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  • 'Equilaterial': Martians, Oil And A Hole In The Desert
    Ken Kalfus' new novel about an astronomer obsessed with attracting the attention of Martians appears at first to be an homage to the scientific romances of H.G. Wells and the lost-world sagas of H. Rider Haggard. As the novel develops, however, its unique social commentaries emerge.
  • Layton, Utah police department employees Holly Plotnick and Shanae Perez pack discarded medications from a collection bin in the lobby in January 2010.
    The DEA Wants Your Old Meds, No Questions Asked
    Wondering what to do with that Vicodin that's gathering dust in the medicine cabinet? The DEA is happy to take it off your hands. That method spares the environment and solves a pesky problem: giving a narcotic like that to anyone other than the person whose name is on the prescription is a felony.
  • But is it GDP?
    Lady Gaga Writing A New Song Is Like A Factory Investing In A New Machine
    The government is about to change the way it accounts for the economic value of music and movies.
  • Chang'an Ford Mazda Automobile Co. Ltd. Executive Vice President Luo Minggang (left) and President Marin Burela unveil the new Ford Mondeo model at the Shanghai auto show this week. Ford's sales in China were up 30 percent last year.
    These Days, More And More Chinese Have Driven A Ford Lately
    For years Ford was an also-ran in China, but it has ambitious plans to change that. Last year, sales in China were up more than 30 percent, and the Ford Focus was the country's best-selling car.
  • House Panel Examines Government Loan To Fisker Automotive
    The founders of financially troubled Fisker Automotive were grilled by Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday. The electric car maker received a $529 million loan from the Department of Energy in 2009. The carmaker is now on the edge of collapse. Fisker has laid off most of its employees and hired bankruptcy advisers.
  • Statues of former Presidents George W. Bush (left) and his father, George H.W. Bush, stand at the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the SMU campus in Dallas, where the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum will be dedicated Thursday.
    5 Presidents Set To Help Dedicate George W. Bush's Library
    The former president's library is on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Its opening comes as polls show his approval rating on the rise.
  • Will there soon be more signs like this? A "now hiring" advertisement in San Francisco last year.
    Weekly Jobless Claims Dip To Near Five-Year Low
    While the news is a positive sign, employers still seem to be reluctant to add many new jobs to their payrolls.
  • Fire Out After Fuel-Barge Explosion In Alabama
    The blast late Wednesday in Mobile left three people with critical burns and forced the evacuation of a nearby cruise ship on the Mobile River.
  • Not Your Ordinary Science Fair
    Today's young people might aim for the sky, but they might not envision a visit to the White House. Host Michel Martin talks with two students, Darius Hooker and Isabella Leighton, about their interest in rocket science and the White House Science Fair.
  • A baby receives a polio vaccine at the Medina Maternal Child Health center in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Wednesday. Somalia has one of the lowest immunization rates in the world.
    A $5.5 Billion Road Map To Banish Polio Forever
    The World Health Organization released a six-year plan to wipe out the remaining pockets of polio and ensure the virus doesn't come back. With fewer than 20 polio cases so far this year, the world is closer than ever before to eradicating polio.
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