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Parvum Opus: Followers Flock To Pope's Latin Twitter Feed

6.19.13 at 3:30am by Sylvia Poggioli

The account has gained more than 100,000 followers worldwide in less than six months. Followers, who represent a wide variety of professions and religions, are convinced the language of the ancient Romans is perfectly suited to 21st century social media.

How A Merger Could Affect Congress' Favorite Airport

6.19.13 at 3:30am by Brian Naylor

Members of Congress are pushing the Justice Department to preserve flights to small- and medium-sized cities from Reagan National Airport amid a review of the proposed merger of US Airways and American Airlines. Changes there could affect flights for lawmakers themselves.

Fashion's Victims: An Artist's Focus On Garment Workers

6.19.13 at 3:30am by Lauren Frayer

More than 1,000 people were killed in the factory collapse in Bangladesh in April. Spanish companies were among those whose clothes were made at the facility. But there's a clash between the allure of low-cost fast fashion and consumer awareness of working conditions. A Spanish artist is doing her bit: She's drawing attention to workers' plight.

U.S. Automakers Are On A Roll, But Hiring Is Slow And Steady

6.19.13 at 3:30am by Sonari Glinton

Profits for the nation's carmakers are on the rise, but after years of doing more with less, higher profits are unlikely to translate into significant numbers of new jobs. There are eight fewer plants and hundreds of thousands fewer workers in the industry than before the Great Recession.

Tick Tock: Make The Serve, Pitch, Putt Or Shot

6.19.13 at 3:30am by Frank Deford

In baseball, golf and tennis in particular, we are being slowly lulled to sleep before every pitch, every shot. Hurry up already, says commentator Frank Deford.

James Helps Heat Avoid Elimination In Game 6

6.19.13 at 1:30am by The Associated Press

LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.