John Hockenberry
Boosting house prices to fix economy
Columbia Business School professor says raising the cost of an average home may be a way to fix the economy.
Marvel unveils new, multiracial Spiderman
Marvel announces Miles Morales, a half-Latino, half-African-American teenager will be swinging on his web between New York City buildings as the new Spiderman.
S&P downgrades US credit rating to AA+
The US credit rating downgrade by S&P brought condemnation from government officials, and fears of market turmoil.
U.S. economy added 117,000 jobs in July
New figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics bring a flicker of optimism to the markets after the worst day on Wall Street in three years.
Salmonella outbreak leads to largest meat recall in U.S. history.
Cargill recalls 36 million pounds of ground turkey after salmonella outbreak leaves one person dead and at least 76 ill.
UN condemns Syrian government for 'violations of human rights'
More than 140 people have been killed in as the Syrian government attempts to crush the democratic uprising in the city of Hama.
America's earliest recordings preserved and remastered
A Chicago-based duo has saved hundreds of old recordings to preserve an important slice of American history.
Dow Jones plunges over 500 points
In a small free fall that erased all of the market's gains in 2011, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged over 500 points today.
Congress reaches FAA deal
The weeks-long partisan impasse kept 4,000 FAA workers off the job, and tens of thousands out of work in airport construction.
Debt deal leaves grad students with new loan costs
Federal loan subsidies for grad students will be abolished starting July next year.
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My Other Car's the Tardis (20 May, 2013 11:37:03)I think you dropped a letter in the album's title: "Ela" is "she"--not "he"--in Portuguese.