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Laszlo Balogh / Reuters Remembered: A Few Notable Deaths of 2015
B.B. King, Grace Lee Boggs, Allen Toussaint, and nine others who changed the world
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Reed Saxon/AP Remembering 2014's Notable Deaths
Robin Williams, Maya Angelou, Ben Bradlee, and 11 others who made an impact
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Reuters The Art of the Upsell: How Donald Trump Profits From 'Free' Seminars
A 41-page internal document from Trump University spells it all out: Keep the room below 69 degrees, set up the chairs "so that attendees need to walk past sales tables in order to exit," and be sure "For the Love of Money" by the O'Jays is playing in the background.
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AP Sochi's Olympic Luge Track: Slower, but Not Necessarily Safer
Officials blamed a luger's death in the 2010 games entirely on driver error. But some fear a design flaw in the course played a role—and that another accident could happen this year.
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Steven Donahue / AP A Past (and Future?) Olympic Sport That's Like Waterskiing Behind a Dog
Skijoring, a demonstration event in the 1928 Olympics, is campaigning to make a comeback.
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Remembered: Notable Deaths of 2013
Nelson Mandela, Lou Reed, and 10 others who changed the world
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Who We Lost in 2012: 15 People Who Changed the World, Remembered
A look back at some of the influential Americans who died this year.
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Mitt Romney Keeps Saying the Wrong Thing ... Just Like His Dad
Romney may not be as blunt as his father, but that doesn't mean he's not just as gaffe-prone, in his own way.
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The Way They Lived
The year 2011 saw the deaths of world-changing figures, from inventors and movie stars to peacemakers to dictators. A writer looks back on 15 of their lives.
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Be a Jerk: The Worst Business Lesson From the Steve Jobs Biography
Apple's founder and CEO could be a cruel and nasty guy. He was also the greatest chief executive of our time. Don't go thinking those two things are related.
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I Am Not a Kook: Richard Nixon's Bizarre Visit to the Lincoln Memorial
Newly public recordings show the president trying to do damage control after what a key aide called "the weirdest day" of his presidency
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Mint That Kills: The Curious Life of Menthol Cigarettes
An FDA panel has declined to recommend a ban on menthol cigarettes—the latest coup for a well-marketed but deadly product
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2010: In Memoriam
From J.D. Salinger to Elizabeth Edwards, a look at the larger-than-life figures who passed away this year
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The Kennedy Assassination's Accidental Victim
On November 22, 1963, James Tague was injured by a bullet intended for the president. Now his eBay store is a testament to the remarkable life of JFK's death.
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The Big Business of Marijuana
As California votes on marijuana legalization, the pot economy is already smoking
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'Thank You for Flying Boeing to Outer Space'
In which we imagine the awesome preflight announcement for the latest space-tourism gambit.
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Bill Gates: More Profit Than Prophet
Fifteen years ago the founder of Microsoft tried to predict the future. How well did his prophecies about e-mail, "wallet PCs," the Web, and more hold up?
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Paper or Plastic? Uh...Can I Get Back to You?
The environmentally correct answer isn't what you think.
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Papalgate: The Pope's Nixon Problem
Pope Benedict's scandal is unfolding the same way Watergate played out for Richard Nixon.
