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Joining media won’t fix Scott Pioli’s NFL reputation

If we can get away from jokes about candy wrappers and the “Right 53,” we can see what is happening here. Scott Pioli is making the predictable career move by joining NBC’s Sunday night NFL studio show after being fired as Chiefs general manager in January. But to really prepare for another NFL job, Pioli needs to focus on the problems that surfaced in his four years running the Chiefs.

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Snowden says he's honored to be called traitor, won't return voluntarily to U.S.

NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian and is attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. "The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me," he said. He added the government "immediately and predictably destroyed any possibility of a fair trial at home," by labeling him a traitor, and indicated he would not return to the U.S. voluntarily.

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Americans throw away 90 billion pounds of food a year

The average American family of four wastes between $1,350 and $2,275 a year in food. Much of that ends up in the kitchen trash can: uneaten leftovers, milk past the expiration date and vegetables that go bad. In the U.S., all that waste adds up to 90 billion pounds of food a year, and the planet is paying a staggeringly high price for it.

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Supreme Court ruling on voter I.D. could affect Kansas law

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Arizona cannot require voters to show proof of citizenship. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says the ruling won’t affect a similar law in his state, but the American Civil Liberties is considering a challenge of that law.

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K-State women’s golfer wins Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year

Whitney Pyle, a K-State senior women’s golfer who turned herself in for signing an incorrect scorecard at a February tournament, was chosen Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year on Monday. Pyle, who finished in the top 20 of three tournaments, was also an active participant and leader in student and team-led service initiatives throughout her career.

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Obama's poll numbers take a big hit

All the controversy has finally caught up to President Barack Obama. The president’s job approval rating dropped to 45 percent, according to a new poll. That’s a dip of eight percentage points over the past month and Obama’s lowest rating in more than a year and a half.

Talking Business

The art of revising the GDP

The Bureau of Economic Analysis will begin recognize spending on research and development. And, take another deep breath, it will begin counting investment in the creation of entertainment, literary and other artistic originals.