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Political Football: May The Best Teams Play in the BCS
One of the best weekends of college football in memory is already marred by the fiasco of the Bowl Championship Series.
Doctors Without Borders (For the Rest of Us)
New technology, Obamacare and a shortage of doctors in the U.S. may make offshore medical care a necessity rather than a luxury.
Gadget Lust: The Sharpest Knife in the Drawer
No cutlery puns were spared in examining the cutting edge of science.
Merry Christmas! Join the Breadline!
Unless Congress continues unemployment benefits, the new year is going to be tough for millions of jobless Americans.
Soccer Punch: How Qatar Came to Host the 2022 World Cup
FIFA has taken heat for its decision to hold its main event in a small emirate with big money.
Tigers, Tigers, Burning Bright: College Football Could Use a Few More Team Names
Of the 126 schools that play at the Football Bowl Subdivision level, 48 of them have the same team nickname as someone else.
Two Numbers: Bitcoins From Heaven
Speculators are bidding up a piece of computer data with no intrinsic value.
A Hard Lesson from Motown: They Will Steal Your Pension
Like Detroit firemen and policemen who paid their full pension dues, many Americans will be rewarded in old age by poverty.
Photo Essay: Storms Hammer Europe
Winter storm Xaver battered Europe, hitting England with its most serious coastal tidal surge in more than 60 years.
Assad’s Poison Pill May Help Him Survive the Civil War
To destroy Syria’s chemical weapons, the U.N. needs the autocrat to stick around and help.
Should a Sick Child Be Allowed to Choose Death? Belgians Think So
Belgian lawmakers are set to let children decide whether they should die for their own good.
