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A Generation of Local TV Anchors Is Signing Off - NYTimes.comCost-cutting at many local stations includes the big salaries commanded by news anchors.
Google’s Gatekeepers - NYTimes.com
Nicole Wong and her colleagues decide what the world can see on YouTube. Are they also determining the limits of free speech?
You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy? - NYTimes.com
An emerging field called collective intelligence could create an Orwellian future on a level Big Brother could only dream of.
In Maryland, Focus on Poultry Industry Pollution - NYTimes.com
As officials seek new rules on how farmers can spread or store chicken manure, the industry is fighting back.
At the Museum of the City of New York, Ray Mortenson’s Photos of the Burned Out South Bronx - NYTimes.com
Ray Mortenson’s photographs of the South Bronx in the early 1980s are featured in a new exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.
Houses of Worship Meet Bureaucracy of Landmarking - Series - NYTimes.com
Many argue that the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission has not done enough to protect churches from the overheated real estate market.
Genetically Modified Peanuts Could Save Lives | Wired Science from Wired.com
Scientists have genetically engineered peanuts to silence two of the genes responsible for the most common cause of fatal allergic reactions to food in the United States. While the research
Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security - washingtonpost.com
The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials.
Pictures of the day: 1 December 2008 - Telegraph
Today: A hen-pecked eagle, beached whales, and a motorbike stunt.
Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web
Get Wired's take on technology business news and the Silicon Valley scene including IT, media, mobility, broadband, video, design, security, software, networking and internet startups on Wired.com
The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids -- New York Magazine
The inverse power of praise.
Five-figure bonuses stun plant workers - U.S. business- msnbc.com
Dave Tiderman wondered if the decimal point was in the wrong place when he opened his $35,000 company bonus. Jose Rojas saw his $10,000 check and thought, "That can't be right."
Clean People Are Less Judgmental | LiveScience
Feeling physically clean could make a person less judgmental of others.
Controversial Artist Justifies Bad Behaviour in the Arctic : TreeHugger
Why do we all keep leaving the lights on, driving our cars and hopping on airplanes when we know full well it's damaging the environment? There may be several answers to this question: necessity, convenience, selfishness? The connection between
Malcolm Gladwell on Home Ownership and Community : TreeHugger
photography by kris krüg A propos of our post on Is Home Ownership a Good Thing? Part II, the introduction of Malcolm Gladwell's new book Outliers describes a study of Roseto, a small town in Pennsylvania, where for some
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Editorial - Hawaii’s Moon Shot - NYTimes.com
If Hawaii takes the lead in a clean-energy movement, it could spread those values to the rest of the nation.
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