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In 2008 and 2009, scientists feared the record-thin Arctic ice cover might melt away. But it didn't, because of unusually favorable ocean currents and weather patterns. "Early in the 2009 season it looked like we might be on the way to a record melt," says Julienne Stroeve, a...
How to Fix Football Restoring safety and sanity to the gridiron can't simply be left to the NFL's overlords. The pressures on players to perform may be too great, and the financial stakes too high, to expect the league's teams to back dramatic changes. Should others step...
Those roles have since reversed. Sarkozy went on to capture the presidency, and eventually became a civil party to the criminal case built against de Villepin. Both Sarkozy and the politically appointed prosecutor in the case violated presumption of innocence rules by referring to de Villepin as guilty before the...
As studios paid more attention to the films screened at Sundance, the festival became an incubator where indie projects became box-office successes. Winning a coveted award often meant an instant distribution deal. Quentin Tarantino, who had received funding and creative support from the Sundance Institute, premiered his 1992 film...
However, some analysts, such as the Pakistan-based veteran journalist and Taliban expert Ahmed Rashid, believe that the Taliban may be ready for a power-sharing deal because they recognize the limits of their insurgency: while they can prevent Karzai from governing most of the country, U.S. firepower can prevent...