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Alabama Men's Basketball Team Almost Had An Amazing Comeback

Down to only three players on the court, the University of Alabama men's basketball team came very close to pulling off the upset of a lifetime against Minnesota. Instead, the team will have to settle for one of the grittiest losing efforts ever.

Houston Astros Win World Series

The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to capture their first World Series title in the franchise's 56-year history.

U.S. Adds 261,000 Jobs In October, And A Revision Restores Job Creation Streak

One month after large and destructive storms disrupted the U.S. economy, job creation rebounded somewhat and the unemployment rate fell again.

Kentucky Group Renews Push For Higher Cigarette Tax

The Coalition for a Smoke-free Tomorrow estimates its proposed tobacco tax of $1.60 per pack would raise $266 million in new state revenue each year.

A urine wheel from the early 16th century describes the color, smell and taste of urine, and then links them to diseases.

Making Sense Of Colors And Shapes In The Toilet

Doctors have been decoding our pee and poo since medieval times. They even have handy visual guides.

Some 3,000 wild boars are estimated to roam Germany's capital. This 2008 picture provided by the Berlin Forestry Commission shows a sow and her offspring that decided to make their home outside an apartment building. Recently, a wild boar attacked and injured four people in a Berlin neighborhood.

In Berlin, A Boar Of A Story

More than just Germany's capital, Berlin is home to an estimated 3,000 wild boar. They have been tearing up green spaces, and recently a 265-pound boar attacked four people. The streetwise swine like the city, where food is plentiful but hunters are not.

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence chairwoman Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

Lawmakers Have More Questions On Benghazi Talking Points

Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Congress had asked the White House to explain the Obama administration's talking points in the aftermath of the attack.

American sprinter Allyson Felix leads the field on her way to winning the women's 200 meters gold medal in London's Olympic Stadium.

Allyson Felix Wins Gold In Women's 200 Meters

Allyson Felix has won the women's 200 meter race in London's Olympic Stadium, running a time of 21.88. Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took the silver medal at 22.09, as she wasn't able to track Felix down in the closing stretch.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, seen here on NBC's <em>Meet the Press</em> on July 10, 2011, took to the Sunday talk shows to make the administration's case on the negotiations over the "fiscal cliff."

No Deal On 'Fiscal Cliff' Without Tax Increase On Rich, Geithner Says

Despite differences with Republicans on spending cuts and revenue increases, the treasury secretary said the two sides were "moving closer together" on a solution for deficit reduction. House Speaker John Boehner said he did not share that optimistic assessment.end-of-year deadline

Volunteers have been collecting grave markers like these and trying to figure out where they go.

Uncovering Secrets Buried At A Neglected Cemetery

Lincoln Cemetery in Montgomery, Ala., was established in 1907 for African-Americans. But with no one in charge of the cemetery or keeping burial records, abuse, vandalism and neglect became rampant. And no one is sure where people are actually buried. Recently, volunteers began cleaning up and documenting the graves.

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