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Gideon Sunback zipper Google doodle: 10 great books about zippers

From picture books to history tomes, here are 10 books about zippers – an invention we couldn't get along without.
John Updike: 10 quotes on his birthday

10 quotes to mark John Updike's 80th birthday.
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Bestselling books the week of 9/1/11, according to IndieBound*

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'Ring of Fire' eclipse delights millions in Asia, US (+video)

A solar eclipse was visible to millions Sunday when the moon hid the sun, creating a 'ring of fire.' It was the first annular eclipse seen in Japan since 1839, and it was broadcast live on TV.
Betty White on safari in Washington for new animal picture book

Actress Betty White goes on safari to Washington National Zoo for her new animal picture book.
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Public-private teamwork helps save Connecticut's threatened alewives

The once-abundant fish have played a big role in Connecticut's development. But now they need help to reach their freshwater spawning grounds.
Gideon Sunback zipper Google doodle: 10 great books about zippers

From picture books to history tomes, here are 10 books about zippers – an invention we couldn't get along without.
Tax day: How to remind Americans that paying taxes is a conservative value

To help create a political climate in which Americans can talk sensibly about taxes, let's start with kids: It’s time to make The Tax Talk with our kids just as much a part of our culture as The Sex Talk or The Drugs Talk.
Why it's so difficult to get pandas to mate

A newly published study of eight male pandas in China describes changes in their physiology as they prepare to mate. The peak panda breeding period lasts just over three weeks in spring, with each female's interest in sex lasting just 24 to 72 hours.
John Updike: 10 quotes on his birthday

10 quotes to mark John Updike's 80th birthday.
Gorillas are more like humans than we knew, study says

New research has shown that humans are more like gorillas than scientists previously understood. 15 percent of human DNA is more similar to gorillas than to chimps.
27-pound lobster caught in Maine

A massive lobster was nabbed off the coast of Maine earlier this month. It's now being held at the state's aquarium, though it will be released soon.
Why would anyone steal Banana Sam, beloved San Francisco monkey?

A 17-year-old squirrel monkey named Banana Sam was stolen Friday morning from the San Fransciso Zoo. In the past, zoo thieves have tried to sell stolen zoo animals and even used them to impress girlfriends.
'We Bought a Zoo' starring Matt Damon: movie review (VIDEO)

In 'We Bought a Zoo,' Matt Damon plays a widower with two kids who takes an unconventional approach to turning his life around.
Gorilla baby death mystery: Accident or gorilla infanticide?

Zookeepers don't believe the death of a nine-day-old western lowland gorilla infant at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo was intentional, but mystery still surrounds gorilla behavior both in zoos and in the wild.
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Lax Ohio laws lead to 'free-for-all' for exotic animals, critics say

More than 50 exotic animals, including camels and tigers, escaped from a private Zanesville, Ohio, preserve, with 48 later killed by law enforcement in Muskingum County. Activists say the incident shows that Ohio needs to regulate exotic animals.
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Bestselling books the week of 9/1/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
The Way of the Panda: The Curious History of China's Political Animal

How our obsession with pandas has evolved from a disturbing dead-is-best approach to a kinder sort of appreciation.
Two-headed snake on display at Ukrainian zoo

Two-headed snake is currently residing at a zoo on the Black Sea. The two-headed snake is an albino California Kingsnake.
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