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Most E-mailed news on 9 August 2009 |
Op-Ed Columnist: Women at Risk
We have become so accustomed to living in a society saturated with misogyny that the barbaric treatment of women and girls has come to be more or less expected.
For Today?s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics
With the explosion of digital data, statisticians can earn $125,000 in their first year after getting a doctorate.
Modern Love: Those Aren?t Fighting Words, Dear
"I don't love you anymore," my husband said, but I survived the sucker punch.
Asperger?s Syndrome, on Screen and in Life
Hugh Dancy of ?Adam? during filming in New York. His character has an obsessive interest in astronomy.Three coming movies focus on people living with Asperger?s syndrome.
Economic Scene: As Economy Turns, Washington Looks Better
The so-called Great Recession seems to be at or near an end because of efforts by policy makers.
The Two Faces of Ghana
Ghana, once the last stop for countless slaves headed across the sea, is now a welcoming tourist destination with abundant natural gifts and a vibrant culture.
The Stay-Put Incentive
When her lease was up, Megan Noetzel asked her landlord for a rent cut of almost $400. She got it. Because a bird in hand is worth two in the bush, landlords are offering rent breaks to good tenants.
Op-Ed Columnist: August Is the Cruelest Month
With vocal protesters following members of Congress this summer and disrupting gatherings whenever possible, advocates for health care reform need a better story line.
As Classrooms Go Digital, Textbooks Are History
In Arizona, teachers are being encouraged to create lessons that incorporate materials they find online.
36 Hours in Tulum, Mexico
A yoga aesthetic and stunning cuisine prevails on this beachfront town, located on the southern edge of Mexico?s Riviera Maya.
An Appraisal: The John Hughes Touch
With a blend of teasing and sympathy, Mr. Hughes crystallized the attitudes of 1980s adolescence.
New Endowment Chairman Sees Arts as Economic Engine
Rocco Landesman, the new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, has little patience for the disdain with which some politicians still seem to view the organization.
Climate Change Seen as Threat to U.S. Security
A growing number of policy makers say that the world?s rising temperatures, surging seas and melting glaciers are a direct threat to the national interest.
Op-Ed Contributor: Keep Your Hands Off Our Haggis
The uneasy peace between the Scots and the English is threatened by a battle over which tribe can claim haggis as its national dish.
Really?: The Claim: Cold Temperatures Improve Sleep
Does sleeping in a colder room help you sleep?
Op-Ed Contributor: Clinical Trials, Wrapped in Red Tape
The system regulating the use of human subjects is increasingly dysfunctional, with a risk-averse culture and complicated system of approval cutting into scientific productivity.
Attacks on Homeless Bring Push on Hate Crime Laws
With a surge in unprovoked attacks against the homeless, some states are considering legislation to treat such assaults as hate crimes.
Mansions Go Under the Gavel
With the real estate market in the doldrums, many owners of multimillion-dollar homes are being pushed by creditors or courts to use auctions.
Big City: A ?Perfect Mother,? a Vodka Bottle and 8 Lives Lost
An accident has raised an unsettling possibility: Was the driver among the alcoholics able to hide their drinking?
Beyond Beltway, Health Debate Turns Hostile
Members of Congress have been shouted down, hanged in effigy and taunted by crowds at town hall meetings on health care.
Obama Reverses Stand on Drug Industry Deal
The Obama administration backed away from what drug industry lobbyists called a promise not to let the government negotiate lower drug prices under Medicare.
Explorer: Dams Go Down, Uncorking Rivers for Kayakers
Paddlers are flocking to newly formed whitewater rapids created when old dams are dismantled.
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