February 2012 Archives

Selecting a Seatmate to Make Skies Friendlier

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The Dutch carrier KLM and others are testing programs to allow ticket-holders to upload details from their online profiles and use that data to choose seatmates.

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A second state court ruling affirming local authority over whether to allow hydraulic fracturing may embolden more towns to enact zoning prohibitions.
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The decision last autumn to lengthen the terms of low-cost loans to three years enabled some banks that had been on the brink to roll over their corporate bonds. Another offering takes place this week.
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Sifrhippus, which lived 56 million years ago, shrank from about 12 pounds to about eight and a half pounds as the climate warmed over thousands of years, researchers report.
The evolution of classic toys and games is beginning to reflect the fact that even young children are wedded to digital devices.
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In practice, super PACs have become a way for candidates to bypass contribution limits by steering rich donors to ostensibly independent groups that function almost as adjuncts of the campaigns.

Discontented Senegalese Vote for President

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After weeks of protests, voters decided whether the country's elderly president, Abdoulaye Wade, should be permitted to stay in power.
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A day before the United States and South Korea begin joint military drills, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un promised a "powerful retaliatory strike" if provoked by the South.
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The deadly militant Islamist group Boko Haram is thought to be aided by outside terrorist groups, but the anger it expresses is deeply enmeshed in the fabric of life in Nigeria.
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At the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, prisoners doing time for murder are caring for inmates with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
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None of the 16 Americans charged appeared at the chaotic opening of the politically charged trial, which was suddenly adjourned until April 26.
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In eastern Ohio, Amish and Mennonite communities grapple with questions of faith and finance as a neighbor stands accused of a Ponzi scheme.
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Tight-Knit Family Shares Lin's Achievement

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Jeremy Lin's parents navigated a winding path from Taiwan to Virginia, from Purdue University to Palo Alto, on their way to raising a global icon.
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Access to the Car Pool Lane, for a Price

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Restricted-use lanes, once reserved for car pools and alternative-fuel vehicles, are being transformed into revenue-producing toll lanes for drivers willing to pay for a quicker trip.
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Sponsorships make Nascar go around, but a tough economic climate has caused some to cut back on their commitments and others are backing off as contracts expire.
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