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Who has most debt? Answer may surprise The U.S. has spent a lot of time lately fretting about its national debt, but other countries have much higher debt-to-GDP ratios. Obama readying plan to boost jobs, cut deficits The White House on Wednesday said President Barack Obama is set to unveil fresh ideas to jump-start the economy and cut deficits. States mull taxing drivers by the mile A number of regulators and planners think the idea of charging drivers by the mile is a great idea â€" one that could gain more traction if electric propulsion grows in popularity. You girls need an education! (This study says so) Life Inc.: A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds that 77 percent of Americans think women need a college education to get ahead in life, while only 68 percent think that’s true about men. Drought costs Texas farms record $5.2 billion The blistering drought in Texas has caused an estimated $5.2 billion in crop and livestock losses this agricultural season, a record figure that could still rise, state officials said Wednesday. Biography claims Coco Chanel was a Nazi spy A new book about the life of Coco Chanel published in the United States on Tuesday aims to strengthen claims the French designer collaborated with the Nazis during World War II as a spy code-named "Westminster." Expelled teen charged in plot to bomb school Florida police on Wednesday said they had prevented an attack on a Tampa high school after arresting an expelled student and discovering bomb-making material at his home. Prosecutors probe Aruba suspect's insurance U.S. tourist Gary Giordano had a travel insurance policy that covered his companion Robyn Gardner who has been missing, presumed dead, for more than two weeks, a prosecutor on the island of Aruba said Wednesday. Pregnant teen shot dead; baby 'fighting' for life A teenager six months pregnant was shot dead, but doctors were able to deliver her baby, who was "fighting for his life" in a hospital, according to  local media reports. CFT: Is death penalty only option for Miami? CFT: The NCAA must drop the hammer on the University of Miami if they have any real desire to change the culture, but what would that look like? Video: Truck dangles from New York City building A garbage truck is caught on camera dangling from the third floor of a parking garage in Queens, N.Y. It is not yet known how the truck got into that precarious position. Msnbc's Contessa Brewer reports. (msnbc tv) Shark kills honeymooner in island paradise August's second fatal shark attack in the Seychelles left a British honeymooner dead and the island nation shaken as family members and local officials coped with an unprecedented tragedy. High gas prices boost online sales Higher gasoline prices are prompting more consumers to save at the pump by shopping online. Retailers are investing heavily to better capture Web-based sales. By John W Schoen. FDA approves gene-targeting skin cancer drug The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind drug to treat the deadliest form of skin cancer by targeting a particular genetic mutation found in about half of patients. Video: Mercedes, BMW's burn in Berlin Eleven luxury cars are torched in Berlin adding to the four-year anti-government movement that has left nearly 700 BMW, Audi and Mercedes owners with burned out cars. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.  (TODAY) Google's new photo-sharing app now available to everyone Google â€" or more specifically, Google subsidiary Slide â€" has created a new photo-sharing service called Photovine and released an iPhone app to go along with it. Up until now though, only those lucky enough to have received invitations to Photovine were able to use the app. Well, no more of that â€" Photovine is now available and open to everyone! Father of 2 a hero in abducted girl's rescue The timing was just right for saving the life of a 6-year-old girl and for turning a 24-year-old mechanic and father of two young daughters into a hero. Amputated penis leads to lawsuit The dispute between a Kentucky man and a surgeon over the necessity of amputating the patient's penis during surgery in 2008 is set to go to trial this week. 'Conan the Barbarian' is all blood and no story The latest incarnation of Robert E. Howard’s barbarian of prehistory is dedicated to unfettered carnage in 3D. Your most awkward pals could save your life, study says A recent study suggests that the exact attributes that make the most awkward folks in your so very, very awkward are the same traits that may enable them to save your life someday. Video: Man drives motorized beer cooler drunk, gets fined A 23-year-old man in Australia got his license suspended after police stopped him for riding a motorized beer scooter while drunk. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY) Abercrombie wants 'Situation' out of its clothes Laundry is a major part of any "Jersey Shore" star's life, but Abercrombie & Fitch will reportedly pay cast members to keep their duds out of the basket â€" and off camera. Contest winner moves into airport for 80 days Armed with a video camera and his skateboard, Jaeger Mah is moving into the Vancouver International Airport for 80 days and 80 nights. Video: School lets parents see kids' grades with app A Florida school district is using a smartphone app to let parents keep a close eye on their children’s grades. WTVJ-TV’s Brent Solomon reports. (NBC News) India protests swell with fasting activist in jail Protests swelled across India on Wednesday in support of a self-styled Gandhian anti-corruption campaigner in jail on a hunger strike, with the struggling government at a loss over how to end the standoff. As drought spreads, Ethiopia on brink of food crisis Malnourished children are flocking into feeding centers in this forested corner of southern Ethiopia after a drought in East Africa extended into this normally fertile region. Actor Gerard Depardieu reportedly urinated on plane An airline passenger says her Paris-to-Dublin flight was delayed nearly two hours after celebrated French actor Gerard Depardieu urinated on the plane ahead of takeoff. 'Brain-eating amoeba' kills second child A nine-year-old Virginia boy has died after swimming in water infected by a parasite known as the "brain-eating amoeba," according to reports. It was the second case this month. 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