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Racist Tweets That Will Blow Your Mind

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Americans Weigh In - Congress loses a popularity contest, the number of interracial marriages in the United States reaches all-time high, President Obama gets kudos for fiscal cliff dealings, plus more national polls. – Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton

Polls of the Week: June 8

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Jamaica to Reduce AIDS Discrimination With Amendments - Just in time for World AIDS Day 2011, Jamaica announced that amendments will be made to the Public Health Order to remove provisions that discriminate against people with HIV/AIDS.(Photo: ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)

World Lens: Week in Review — Dec. 6

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No Tsunami Expected for U.S. From Japan Earthquake

U.S. won't be affected by Thurday's earthquake in Japan.
04/07/2011

Unsure Future for City in Shadow of Nuclear Plant

Japan attempts to cope with the ongoing nuclear crisis.
03/23/2011

U.N. Nuke Chief: Revamped Emergency Responses Needed

U.N. urges changes in emergency nuclear responses worldwide.
03/21/2011

Japanese Fend for Themselves as Aid Trickles In

Survivors forage for necessities in the face of delayed aid.
03/18/2011

Japan Prepares to Restart Work at Nuclear Plant

Workers are expected to return to the nuclear plant.
03/16/2011

Third Explosion Rocks Japanese Nuclear Plant

Japan's nuclear crisis has deepened dramatically.
03/15/2011
False Alarm - Japanese fears of a second tsunami proved unfounded on Monday, local media said, as the national weather agency made clear that it had not detected a wave on the Pacific coast. In this image, a father and his young daughter flee after getting word of the second tsunami warning. (Photos: AP Photo/The Yomiuri Shimbun, Hiroto Sekiguchi)

Photos: Japan Aftermath

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Japanese Tsunami Aftermath - The devastating effects of Friday’s 8.9 magnitude quake in Japan that triggered tsunamis are still being felt. Japan ordered 140,000 people to stay indoors after dangerously high levels of radiation began leaking from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex after a third explosion Tuesday. The nation’s prime minister warned that more leaks could occur. In this image, people line up at a radiation emergency scanning center in Koriyama, Japan, Tuesday. (Photo: AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Radiation Level Soars After Japan Nuke Plant Fire

More radiation released at damaged nuclear plant.
03/15/2011