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08/11/2010 - Updated 05:01 PM ET

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People soak in the water at one of three portable dumpster pools in midtown Manhattan this week.
People soak in the water at one of three portable dumpster pools in midtown Manhattan this week.
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Nation & World

Handel concedes in very close governor's race

Karen Handel, backed by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, said she will not seek a recount.

Money

Obama provides $3B for jobless homeowners

Treasury Department will send $2B to 17 states that have rates higher than the national average.

Sports

Will curse of the Super Bowl loser derail Colts?

Eight of the last 11 Super Bowl losers failed to qualify for the playoffs the following year.

Life

Fallon, Leno inspired by flight attendant

Fallon performed a song about Steve Slater. Leno joked about the attendant in his monologue.

Travel

JetBlue flight attendant strikes a nerve

Although Steven Slater's actions landed him in jail, they won him a legion of public support.

Your Life

Half of women would quit sex rather than gain lbs.

Only a fourth of men feel the same about weight, according to a new poll.

Tech

A scene from 'Madden NFL 11.'

11 things you didn't know about 'Madden NFL 11'

We tapped EA Sports senior producer Phil Frazier to let us in on 'Madden NFL 11' secrets.

Opinion

We can afford to trim Defense Dept. lard

Our view: It's right to take on the culture of excess, but 'savings' should go toward greater good.

Markets

Dow S & P 500 NASDAQ Financial markets

Reader poll