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 Bald Bears Stump 
 German Zookeepers 

Mystery condition leaves bears hairless as winter sets in

Nov 5, 09 3:45 AM CST

 Salmon Protections 
 Strike Calif.'s New '49ers 

Gold prospectors banned from using 21st-century dredgers

Nov 3, 09 6:44 AM CST

 'Lost' Beatles 
 Song Finally 
 Finished 

Forgotten George Harrison lyrics turned into tune

Nov 3, 09 4:35 AM CST

 Giant Jellyfish Sink Trawler 

Net filled with 400-pound creatures capsizes boat

Nov 3, 09 4:22 AM CST

 Germy 
 Kissing 
 Is the 
 Point  

Swapping spit boosts immunity, say scientists

Nov 2, 09 3:28 AM CST
pop culture


 100 Defining 
 Moments 
 of the '00s 

The iPod, Guitar Hero, Twitter—and some serious moments, too

Oct 30, 09 12:45 PM CDT

 Hitler's Last Aide Dies 

Fritz Darges still thought Fuhrer 'greatest man who ever lived'

Oct 30, 09 6:46 AM CDT

 Catholics 
 Rip Larry for 
 Whizzing 
 on Jesus 

Urine taken for 'miraculous tears' by Curb characters

Oct 30, 09 4:05 AM CDT

The Strange Story of Jack Kerouac's Estate

A mama's boy, a will that's a forgery, and '100 Greek relatives'

Oct 29, 09 1:30 PM CDT

 Aussie Swimmers 
 Warned of 20-Foot Shark 

'Monster shark' warning issued after 10-footer found chomped

Oct 28, 09 9:02 AM CDT
analysis

Rivals No More, Facebook and MySpace Talk Content

MySpace can provide it, and Facebook is the platform

Oct 26, 09 10:07 PM CDT

 Rich May 
 Evolve Into 
 Own Species 

Wealthy winning huge edge with longer life, access to biotechnology

Oct 26, 09 4:41 AM CDT

 Brit Health 
 Service  
 Endorses 
 Wii Fit  

First-ever video game supported by NHS

Oct 26, 09 4:14 AM CDT

Cell Phones May Raise Risk of Tumors: WHO Study

Lead researcher says kids' use should be restricted

Oct 24, 09 1:01 PM CDT
interview

 Love Me for 
 My Soul: 
 Megan Fox 

Starlet: 'I can't compromise my integrity'

Oct 23, 09 6:25 PM CDT

'White Wine With Seafood' Rule Is No Fish Story

High-iron reds make a poor accompaniment, scientists confirm

Oct 23, 09 12:38 PM CDT


 Andrews Pins 
 Hopes on New 
 Voice Surgery 

Mary Poppins may sing again with pioneering technique

Oct 23, 09 5:38 AM CDT

 Women Getting 
 Shorter, Heavier 

They'll lose 1 inch and gain 2 pounds by 2409

Oct 21, 09 2:18 PM CDT
BALLOON DAD

 Heene's 
 Motivation: 
 2012 Apocalypse 

More bizarre background on 'Balloon Boy' dad Richard Heene comes out

Oct 21, 09 9:49 AM CDT

 Jaycee: 
 'A Real 
 Innocence 
 in Her Eyes' 

Friends say Dugard adjusting well to new life with mom, daughters

Oct 21, 09 8:22 AM CDT

 U2 to Stream 
 Concert on YouTube 

Sunday's show will stream live, for free

Oct 20, 09 4:48 PM CDT

 Fresco Clue 
 Launches Hunt 
 for Lost Da Vinci 

Artist's greatest work may be hidden behind palace fresco

Oct 20, 09 4:15 AM CDT

 Elephants on Verge 
 of Extinction 

Illegal hunting could kill off African population in 15 years

Oct 19, 09 1:44 PM CDT
COPENHAGEN SUMMIT

 5 Years Until Climate 
 Disaster, Warns WWF 

Checking global warming requires 'green revolution'

Oct 19, 09 5:46 AM CDT


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Galleon Scandal: Shocked, Shocked by Insider Trading

5
Nov 6, 09 | 9:26 AM BY Michael Wolff

How is it that we get a major insider trading scandal every two decades or so? The last big one, which ultimately ensnarled Michael Milken, the legendary junk bond king, happened in the late eighties. The current one, with a mass of arrests yesterday, threatens the hedge fund industry. It seems reasonable to assume from the intermittent decades of prosecution that this particular sort of financial larceny is quite a rare bird and when it rears its head the Feds pounce.... More »

Rupert Murdoch Is Mad but Cute

10
Nov 5, 09 | 8:41 AM BY Michael Wolff

The Wall Street Journal was a great paper. It is still a pretty great paper but it is not the great Wall Street Journal.... More »

Skype Lives!

15
Nov 4, 09 | 8:33 AM BY Michael Wolff

I follow entrepreneurial dramas the way other people follow sports (did somebody win the World Series?). In these comedies, tragedies,... More »

Why the GOP Will Rise Again

25
Nov 3, 09 | 9:11 AM BY Michael Wolff

The strange business that is going on in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, which occupies some other universe than the one... More »

Sarah Palin and Levi Johnston: How They Took America

21
Nov 2, 09 | 8:40 AM BY Michael Wolff

Of all the outcomes of the 2008 presidential election, the strangest, beyond the rise of Sarah Palin herself, is the success of Levi Johnston.... More »

Why the Media Is Taking So Long to Die

17
Oct 30, 09 | 9:21 AM BY Michael Wolff

I participated the other night in an oddly formal, anglophilic, Oxford-style, for-and-against-the-proposition debate on the topic of (you... More »

How the Internet Got Lost and Why Google’s GPS Won’t Show Us the Way Out

11
Oct 29, 09 | 8:58 AM BY Michael Wolff

I had lunch yesterday with my old friend and former colleague, Chip Bayers, who, 15 years ago this week, after having left my fledgling... More »

Pot Will Save Us

39
Oct 28, 09 | 11:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Wow. Pot. Just like that, on its way to being legalized. Well, just like that after 50 years or so. In order to save itself from financial... More »

Is Obama a Sleaze?

31
Oct 27, 09 | 8:58 AM BY Michael Wolff

So it turns out there’s a reason the president hasn’t wrapped up health care or Iraq, figured out Afghanistan, closed Guantanamo,... More »

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