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Goodbye, old friend: VW Beetle ceases production

Today, we say goodbye to an automotive icon and an old friend. Volkswagen is halting production of the Beetle. For real this time. We think.

Goodbye, old friend: VW Beetle ceases production
It's common to see condom ads on billboards and on TV in India.

In India, condom ads are everywhere, but you can't talk openly about sex

In India, condom ads are everywhere, but you can't talk openly about sex
People take part in the Holi celebrations in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

This winter, we could all use a little Holi

This winter, we could all use a little Holi
Maria Alyokhina (L) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, members of the punk collective Pussy Riot, listen to a question from the audience during a forum at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, a few days before they made an appearance in Ann Arbor, MI.

Why I love Pussy Riot's anger

Why I love Pussy Riot's anger
Doctors David Ghozland and Marc Winter perform a single-site robotic-assisted hysterectomy.

Doctors are ready to test temporary 'suspended animation' to save people with severe injuries

Doctors are ready to test temporary 'suspended animation' to save people with severe injuries
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Italian-owned Chrysler reminds Americans that they're still an American icon

Quite a few brands were promoting their American-ness at Sunday night's Super Bowl. But in the age of globalization, is that always such a fair claim?

Italian-owned Chrysler reminds Americans that they're still an American icon

Local officials find difficulties in evaluating effectiveness of business tax incentives

States are competing against each other with tax incentives in the battle for jobs. But once incentives are given out, some are finding it impossible to determine whether they're getting any return on their investment.

Local officials find difficulties in evaluating effectiveness of business tax incentives

Cars that Talk to Each Other

Cars that Talk to Each Other
The World

Jesmyn Ward: Waiting for Katrina

Ward and her family had to escape a house filling with water so quickly they feared they would drown in the attic. That harrowing experience inspired Ward's novel, Salvage the Bones.

Jesmyn Ward: Waiting for Katrina

Is the Future of Higher Education Online?

Is the Future of Higher Education Online?

Top of the Hour: Obama Goes to Michigan, Morning Headlines

Top of the Hour: Obama Goes to Michigan, Morning Headlines

Revisiting the Living Without Doorknobs Project

Revisiting the Living Without Doorknobs Project
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Jesmyn Ward: Waiting for Katrina

Jesmyn Ward was at the tail end of her summer break when Hurricane Katrina struck her hometown of Delisle, Mississippi, on the Gulf Coast. That harrowing experience inspired Ward's new novel, Salvage the Bones.

Jesmyn Ward: Waiting for Katrina

Living Without Doorknobs: Documenting the Homeless

Living Without Doorknobs: Documenting the Homeless

'Foreign Babes in Beijing'

How a young American and a popular Beijing soap opera came to embody the sensibilities of a new China.

'Foreign Babes in Beijing'