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Mississippi voters are considering an amendment to their state constitution by adding the "personhood" amendment, and it has become the latest battle over abortion rights. Randall Pinkston reports this "personhood" vote could set a precedent for the nation.

"Our goal is not to build a platform," Zuckerberg says, "It's to be across all of them." And he alludes to Google+, dismissing it as a "little version of Facebook." Shots fired! If you missed the chin wag between public television's Charlie Rose, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg Monday evening--and are hankering to hear more on the idea of a four-way war between Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google--watch it here .

In its press release today American Express revealed explicitly that its new $100 million Digital Commerce Investment Initiative was destined to fund "early stage startups to facilitate the company's digital transformation." If that sounds like a firm that's aware it's got to rapidly pivot, that's because that's exactly what's going on.

20-hour procedure involved team of 45, girls expected to make full recovery

Nineteen-month-old Dominican girls Maria and Teresa Tapia doing well after operation

Brief questionnaire spots suicidal people who otherwise might have fallen through the cracks, researcher says

Simple diagnostic "tool" shown highly accurate at spotting who's most likely to try to end it all

85 percent of students drank sugary beverage within week of survey regardless of whether school banned them

It's no coincidence that a big, new idea never comes when you need it most.

Google+ is nowhere near as big as Facebook and Twitter... yet

26-year-old Welshman suffered stroke after breaking his neck while attempting back flip

Meds don't have to cost big bucks - if you know these clever tricks

Fulton N.Y resident went from 366 pounds to 168 pounds after wife issued New Year's challenge

Heavy meth users shown more likely than abusers of other drugs to be diagnosed with severe mental disorder

Sure, Congress is ineffective, the Fed can't help you, and optimism is still weak. But there are plenty of reasons to feel good about being a small business owner. At first glance, today's small business optimism index released by the National Federation of Independent Businesses might make you a little depressed: More than a quarter of small businesses indicated that sales were lower this month than last, and borrowing activity is at a 38-year low.