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'Tootsie': 5 stories from the set
Susan Dworkin's behind-the-scenes look 'Making Tootsie' was reissued this year for the movie's thirtieth anniversary – here are five glimpses behind the scenes.
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Olympic moms: 13 mothers compete for Team USA
The “Celebrating Moms” series of commercials by Proctor & Gamble during Olympic coverage is a tear-jerking ode to sacrifices mothers make to support their kids’ athletic careers. But what about athletes who are mothers, themselves?Elite athlete moms have the same run-of-the-mill work/life balance as the rest of us. But these 13 Olympic moms do put parenting – both its challenges and rewards – in a new perspective.
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15 biggest moments for women in the Olympics
Since 1900, when women first began competing in the Olympic Games, there have been many unforgettable moments.
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3 spring novels journey to foreign lands
From China to Australia, Korea to Michigan and other journeys, these novels show protagonists trying to navigate new territory.
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Women's history month: 10 women making history today
March is known as Women's History month, meant to recognize the contributions and progress of women across history and around the world. Women today are playing some significant roles, from making peace to crafting economic policy in the midst of a crisis. Here are 10 women who are making history, today.
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Swimming: Thank Lezak, thank the French, love the Olympics
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Olympic cauldron lighters
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Designing the places we wait
New book on lobbies and waiting rooms explores the creative beauty of spaces for times in between.
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Former Chinese soccer star pushes a radical idea: sports for fun
Gao Hong wants her country to view sports as more than a medal race.
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Now more than ever, Olympic teams go multinational
Increasingly, athletes are switching national alliances – sometimes for money, but also for better training opportunities or a chance to compete in a sport that’s too saturated with talent back home.
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Japan’s Olympic hopes ride on women
Four women wrestlers, who share 20 Olympic and World Championship gold medals among them, are changing gender perceptions in a traditionally male-dominated society.
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World
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Reporters on the Job
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The charms of Indian beach food
It must be the fresh, salty air that makes seaside snacks taste so good.
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World
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Phoenix Mars Lander prepares to begin excavation
A successful landing and Mars's smooth surface sets optimum digging conditions
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One athlete's story of competing in his country's first Olympics
Roman Cress, a junior-high assistant in Minnesota, will compete for his native Marshall Islands in Beijing – part of a five-member team the nation is fielding for its first Games.
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One athlete's story of competing in his country's first Olympics
Roman Cress, a junior-high assistant in Minnesota, will compete for his native Marshall Islands in Beijing – part of a five-member team the nation is fielding for its first Games.
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Burma (Myanmar): An unbending junta still blocks aid
The military regime views foreign aid workers as potential spies or activists' allies.
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Sparks fly over ethics of air travel
Why some say travelers should think twice before boarding.
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Sparks fly over ethics of air travel
Is this trip necessary? A jet lands in Montreal. Proponents of air travel tout its importance to the global economy. Detractors say per-passenger emissions carry too high a cost.
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World
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Earth Hour: U.S. cities to dim lamps, illuminate climate-change
Twenty-five cities around the world will participate in the World Wildlife Fund campaign.
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Earth Hour: U.S. cities to dim lamps, illuminate climate-change
Twenty-five cities around the world will participate in the World Wildlife Fund campaign.
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Nauru scrambles as Australia closes island's detention center
The tiny Pacific island is losing a key source of income.
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Wisdom of the crowd triumphs in alternate reality games
'The Lost Ring,' a game tied to the 2008 Olympics, depends on collective sleuthing by players around the world.
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Reporters on the Job
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