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Barnes' graceful, conversational collection of stories deftly probes love, loss and matters of the heart. His diverse characters span countries and centuries, and with sharp, engaging dialogue they grapple with what it means to fall in — and stay in — love.

President Obama's visit to ground zero has refocused attention on the events of Sept. 11 and the 16 New York City acres where the World Trade Center twin towers were destroyed. Balancing the commercial and memorial aspects of the site has been slow and painful.

In the last decade, many politicians have used the phrase "bad guys" to evoke a simple hatred of enemies of the U.S. But Christopher Hayes of The Nation argues that this black-and-white view of the world does not serve us well in an age of complex global relationships.

Nearly two years after Air France Flight 447 mysteriously crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, crews are raising the first victim's body from the ocean floor.

Administration officials have publicly said the SEAL team's members were engaged in a firefight through most of the 40 minutes they were there. They now say one man fired at the commandos. Others were killed as they resisted; before they could shoot.

The disappearance of black jockeys from the Kentucky Derby and other races was no accident. Richard T. Watkins of The Root details how in the early 1900s white riders came together and forced out their black counterparts through sabotage.

Alongside the elite team of U.S. commandos who were responsible for finding and killing Osama bin Laden was a dog. This might surprise some, but not Rebecca Frankel of Foreign Policy. She says that dogs have a long history of helping out in human wars.

Officials at David Ben-Gurion International Airport have halted all outgoing flights, saying the jet fuel may be contaminated.

We continue our discussion of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: Dream Country with a chat about the second story, "A Dream Of A Thousand Cats," which considers not only the position of cats in society, but the ability of stories to shape reality.

Working two at a time for 10 minute shifts because of the "high levels of radioactive substances," the team members will first install an air purifier. Later, they will install a new system to circulate cooling water within the reactor.