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Trouble, the £12m dog, lies low to evade kidnappers
Hotel billionaire Leona Helmsley left £12m in her will to her dog Trouble. Now it seems that was just the start of it
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How hard can judges crack down on bias?
The high court takes up a case where racial bias may have affected jury selection. By Warren Richey
Does U.S. tolerate anti-Muslim speech?
The latest flap: Radio-show host says Muslims should be deported, sparking a backlash. By Omar Sacirbey
U.S. military more open to gays serving openly
A group of retired generals, the current chief of the Joint Chiefs, and a majority of returning soldiers say full disclosure should replace "don't ask, don't tell" law. By Brad Knickerbocker
Nuts about English walnuts
Read all about how a crop of English walnuts gets from tree to table. By Keely Parrack
Chimps beat people in memory task
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Doctor explores the will to live
Epic tales of survival against the odds are the basis of this year's Royal Institution Christmas science lectures
Airbus may move production to US Plane maker will have to cut more jobs as euro soars, while EADS says European industry is under threat
nerd news
At software giant, pain gives rise to progress
Remond's security practices have been transformed since threats like Slammer and Blaster first wormed their way onto the scene. Mon Dec 03 04:00:00 PST 2007 | Read full story
Just days after taking part in a panel on its acquisition plans, the software maker acquires the assets of mobile video and photo-sharing site WebFives. (From News.com's Beyond Binary blog.) Sun Dec 02 21:23:00 PST 2007 | Read full story
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Walt Mossberg: Gadgets for gifting
The personal-tech columnist at The Wall Street Journal offers his take on devices such as e-book readers and the LG Voyager, which is set to compete with Apple's iPhone.
Acer poised to overtake Dell in notebook market
The notebook market continues to grow, led by Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Lenovo, and Sony. Mon Dec 03 09:49:00 PST 2007 | Read full story
book blog stuff from the U.K. Guardian
For whom the tome gels
Jean Hannah Edelstein Monday 03.12.07, 10:00am
Books look like perfect gifts, but beware you aren't opening up a large volume of trouble
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John Freeman Friday 30.11.07, 10:00am
At the National Book Critics Circle we've boiled down more than 800 year-end recommendations into one consensual chart
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A brief survey of the short story: part five
Chris Power Monday 03.12.07, 08:30am
With or without minimalist editing, the humanity of Raymond Carver's storytelling puts him in the same league as Chekhov
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How a trilogy became a library
Ann Giles Friday 30.11.07, 12:00pm
His Dark Materials has now spawned a mass of introductions and analyses. Some might say this is too much, but I can't get enough
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