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The New Yorker: The perils of efficiency: Four decades after the Green Revolution, and after waves of reforms intended to transform agriculture, were still having a hard time insuring that people simply get enough to eat. ›00:12 18 Nov, Tue
Talk of GM bankruptcy filing fuels debate: As the days pass and GMs money burns away, bankruptcy is a distinct possibility. But what, exactly, would a GM bankruptcy mean? ›21:43 19 Nov, Wed
Its the end of the line for the Yugo: The last Yugo, once the pride of communist Yugoslavia's automobile industry, will roll off its Serbian production line Thursday in the central town of Kragujevac. ›21:59 19 Nov, Wed
Will Knicks Scandal Affect Cablevision?: Jimmy Dolan's sports empire is a humiliation. Does that make him unfit to run Daddy's cable company? ›00:00 15 Oct, Mon
Escaped inmate returns on his own: Chad Toy's escape from jail wasn't what shocked his jailers; it was his plea to be let back in. ›17:22 18 Nov, Tue
Quiz: Who blindsided Charlie on 'Survivor'?: Test your red-carpet savvy with our weekly quiz ›13:52 22 Oct, Wed
Larry Craig, Hall of Famer: Not even a sex-sting arrest and an on-again, off-again guilty plea can keep Idahos senior senator from induction into the pantheon of Gem State greats. ›17:40 12 Oct, Fri
Microsoft lets Zune subscribers keep tunes: Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee. ›05:18
Woman pleads no contest in corpse case: A member of a religious sect pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after being accused of leaving another member's corpse in her bathroom so the group could collect her Social Security checks. ›21:19 17 Nov, Mon
Gday! Hugh Jackman is new Sexiest Man Alive: Hugh Jackman, People's 2008 Sexiest Man Alive, is a romantic in a hard body who leaves women saying "Oh ... my ... God." ›13:07 19 Nov, Wed
Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto: Polish officials marked the border of the former Warsaw Ghetto on Wednesday with plaques and boundary lines traced in the ground to preserve the memory of the tragic World War II-era Jewish quarter. ›20:50 19 Nov, Wed
Did attacker use a club sandwich?: A man faces a domestic battery charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend with a sandwich as she was driving on Interstate 95 on Friday. ›02:42 19 Nov, Wed
Slide show: The week in celebrity sightings: Kevin Jonas ponders his answer, Heidi Klum Ushers in a new fashion show, George Carlin remembered and more. ›12:36 18 Nov, Tue
Huckabee won't rule out 2012 run: Mike Huckabee wouldn't rule out a 2012 run for president Wednesday, but he acknowledged it could be hard to take back the spotlight from fellow Republican Sarah Palin. ›20:37 19 Nov, Wed
NYT: Daschle poses conflict-of-interest test: The choice of Tom Daschle for secretary of health and human services poses questions about how broadly Barack Obama will apply campaign promises to limit conflicts of interest among appointees. ›03:27
Video: Bailout hopes fading for Big Three: Nov. 19: Automakers spent another day on Capitol Hill arguing for what looks to be an increasingly remote possibility of a government bailout. CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports.(Nightly News) ›23:45 19 Nov, Wed
Doris Lessings Nobel Prize: The unpredictable curmudgeon has written about everything from feminism to sci-fi to cats (twice). ›15:18 12 Oct, Fri
Interview: Susan Faludi on 9/11 Myths: In her new book, Susan Faludi examines the cultural impact of the 9/11 terror attacks. What she says about their effect on U.S. politics, feminism and the differences between American and European approaches to history. ›17:08 8 Oct, Mon
When you don't want to be Facebook friends: With so many opportunities these days to connect with people online, some are confronting a question they thought they had left behind during their awkward adolescent years: What if I dont want to be your friend? ›00:39 19 Nov, Wed
Google gives online life to Life mag's photos: Google Inc. has opened an online photo gallery that will feature millions of images from Life magazine's archives that have never been seen by the public before. ›05:22
Hand model sues over snipped finger: A hand model, magician and actor blames a Martha Stewart-branded lounge chair for snipping off a bit of his livelihood. ›00:24 18 Nov, Tue
Ballmer says not interested in buying Yahoo: Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. ›19:59 19 Nov, Wed
Can the Youth Vote Save Obama?: With the Hillary juggernaut growing in strength every day, Barack Obama is hoping Iowas youth can help keep him in the game. ›14:47 8 Oct, Mon
Our ancestors had floppy, flexible gibbon feet: Our ape-like ancestors might have walked like todays gibbons, whose super bendy feet give them a floppy strut. ›17:57 19 Nov, Wed
