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Flooding in Colorado has taken a toll on the state's small businesses. In the small town of Lyons, the road to recovery looks especially long. Businesses there not only need to repair damage, but also stay afloat for as long as six months without much of their customer base. That's because damaged water and sewage lines have made many parts of town unlivable.

Ten years of peace in Liberia has created opportunities for education and entrepreneurs. But challenges remain, including no electricity, widespread corruption and weak infrastructure. Twenty-four-year-old Pandora Hodge is a budding restaurateur and art theater owner trying to make it in Liberia.

A ship packed with African migrants trying to reach Italy apparently caught fire before sinking. It's thought there were about 500 people on board. The vessel had set off from Libya, authorities say.

Also: The NSA tracked some Americans' cell phones in a brief test program; the Boston bombing suspect wants a change in his jail conditions; there's a new leak at the Fukushima nuclear power plant; and a woman brought a cake into a courthouse for safety, but a man grabbed it and ate chunks of it.

Musicians have long memorialized tragedies. But a new video about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings from psych-pop artist Jackson Scott raises a question: Are some subjects off limits?

A scant increase last week is another sign that the labor market is on the mend, economists say. There were 308,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance, up 1,000 from the week before.

Artisanal meat producers face a big barrier to getting into the game: They have to come up with a complex food safety plan that can take months of research and tens of thousands of dollars to craft. A new project wants to make it easier for the next charcuterie master to open shop by creating an open-source safety plan that newbies can look to.

Critic Alan Cheuse remembers Tom Clancy, hailed by many as the father of the military techno-thriller. Beginning in 1984 with The Hunt for Red October, Cheuse says Clancy created a "hero for our time" in CIA agent turned President Jack Ryan and wrote "dozens of books that seem more real than reality itself."

Oil and natural gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico have already been evacuated in anticipation of the storm, which is expected to make landfall as early as Saturday.

The ethereal vocalist grew up singing in choirs, so performing live at New York City's Judson Memorial Church was a perfect fit. Watch Barwick and her ensemble perform "Crystal Lake."