On a bridge outside Berlin one gloomy morning 50 years ago Friday stood Francis Gary Powers, the pilot of a CIA spy plane that was shot down over the Russian Ural mountains. He had waited 21 months for this moment. He had survived a plane crash, weeks of harsh interrogation and the brutal conditions of a Soviet prison. He was on the threshold of freedom, and his heart was thumping heavily. Read full article > >

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A spy swap’s legacy persists, 50 years on

It was Kate Middleton ’s year: The newly minted Duchess won the heart of both Prince William and the world, with her easy grace and shiny — so shiny! — hair. She was runner-up for Time Magazine’s Person of the year (“The Protester” won), and was recently named 2011’s best-mannered person (The worst? Kim Kardashian.) Her uterus even made our year-end list of what’s in and out , replacing her sister Pippa’s posterior as the royal body part fueling national speculation. Read full article > >

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Kate Middleton: All of her best outfits for 2011

Money is flowing by the barrelful into Mountrail County, N.D., transforming a tiny community into an unexpected oasis of prosperity at the heart of the nation’s biggest oil play.

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In North Dakota, a Great Divide Over Oil Riches

An 18-year-old man who died in an attack in Oxford Street in central London was stabbed in the heart, Scotland Yard says.

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West End victim ‘knifed in heart’

Doing extreme endurance exercise, like training for a marathon, can damage the heart, research reveals.

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Athletes ‘risk damage to heart’

Says gender disparity is at the heart of economic inequality.

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Gloria Steinem Highlights OWS’ Feminist Roots

The Connecticut soccer team has been at the forefront of using heart rate monitors to create optimal conditioning for its players.

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Heart Rate Monitors Fine-Tune Soccer Players’ Fitness

Perched on a peak in the heart of Libya’s Nafusa Mountains, the ancient town of Kabaw was bathed in floodlight, rocked by music blaring from gigantic speakers and overwhelmed by thousands of people dancing in its steep streets. As the party ebbed and flowed up the steps of a castle, around a mosque with a steeple and down the sides of the mountain, the revelers waved the red, black and green flag of Libya’s revolutionaries. But they also flaunted another flag, with green, blue and yellow stripes and a curious red symbol. Read full article > >

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An exuberant awakening for Libya’s Berbers

Perched on a peak in the heart of Libya’s Nafusa Mountains, the ancient town of Kabaw was bathed in floodlight, rocked by music blaring from gigantic speakers and overwhelmed by thousands of people dancing in its steep streets. As the party ebbed and flowed up the steps of a castle, around a mosque with a steeple and down the sides of the mountain, the revelers waved the red, black and green flag of Libya’s revolutionaries. But they also flaunted another flag, with green, blue and yellow stripes and a curious red symbol. Read full article > >

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An exuberant awakening for Libya’s Berbers

A new study also showed that the cancer risk was modest and must be weighed against heart benefits.

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A powerful body which is at the heart of the government’s controversial NHS reforms in England begins work on Monday.

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New NHS Board ‘will compare’ GPs

For relations with ‘Ruby the Heart Stealer.’

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Berlusconi on U.S. Trafficking Report

Sponsors of memorials in the nation’s capital can be susceptible to “monument-itis,” defined as the compulsion to erect huge, costly memorials commemorating America’s historic figures and events. But monument-itis also can lead to excessive consumption of public acreage. This especially is a problem in the heart of Washington, where the supply of available federal park land is dwindling. Read full article > >

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Sizing up great memorials

The trial of two Pakistan cricketers accused of being involved in a betting scam shows the “rampant corruption at the heart of international cricket”, prosecutors say.

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Cricket ‘corruption’ trial starts

The resilience of Metro riders — both area residents and visitors — was put to the test on Saturday as the system ran Red Line trains on just one track through the heart of the District. “It’s kind of ridiculous, actually,” said one rider on the platform at Metro Center. “We’ve been waiting a half-hour, maybe,” added Mindy Carter of Charlottesville. Read full article > >

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Metro’s single-tracking tests riders