Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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When a Textbook Is Online, Not on Paper

Educators say they can teach newer information and save money by switching to digital books | EDUCATION REPORT

Students in Fairfax County, Virginia, use their online textbooks in class

Google Faces Heat Over New Privacy Policy

Critics say users should have a choice about whether the company shares their data across its services | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

This screenshot shows information on Google's new privacy policy across its services

Really, It's OK to Pinch Mums

Advice for getting the most out of growing chrysanthemums | AGRICULTURE REPORT

A Silent Killer: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Any device that burns fuels like coal, oil or wood can create carbon monoxide | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

A carbon monoxide detector

New Photography Shows Different Side of Annie Leibovitz

Also this week, female American roots musicians increase their profile. And, we hear from New York subway musicians | THIS IS AMERICA

Photographer Annie Leibovitz at her exhibit in the Smithsonian American Art Museum

English With the Stars: Rachel McAdams

Are you a fan of Rachel McAdams and her movies? Why or why not? We'll ask our Facebook audience to vote for the best comment.

Rachel McAdams arrives for the film premiere of  "The Vow" in Hollywood on Tuesday

Stephen Vincent Benet, 1898-1943: Popular Writer of the Early 1900s

His family and early surroundings shaped his work. First of two parts | PEOPLE IN AMERICA

Stephen Vincent Benet was one of the most widely read writers in the United States during the first half of the 1900s

Words and Their Stories: Apple Pie

A harvest of expressions that include the word apple | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

Apple Expressions

>> New >> RELATIONSHIP ADVICE BLOG: What Would You Do?

Help another person and practice your English by offering ideas to solve problems with personal or professional relationships

Broken heart

Facebook and Its Big Stock Offering

The social network company could raise $5 billion in its first sale of shares to the public | ECONOMICS REPORT

Workers at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California

American History: The Election of 1988

Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis for the presidency | THE MAKING OF A NATION

Vice President George Bush, right, and his running mate, Indiana Senator Dan Quayle, at the Republican National Convention in 1988

Giants, Patriots: Rematch at the Super Bowl

A preview of the National Football League championship on Sunday. Also, our new relationship advice blog | AMERICAN MOSAIC

A Patriots-Giants game in November

Why the Stork and His Friends Play Ultimate

Grab a Frisbee and jump into a sport where the only real rule is to have fun in the spirit of the game | EXPLORATIONS

Shana Wallace throwing the disc to DC Pickup teammates in an ultimate Frisbee game on the National Mall.

What Happens When TB Becomes Untreatable?

The WHO says new, stronger drugs could be available by the end of this year or early 2013 | HEALTH REPORT

A woman suffering from tuberculosis covers her face at a clinic in the township of Khayelitsha, on the edge of Cape Town, South Africa, last year
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