Nintendo Wii Helped Budding Surgeons Move To Head Of The Class
How’s this for a tough assignment? A group of Italian researchers forced 21 surgical residents to play video games on …
House Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act
After much handwringing from GOP House members, the Democratic minority and some Republicans joined forces to reauthorize the Violence Against …
Chrysler Plans To Add 1,250 Jobs, Invest $374 Million In Indiana
There’s major business news in Indiana today: “Chrysler will hire 1,250 new workers and spend $374 million to upgrade transmission …
Dennis Rodman To Kim Jong Un: ‘You Have A Friend For Life’
Add this to the controversial things that former NBA star Dennis Rodman has done over the years: “You have a …
$85 Billion Versus $42 Billion: The New Sequester Argument
Just how much will the sequester cut? It depends on whom you ask. The White House has been saying spending …
Federal Gay Marriage Ban Hurts The Bottom Line, Businesses Argue
After years of legal wrangling, the Defense of Marriage Act — the law that prevents the federal government from recognizing …
In Maui, Wild Chicken Spurs Power Outage At Airport, Surrounding Area
A roaming chicken’s close inspection of a transformer caused a power outage and brief delays at Maui’s Kahului Airport this …
Dorothea Lange’s ‘Migrant Mother’ Inspires The Story Of ‘Mary Coin’
I shied away from Marisa Silver’s new novel because of its book jacket: a reproduction of Dorothea Lange’s iconic Depression-era …
‘The Gatekeepers’ Offer Candid Assessment Of Israel’s Security
Six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel’s security agency — speak to director Dror Moreh in his Oscar-nominated …
MIT Invents A Machine That Can Look At Batman’s Face And See His Heart Beating
My pal Erik Olsen at The New York Times has just described an extraordinary new way to look at people. …
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