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• Superman's planet is racially diverse — finally
Nelson Bridwell, the assistant on the Superman books at the time. “He took a special interest in ‘caretaking’ the history and fictional culture of Krypton,” Waid says. “More than anyone else who ever lived, Nelson knew that world.” Before ...
• Is this stock market rally for real?
Despite committing over $1 trillion, through a maze of lending programs unprecedented in the Fed's 96-year history, economic data continue to point to a steep decline. “It's impossible given all the government intervention to really figure out what ...
• Original stars couldn’t resist ‘Rent’ on the road
Rent” played its final, tearful performance in New York on Sept. 7, 2008, after 5,124 performances, the seventh longest running show in Broadway history. It helped launch the careers of Rapp, Pascal and Stewart, as well as Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel ...
• Some cities dropping criminal-history question
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Hoping to prevent convicts from being shut out of the work force, some major U.S. cities are eliminating questions from their job applications that ask whether prospective employees have ever been convicted of a crime. Most of the ...
• Oil ends worst year in Nymex history
Every year we reporters and editors gather in our smokeless newsrooms to debate the top stories of the year. This year, on the business desk at least, there was no need for debate. "For 25 years I've been watching this market like a hawk and I've ...