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Sun, December 10, 2023 | 02:13

California bullet train approved; what's next?

OK, so California's state Senate, by the narrowest of margins, has approved spending for an initial, 130-mile segment of the bullet train that Gov. Jerry Brown so earnestly wants to build.

2012-07-15 15:25

In praise of late bloomers

Have a big idea that you think might make you the next Mark Zuckerberg? NPR has a contest that could be the steppingstone to greatness.

2012-07-15 15:23

Taliban of Timbuktu

Taliban of Timbuktu

UNITED NATIONS ― The name Timbuktu conjures up mystery and the magic of a far off place seemingly untouched by modernity, let alone violence. But the ancient city of Timbuktu, lost in the remote reaches of the Sahara, has sadly been thrust into the headlines as an Islamic fundamentalist group has been destroying historic and religious sites to the shock of the world. Ironical...

2012-07-15 15:22

Ideas for strengthening US-Mexico bonds

This year, for the first time in 12 years, Mexico and the United States have presidential elections during the same year, and the occasion gives both countries a chance to improve a vital relationship.

2012-07-13 17:16

Talk with Iran's people, not their oppressors

President Barack Obama has long wanted to engage Iran. In his inaugural address, he said he was willing to "extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."

2012-07-13 17:07

Global health solidarity stands at crossroads

KIGALI ― A decade ago, the global community stood together to declare that where people live should not determine whether they live or die when confronted by the scourge of AIDS, tuberculosis, or malaria.

2012-07-13 17:00

Raul Castro showed way to success

MEXICO CITY ― Former Arizona Gov. Raul H. Castro, who served as the state's only Mexican-American leader, was detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents June 12 after he set off a radiation sensor while being driven to his 96th birthday celebration. Castro, who governed from 1975 to 1977, was en route to Tucson from Nogales, his hometown along the border. It's believed a medical p...

2012-07-12 16:53

Higgs boson puts spotlight on scientific study

Some people will tell you the intellectual difference between humans and other species is just a question of degree, and I always think, yeah, sure, and the difference between a fat man jumping and an eagle soaring is just a matter of degree, too.

2012-07-12 16:46

European democracy’s victory in a treaty’s defeat

STRASBOURG ― In an era when effective global cooperation seems to be in short supply, the failure to approve a major international treaty would hardly seem to be cause for celebration. But the European Parliament’s rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a milestone for European democracy. Rarely has a debate on an international treaty been so intense a...

2012-07-12 16:39

Why colds are less common among parents

A recent study that found that parents exposed to cold viruses are less than half as likely to become ill as nonparents runs counter to the experience of many moms and dads with their little germ factories ― uh, darling children.

2012-07-11 17:13

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