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Mid-Atlantic Braces For More Of \'Snowmageddon\' The second major snowstorm in less than a week was bearing down toward the region, where plows still hadn\'t touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in sho
Toyota Recalls 437,000 Hybrids Worldwide Toyota says it is recalling the Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world\'s largest automaker.
Can Toyota Recover Its Reputation For Quality? The Japanese automaker has stumbled badly in managing its current recall crisis. It\'s been accused of withholding information, changing its story and being less than aggressive in dealing with the var
Skeleton Racer Hopes For Redemption In Vancouver U.S. skeleton racer Zach Lund is in Vancouver, British Columbia, for Friday\'s start of the Winter Olympics. Four years ago he was barred from the Olympic games in Italy, after testing positive for a b
Sen. Ben Nelson To Help Thwart Labor Nominee The Nebraska Democrat says he will join with Republicans to oppose the nomination of Craig Becker to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. Nelson is the first Democrat to come out against the n
Mental Health Disaster Relief Not Always Clear Cut In the coming months hundreds upon hundreds of mental health professionals will flood Haiti, eager to tend to the psychologically wounded victims of the earthquake. But the role of a mental health pro
Math Professor Helps Uncover Art Fakes Professor Daniel Rockmore is an art lover — and the chairman of the math department at Dartmouth College. He has united his two interests, art and math, to develop a program that analyzes pen st
For Telecommuters, It\'s Not About Going To Work Some companies have no traditional office at all — and they like it that way. At one multimillion-dollar company, all 40 employees telecommute. The firm weeds out job applicants who look down on
Unearthing Prokofiev: Rare Works Get NYC Debut When it comes to Prokofiev\'s music, pianist and Yale University professor Boris Berman is the go-to guy. Along with faculty and student musicians, Berman will present newly discovered pieces by the So
Declining Greek Economy Fuels Anti-Immigrant Mood Seventy percent of migrants entering the European Union arrive through the Greek archipelago. With job opportunities vanishing in northern Europe, more and more immigrants are staying in Greece, even
Safety Risks At Regional Airlines Detailed By PBS The crash of Continental Flight 3407 last February — in which 50 deaths were attributed to pilot error — sparked an inquiry that found safety problems. Among them: long hours and low pay a
In Haiti, Many Buildings Left Standing Shouldn\'t Be Teams of American structural engineers are in Haiti looking into the integrity of the thousands of buildings still standing. U.N. officials say perhaps 20 percent of the structures in Port-au-Prince c
Toyota Recalls 437,000 Prius, Hybrids Globally Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world\'s largest automaker. C
N. Korea\'s Kim Said To Pledge Nuclear Disarmament North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reiterated his country\'s pledge to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula when he met a senior Chinese envoy, Beijing\'s official news agency reported. \"The
N.Y. Gov. Paterson Dismisses Talk Of Resignation, Blasts Rumors & Innuendo More rumors about New York Gov. David Paterson, who insists he is not planning to resign.
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