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Published March 25, 2013
The National Science Foundation has been criticized for spending $384,949 on a Yale University study that examined, among other things, the particulars of male duck penises.
Published December 28, 2012
President Obama and congressional leaders were preparing to make a last-ditch try for a deal to avert the imminent fiscal crisis Friday. Do you think they will succeed?
Published November 27, 2012
The odds are 175 million to 1 but will you buy a Powerball ticket for a chance at the $550 million jackpot?
Published November 27, 2012
Swollen by an estimated $289 million in tickets sold since Saturday's drawing yielded no winners, the jackpot has reached $550 million — $327 million for the cash option — for Wednesday night's drawing. It's the highest Powerball ever, and second only to March's $656 million Mega Millions prize among U.S. lottery jackpots. But would winning bring you happiness?
Published November 22, 2012
Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, but now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie.
Published November 05, 2012
With just hours to go before Election Day, have you made your decision who will be the next president?
Published November 02, 2012
New York City is still struggling in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Many residents are without power, some are stranded or displaced, while the NYPD, FDNY and the city's emergency services are exhausted. Sunday is the date of the city's famed marathon. Should the city postpone the race?
Published September 24, 2012
Who is to blame for poor officiating in the current NFL season, the owners, the replacement refs, the locked out refs, or all of them?
Published September 22, 2012
Should schools be allowed to distribute birth control without informing and getting permission from parents?
Published July 09, 2012
On July 8, 1947, a crash in Roswell, N.M., was the spark that started UFO fever burning in the U.S. And for some, that passion is just as intense today as when they first learned that a crash in the desert had been labeled a UFO -- only to be quickly re-labeled a weather balloon by government officials.