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  • The secretive Apple CEO has endorsed a biography for the first time. The book is titled iSteve: The Book of Jobs.
  • A team of German engineers have transformed carbon fiber, plastic, and other materials into machines that precisely mimic nature's designs.
  • The four friends in Phoenix started out playing Hank Williams and Prince covers in area bars, but eventually landed a slot as a backing band for Air. More than a decade later, Phoenix is one of the biggest pop bands in the world.
  • Overall, according to a study, flying was more pleasant in 2010. But some airlines didn't fare well.
  • Staying below the $14.3 trillion ceiling would require spending cuts or tax increases that are far greater than leaders of either party are proposing.
  • Nearly half of people taking the highest dose of the drug lost 10 percent or more of their weight over a year. Only 7 percent of people taking a dummy pill lost that much.
  • The number of living World War II veterans shrinks every week, and every time it does, another part of American history fades away. Last month, a distinguished group of black veterans — the nation's first black fighter pilots — reunited to drink a little, laugh a lot and swap war stories.
  • NHK played an important role in warning citizens of the coming tsunami on March 11. And although it has been praised for its overall disaster coverage, some have questioned its reports concerning the nuclear situation, because NHK is part of a network of vested interests.
  • The former Massachusetts governor, who ran for the Republican nomination in 2008, is going for it again.
  • The revolutionary fervor sweeping the Arab world is opening a new door for a familiar but controversial figure in Iraq. Ahmed Chalabi, the man who helped persuade the United States to topple Saddam Hussein, is now taking up the cause of freedom fighters around the Arab world.
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