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AP reports on SCOTUS Justices' university visits, politicians and donors they sometimes meet with

The Guardian is reporting that several lawyers with business before the Supreme Court paid money via Venmo to a top aide to Justice Clarence Thomas.

A worker puts the finishing touches on a boat at the Beneteau factory on the French Atlantic coast.

Beneteau Sailboats: From Family Shop to Global Hit

Fifty years ago, Beneteau was a small, family-owned company that made fishing boats in a French village. Now it's the world's top sailboat maker, with dealers in 50 countries. Reporter Eleanor Beardsley has more on the woman who transformed the company.

Obama, Huckabee Lead Iowa Poll

Presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) top the latest Newsweek poll as Iowa voters prepare to attend caucuses on Jan. 3.

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Government Policies Lead to Collapse of Zimbabwe Economy

The former southern African breadbasket of Zimbabwe is in the midst of an economic and social meltdown. Zimbabwe's annual inflation tops 1,000 percent, the highest in the world. The country's economy has shrunk by almost a third since 2000. And there are regular shortages of everything from gasoline to basic food staples.

PalmPilot Creator Models Computer on Brain

Jeff Hawkins created the PalmPilot and Treo smart phone. His new company, Numenta, is developing a type of computer memory system modeled after the human neocortex, what he calls the "the big wrinkly thing" at the top of the brain. He's also the co-author of the book On Intelligence, which details his vision of how the brain processes information.

Tom Mix performed his own spectacular stunts in his action-packed films, helping to make him the first Western superstar. He starred in more than 300 Westerns between 1910 and 1935.

Where a Cowboy Film Star Made His Last Stand

Western film star Tom Mix is gone, but not forgotten. On a stretch of desert highway between Phoenix and Tucson, a rock monument topped by a riderless horse marks the spot where Mix died in a 1940 car crash.

New START negotiator Rose Gottemoeller speaks to reporters in 2010 in Washington, D.C. The acting undersecretary of state for arms control is looking into ways social media tools can help regulate nuclear weapons.

A New Weapon Against Nukes: Social Media

A top State Department official wants to unleash the power of Twitter, Facebook and other services to crowdsource the fight to control the world's nuclear weapons.

U.S. Influence Wanes in Southeast Asia As China's Increases

The Biden administration made democracy a top foreign policy issue. Myanmar's coup represents an early test. The U.S. responded with tough talk and targeted sanctions, but will it be enough?

Jolien Boumkwo competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the European Athletics Team Championships, in Chorchow, Silesia, Poland, this weekend, answering her team's call for help in securing two points in the competition.

A Belgian shot-putter hops over hurdles after answering her team's call for help

"I really love it," Jolien Boumkwo said as her unusual turn in the 100-meter hurdles created a sensation.

<em>Northern Lights</em> illuminate the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., during its monthlong festival, Nordic Cool 2013. The festival includes performances and exhibits from more than 750 artists. The exhibit runs through March 17.

'Nordic Cool' Illuminates D.C.'s Kennedy Center

From the Danish modern furniture of the 1950s to the omnipresence of Ikea, Americans have long been attracted to the austere design of Nordic countries. Now a massive festival in Washington, D.C., showcases artists and designers from the very top sliver of the globe.

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