007, and is reportedly in her second trimester with another child. ›20:55 3 Jul, Thu
