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Friday, November 1, 2013

Presented Without Comment

  • Calling man-made warming "extremely likely," the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change used the strongest words yet on the issue as it adopted its assessment on the state of the climate system.
  • Over 30,000 people die each year in traffic accidents in the U.S.
  • A Web site for registering for health insurance collapsed under the weight of would-be users.
  • Over 10 million cosmetic procedures, surgical and non-surgical, were performed in 2012.
  • Larry Graham, president of the National Confectioners Association (NCA), which represents more than 300 candy companies, told CNBC that Halloween candy sales are projected to top $2.3 billion, up 1 percent from last year.
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