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Discusses the announcement by Raelian Bishop Brigitte Boisselier, the director of the Raelian-backed company Clonaid, that researchers had implanted a cloned embryo in an anonymous woman who gave birth to a baby girl. Skepticism in the scientific and theological community because there is no confirmation that cloning occurred; History of the Raelian sect, a UFO religion, and its compound in Quebec province; Religious reasons that sect leader Claude Vorilhon, who is also known as Raël, wants to perfect human cloning; Raelian mission of tearing down the myth of God which is seen as an obstacle to world peace.

Byline: by Jerry Adler R A GIN G BU L LS Wall Street used to bet on companies that build things. Now it just bets on technologies that make faster [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler If you have a Chinese friend, you might have trouble explaining to him exactly why Americans found Dan Savage's definition of 'Santorum' so funny. You can convey [...]

Discusses the resignation of Cardinal Bernard Law of the archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts after a year of controversy over his handling of the sex-abuse cases. Impact of the group Voice of the Faithful on the resignation; Initial refusal by the Vatican of Cardinal Law's resignation; Reaction of Boston Catholics; Priests who called for Law's resignation; Speculation about whether Law will be held accountable under Massachusetts law for the action of his priests; Subpoena that Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly issued for Law and five other bishops; Information about Bishop Richard Lennon, who will be apostolic administrator of the archdiocese.

Focuses on five people who survived the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center's South Tower in New York City on September 11, 2001. Thoughts of Brian Clark, Ling Young, Mary Jos, Kelly Reyher, and Richard Fern on the attacks; Memories of the attack as the one year anniversary approaches.

Reports on eBay, the popular electronic auction Web site. Founding of the Web site by Pierre Omidya; Shift in the operation of the site toward mainstream retailing; Leadership of chief executive officer (CEO) Meg Whitman; Way that the site constitutes a gold mine of data on American tastes and preoccupations; Details of various transactions; Pros an cons; Mention of the site's feedback system.

Reports on Botox, a drug used to relieve the appearance of wrinkles in the face. How Botox is made from botulinum toxin type A, which causes food poisoning; Approval of Botox by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Potential of the drug to be very lucrative for Allergan, a California pharmaceutical company.

Reports on attitudes among Americans concerning the Thanksgiving holiday. How the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 changed perspectives in different ways; Increased involvement in religious activities; Other ways life in the United States has changed.

Recalls the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1998. Failure of the United States government to launch a serious response against the Libyan terrorists responsible; How the families of the victims forged into a powerful lobby and helped to pass legislation to strengthen airline security and allow lawsuits against Libya; Sculptures done by Suse Lowenstein whose son was killed in the bombing.

Mentions Bill Biggart, who photographed the effects of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City before he was killed in the collapse of one of the buildings. Recovery of his camera with his body at the scene of the wreckage; Career of Biggart as a photographer; Effect of the death of Biggart on his family.

Focuses on the impact of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on citizens who live in the suburbs around the city. How many police and fire fighters lived in the suburbs, where being a uniformed civil servant is a respected position; Profile of Mike Kiefer, who grew up in the suburbs and dreamed of being a New York City fireman; How Kiefer is missing in the collapse of the World Trade Center.

Reports on rescue efforts in the aftermath of the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Description of the sense of community in New York City among people in search of survivors at the World Trade Center; Details of the loss of life, injuries, collapse of the twin towers, chaos at the scene, and heroic efforts of police, fire fighters, and others.

Focuses on the benefits of exercise. How exercise can lengthen your life; Discovery of researchers of the non-obvious benefits of exercise, including memory enhancement; Link between exercise and a reduced risk of Type II diabetes; Psychological benefits; Statistics on exercise habits of Americans who are over 55 years.

Reports on controversy surrounding arthritis treatment medications Celebrex and Vioxx. Perception that the drugs cause blood clots; Other treatments for osteoarthritis including knee and hip replacements; How osteoarthritis occurs; Prevention and detection techniques.

Offers highlights of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Victory of the Australian men's 4x100 relays over the United States; First place of the U.S. women's swimmers in the same event; Description of the event's opening ceremonies which celebrated Australia's ethnic diversity and Aboriginal culture; Details of other events including the first Olympic triathlon which was won by Swiss Briggitte McMahon.

Reports on the occurrence of diabetes in the United States. Increase in the number of cases; Obesity as a factor in the disease; Breakdown of cases by age by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Effect of the disease on the lives of its patients; Symptoms of the disease; Differences between type-1 and type-2 diabetes; Treatments for the disease; Outlook for the control of the disease.

Byline: PHOTOGRAPH BY HENRIK KNUDSEN BY JERRY ADLER THIS IS A BLACK BOX IF A PLANE GOES DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN, THE BOX AND CRUCIAL DATA ABOUT [...]

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Byline: Jerry Adler There is no particular reason why the National Museum of American Jewish History should be located in Philadelphia, rather than, say, Brooklyn, except that it happened to [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler A new book promises incontrovertible proof of the afterlife. That's cold comfort to those of us left behind. On a spring day last year, three months after [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler We need a national system of electronic medical records. If you're like most Americans, you like to take responsibility for your own health, even the aspects of [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler; With Eliza Gray Dinosaur experts are saddened but not surprised by the theft of a fossil. If you walk the hills and washes of the Hammond Ranch [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler Nurses perform much of the patient care that TV shows attribute to the much more glamorous profession of doctor. The first nurse who saved my son's life [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler; With Raina Kelley Americans might get angry sometimes, but we don't hate the rich. We prefer to laugh at them. The poor you will always have, the [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler Researchers seeking the true meaning of wisdom look to the Greeks, ant colonies and ... Sylvia Miles? The quest for wisdom is as old as Socrates, but [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler Nine clinical trials around the world are studying treatments in groups defined by race, gender or both. It is the question that almost never gets raised in [...]

As long ago as 1910, when a steady parade of steamships bearing immigrants passed through the Narrows--the mile-wide channel at the entrance to New York Harbor--engineers envisioned a great bridge [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler Malcolm Gladwell's new book looks at why some succeed where others fail. Life is unfair, as even the bible acknowledges ('Unto every one that hath shall be [...]

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Byline: Jerry Adler Memories of the person they missed prolonged their grief, giving them pleasure as well as pain. Mourning the death of a loved one is about as universal [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler What happens when world leaders get creative. Hint: it isn't always pretty. In their idle moments, historians occasionally speculate on how the world would be different if [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler; With Karen Springen And Joan Raymond It's one of the last untapped energy sources, and one in which the United States leads the world. It's not just [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler Lloyd Cohen thinks people should have the right to buy or sell organs, and idea reviled by docs. As of last Wednesday at 5:44 p.m., according to [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler The remarkable story of a woman who remembers every day of her life. With eight months left in 2008, it might be premature to choose the weirdest [...]

Byline: Jerry Adler Increases in life expectancy in recent decades have left behind those who didn't go to college. Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire mayor of New York City, is a [...]