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5 Stories To Start Your Day (1/2/14)

Five stories you should read this morning...

The resurgent left

Consider what this means in practice. Obamacare is not a left-wing program, no matter how often conservatives might say it is. Its structure is based on conservative ideas. The individual mandate was the conservatives' alternative to a mandate on employers. The health-care exchanges are an alternative to government-provided medicine on the Medicare model.

Police: Man stole brains, sold them on eBay

INDIANAPOLIS -- The details sound like the plot of a bad horror movie: Desperate for cash, a young man breaks into a warehouse to steal the brains of dead mental patients, and the body parts are later sold on eBay. This story line, however, is real.

Ford develops solar powered car for everyday use

Ford has developed a concept model that runs primarily on solar power, which could bring the world one step closer to having a vehicle for everyday driving that is not dependent on traditional energy sources. The C-MAX Solar Energi Concept is a collaboration between Ford, SunPower Corp. and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Colorado's First Day of Recreational Marijuana Sales: 10 Things To Know

It's nearly a new year, and Colorado businesses are getting ready to sell a new leaf. Jan. 1 is the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales in the state. Whether you're in the Rocky Mountains for the occasion or just curious, here are 10 things you should know.

Snake in a Couch: Woman Finds Boa Constrictor in Used Furniture

If people who are afraid of snakes could imagine their worst nightmare--one Michigan woman's story may be a contender for that title.

Immigrant without green card can be a lawyer, California court rules

SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a Mexican immigrant without a green card may be licensed as a lawyer, though his employment prospects will be limited. In an opinion by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the state's high court said a law passed late last year by the Legislature enabled the court to admit Sergio C.