Conservative US Supreme Court justices sharply question whether the US government has the power to make Americans buy medical coverage.

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Obama healthcare mandate on trial

Business Secretary Vince Cable unveils plans designed to curb executive pay, including giving shareholders the power to block excessive bonuses.

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Plans for executive pay announced

Confidential documents show how a colorful partnership of Americans saw lucrative possibilities in the power struggle that would end Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s erratic reign.

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U.S. Group Offered to Aid Qaddafi, Documents Show

A wind farm in West Virginia has been using big containers of batteries to make the electricity from 61 turbines more useful to the power grid.

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Batteries on a Wind Farm Help Control Power Output

Whenever I took a tumble or scraped my knee as a child, my mother typically assessed the situation and then promptly tickled me, counseling, “Laughter is the best medicine.” This trick remains remarkably effective with my own boys and, to this day, YouTube videos of laughing babies or cats playing with printers still have the power to make me feel a bit better when I’m under the weather. Read full article > >

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Laughing may help ease blood pressure, boost mood and enrich health in other ways

A rare revival of Edward Bond’s notorious 1960s play Saved still has the power to shock, says original 1960s cast member Tony Selby.

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Saved ‘still has power to shock’

Japan’s government decides to help Tokyo Electric (Tepco) compensate victims of the disaster at the power company’s nuclear plant.

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Japan agrees nuclear damages plan

The government plans to give police the power to fine careless drivers on the spot – rather than taking them to court – as part of a strategy to make Britain’s roads safer.

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Spot fines plan for bad drivers

With all the NCAA tournament games now broadcast in their entireties, viewers have the power — and the responsibility.

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NCAA tournament: Four channels, one remote, a bracket and one tired thumb

A large crowd remained in Tahrir Square on Saturday morning, euphoric over the power of 18 days of largely peaceful protests to topple President Hosni Murbarak.

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Jubilant crowds remain as Egypt looks toward future

Universities could lose the power to charge tuition fees of more than £6,000 a year if they fail to admit enough students from poorer backgrounds.

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Unis warned of high fee sanctions

Don’t underestimate the power of a spilled cup of coffee.

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Coffee spill diverts United Airlines flight

As state officials try to plug budget shortfalls, many are looking at legislation to scale back the power of labor unions, especially those that represent state workers.

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Strained States Turning to Laws to Curb Labor Unions

The UK needs to revolutionise the power industry to meet its climate change laws, according to a report by the government’s climate advisers.

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UK power sector ‘needs overhaul’

The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back. I am sure that the power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas. . . .

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Keynes—The Unseen Power of Political Ideas