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The Perfect Burger and All Its Parts
Hold the tomato: the Frenchie burger at DBGB includes a compote instead.Interviews with 30 chefs provided dozens of burger-making lessons for the home cook that aren?t terribly difficult and don?t cost much money. And it all yielded the ideal burger.

Op-Ed Contributors: Our True North
Today, on Canada Day, 11 Canadians living in the United States share what they miss most about home.

Ban Is Advised on 2 Top Pills for Pain Relief
A federal advisory panel voted to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin because of their effects on the liver.

Most E-mailed news on 1 July 2009

Blink Twice if You Like Me
In many fireflies, pairs stay coupled for hours while the male, lower, gives the female a protein package injected with sperm, called a nuptial gift.Researchers have found seduction and deceit in the coded flashing of fireflies.

New Plan Ties Reduced College Loan Payments to Income
Starting Wednesday, the federal Education Department will begin offering a repayment plan that lets college graduates reduce their loan payments, based on their income.

A Green Way to Dump Low-Tech Electronics
There is now somewhere to take some of the 99.1 million television sets that sit unused in closets and basements.