After Rachel and Rob Gibson married in October, they wanted their bedroom to feel “different and special.” They’ve lived in their Bethesda apartment since 2009 and call the room a “hodgepodge of old furniture” from their single days. Read full article > >

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A bedroom makeover for newlyweds

Conservative Eurosceptics are pining for a “semi-detached” status for Britain, leaving it with no say in rules about the single market, says Chris Huhne.

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Huhne criticises Tory right on EU

It is 50 years since the publication of the groundbreaking book Sex and the Single Girl, written by Helen Gurley Brown, without which Bridget Jones and Carrie Bradshaw would not exist.

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Sex and the Single Girl turns 50

Europe’s success in dealing with its debt troubles may be the single most important factor that will determine President Obama’s re-election chances.

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Eyeing 2012 Race, White House Presses Europe on Debt

David Cameron is calling on eurozone leaders to “act now” to save the single currency while stressing the UK was “preparing for every eventuality”.

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UK ‘prepares for worst over euro’

The last major stumbling block to closing the Alexandria coal-burning power plant was removed Friday after a regional power organization determined that its operation is not needed to keep the area’s electrical grid reliable. The 62-year-old Potomac River generating plant, once considered the single biggest source of air pollution in the region, is now set to close no later than Oct. 1, 2012, a spokeswoman for owner GenOn confirmed. Read full article > >

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Alexandria coal plant to close within a year

KABUL, Afghanistan — Sixty-six U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan so far this month, making August the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly decade-long war. Nearly half of the troops killed died on Aug. 6 when the Taliban shot down a Chinook helicopter in eastern Afghanistan. That was the single deadliest event of the war and sent the monthly total soaring, according to a tally by The Associated Press. The 30 American service members — most of them elite Navy SEALs — were aboard the helicopter as it flew in to help Army Rangers who had come under fire. Most of the SEALs who died were from the same unit that killed bin Laden, although none of the men took part in that mission. Read full article > >

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August is deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan; death toll includes 30 killed in crash

A video record of a firefight between rebels and pro-Qaddafi forces in Misurata, Libya, shows the rebels’ courage — but also their inexperience. the events in and near this single alley showed the Libyan rebels in clear light. Humanizing and dehumanizing at once, the video also captures war stripped of its legends and slogans.

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At War Blog: VANTAGE POINT, No. 4. Reading the Rebels in Misurata, Libya.

The extraordinary Joplin twister — the single deadliest tornado since officials began keeping records in 1950 — was a rare destructive phenomenon known as a “ multi-vortex ,” hiding two or more cyclones within the wider wind funnel. Sunday’s storm smashed the southwest Missouri city’s hospital, left nothing but splintered trees where neighborhoods once stood, and killed at least 116, with the death toll expected to rise. The storm injured another 500 and and damaged or destroyed at least 2,000 buildings. Read full article > >

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Researchers see a pattern in rise of deadly tornadoes

In March, Charlotte Moss wrote a book to answer the single most popular question posed to interior designers: Where do you begin? The book, “ Charlotte Moss Decorates ” (Rizzoli, $50), traces her approach through 11 distinctive rooms by way of collage. Moss lays out her inspirations — including photographs, post cards and magazine clippings — and closes each chapter with a list of whimsical suggestions under the theme, “Why Not?” “Why not use velvet lamp shades?” she asks. “Why not use a rattan hamper as a cocktail table?” Read full article > >

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An interview with designer and tastemaker Charlotte Moss

Aimee Cooper had asked if there were going to be any eligible men at her friend’s October 2008 wedding. The bride, a fellow Peace Corps volunteer whom Cooper had met while serving in Nicaragua, gave her the rundown of the single guys on the guest list.

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‘We dance like nobody’s watching’

Aimee Cooper had asked if there were going to be any eligible men at her friend’s October 2008 wedding. The bride, a fellow Peace Corps volunteer whom Cooper had met while serving in Nicaragua, gave her the rundown of the single guys on the guest list.

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Aimee Cooper had asked if there were going to be any eligible men at her friend’s October 2008 wedding. The bride, a fellow Peace Corps volunteer whom Cooper had met while serving in Nicaragua, gave her the rundown of the single guys on the guest list.

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‘We dance like nobody’s watching’

Melt more than hearts with this delicious marriage of single-origin chocolate and 18-year scotch For those who love chocolate and booze together but have grown beyond liqueur-filled mini chocolates, Compartes Chocolatier recently introduced a limited-edition box of scotch whisky-infused dark truffles. With our favorite The Macallan 18-year single-malt scotch enriching the deep flavor of the single-origin ganache, we’re fans. As the truffle melts in your mouth, the subtle taste of whisky comes through—sounds like a perfect Valentine’s day gift. So either pick up a 10-piece box for yourself or for a loved one for $30 from the Compartes online shop .

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Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian politician and one of the architects of the single European currency, dies aged 70.

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Euro ‘architect’ dies at 70