Greece and the Power of Negative Thinking The New York Times | Once the cradle of European civilization, Greece is now at the epicenter of Europe’s economic crisis. The now-fading consensus in the market and among opinion-makers was that Greece is likely to fail, taking the euro zone with it. The country’s sovereign debt, which a few months ago wa...
Gulbis, Schuettler Open With Wins in Los Angeles The New York Times | Filed at 3:33 a.m. ET | LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ernests Gulbis won his first match in two months, while the hottest player on the ATP Tour withdrew from the Farmers Classic tennis tournament at UCLA on Monday. | Gulbis beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 7-5, 7-5, and he was joined in the second round by Jan...
Greece and the Power of Negative Thinking The New York Times | Once the cradle of European civilization, Greece is now at the epicenter of Europe’s economic crisis. The now-fading consensus in the market and among opinion-makers was that Greece is likely to fail, taking the euro zone with it. The country...
Arizona's Law, Activist Judges and Anchor Babies The New York Times | The Thread is an in-depth look at how major news and controversies are being debated across the online spectrum. Tags: | Arizona, immigration, president obama, Race | While President Obama’s odd characterization on “The View” of A...
Mind set: Seeing isn't believing The Times Of India One fish said to the other: | “Do you believe in this ocean that they talk about?” | This ancient Chinese saying well illustrates how narrow our vision of the world and the universe can be. We see the world from our limited perceptual framework. ...
Divorce is costly. The settlement need not be. The Christian Science Monitor Boston | A new wave of legislation aimed at rectifying perceived injustices in divorce cases is rolling into state legislatures. For example, in Massachusetts, a controversial “father’s rights” bill would create a presumption of joint child cus...
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France Confirms Al Qaeda Killed French Hostage The New York Times | PARIS — An elderly French aid worker held hostage in the Sahara by Al Qaeda’s North African affiliate was killed after a failed rescue effort last week, President Nic...
Afghan Officials Report 52 Civilians Dead in NATO Strike The New York Times | KABUL, Afghanistan — In what could be the one of the most serious cases of civilian casualties in nine years of war, top Afghan officials said Monday that 52 people had bee...
China Warns U.S. Against Wading Into Islands Dispute The New York Times | BEIJING — The Chinese government reacted angrily on Monday to an announcement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that Washington might step into a long-simmering ...
IBM research scientists go their own way San Fransisco Chronicle 0 0 0 | Tony Avelar / Bloomberg | Benny Kimelfeld, above left, gets hit with a water balloon at the lab's Olympics-style event. Images | View All Images (4) Get Quote | Symbol Lookup | In a small, windowless room in the basement of IBM Corp.'s Almade...
Just Buy It: Impulsiveness Tied To Brain Chemical National Public Radio | It's late at night and you're watching TV when an infomercial comes on. You don't need a food dehydrator, but there's a part of you that wants it anyway. You look at your phone. | What happens next may come down to how impulsive you are. Impulsiven...
A brain disorders battle The Boston Globe | THIS WEEK'S 20th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act illustrates the progress our country has made in advancing accessibility and independence for those who face physical challenges every day. The law protects Americans from being dis...
NASA's Mars Rover may not survive The Examiner | Harsh conditions on Mars might damage the Mars Rover NASA If you like this ... NASA's unmanned spy plane Global Hawk conducts science missions Astronomy research from an airplane F-18 used as a chase aircraft Three NASA airplanes intend to study tropical cyclones this summer ER-2 is a high-altitude research plane View all » | NASA mission c...
