Israel’s ‘Prisoner X’ May Have Passed State Secrets
Last week we told you about “Prisoner X,” the mysterious Israeli-Australian citizen who worked for Israel’s spy agency Mossad. Australian …
Sen. Mike Johanns Says He Won’t Seek Re-Election
Mike Johanns, the Republican senator from Nebraska, announced Monday that he won’t seek another term in the Senate. Here’s more …
Quvenzhane Wallis: ‘If I Have To Be Fierce, I’ll Be Fierce’
Quvenzhane Wallis, the star of the Oscar-nominated film Beasts of the Southern Wild, is a first-time actress. And at age …
Newly Displaced Syrians Head For Turkish Border
A new surge of Syrian refugees is swamping humanitarian aid agencies in Southern Turkey, where official refugee camps are full. …
What Happens When Someone Else Gets Your Tax Refund
If you usually wait until April to file your taxes, you might want to hurry up — before identity thieves …
How New Jersey’s High-Flying Sen. Menendez Ran Into Turbulence
These should be good times for Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez. New Jersey voters re-elected him last fall in a landslide, …
Greece’s Economic Crisis Reveals Fault Lines In The Media
Three years of spiraling economic crisis in Greece have devastated every sector of the economy. The Greek media are among …
Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco: ‘I Finally Felt Like I Was Home’
“I just got the phone call one day,” is how poet Richard Blanco describes to Fresh Air’s Terry Gross how …
Fake Food George Washington Could’ve Sunk His Fake Teeth Into
If you want to see what George Washington might have munched on, then Sandy Levins is your gal. All the …
Book News: Amazon Fires German Security Firm After Claims Of Intimidation
The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Amazon announced Monday that it has fired a …
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