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Frenemy, locavore among new words in Webster's

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Do you use a sock puppet to secretly keep track of your frenemies?
Plan to spend your staycation watching vlogs and webisodes? Or perhaps you plan to signal a flash mob for a quick bite of shawarma. ....more>>

Homeless numbers include more families

WASHINGTON (AP) — The face of homelessness in the United States is changing to include more families and more people who live in the suburbs and rural communities.
The number of homeless has remained steady since 2007, but within the overall count are trends that can tell officials where federal resources would do the most good, the Housing and Urban Development Department says in its annual report to Congress being released Thursday. more>>

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