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• 7. MORE FARMERS MARKETS ARE SPROUTING UP ACROSS THE U.S.
• The USDA announces that the number of direct-sales markets has increased 9.6 percent in the past year.
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• 8. MAYWEATHER FREED FROM JAIL THIS MORNING
• The 35-year-old undefeated boxing champion served two months in a misdemeanor domestic battery case.
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• 9. TO FOLLOW THE MARS MISSION YOU NEED TO LEARN THE LINGO
• Between the acronyms and slang used by NASA, understanding what is being said can be confusing.
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• 10. WILL PHELPS WIN HIS 21ST MEDAL TODAY?
• The most decorated Olympian in history is set to compete in the last individual race of his career when he swims in the 100-meter butterfly finals at 2:30 p.m.
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to take advantage of any weakness in the monthly jobs report.
• The new unemployment numbers, due Friday morning from the Labor Department, will paint a fresh picture of the U.S. economy three months before Election Day. The closely watched report will also help set the tone for the next phase in the battle for the White House as the candidates race toward their party conventions and a fall campaign blitz.
• In an unshakably static campaign, Obama and Romney will each seek to spin the report to their advantage.
• The nationwide unemployment rate stands at 8.2 percent. That's down from a peak under Obama of 10.1 percent in 2009, but it's far too high for an economy trying to break out of the doldrums.
• Another dour report would provide fresh fodder for the central premise of Romney's campaign: Obama's economic policies have failed and Romney's experience as a successful businessman would help him put the country on a clearer path to

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