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  • Harold Lloyd (left) is the All-American Boy, a striver who'll brave nearly anything to get to the top and win The Girl. Noah Young is The Law (center) and Bill Strother is The Pal.
    90 Years Later, 'Safety' Still The Last Word With Harold Lloyd
    Arguably the greatest thrill comedy of the silent era, Harold Lloyd's classic Safety Last gets a pristine new release courtesy of the Criterion Collection.
  • John Brennan, who President Obama wants to lead the CIA.
    Counterterrorism Adviser Brennan To Be Tapped For CIA
    John Brennan is one of the president's top national security aides. A veteran of the CIA, he was the agency's deputy executive director during President George W. Bush's administration. Brennan has said he opposed many of the Bush administration's policies, including the use of waterboarding.
  • That's No Swimsuit, That's A Racing System
    After the 2008 Olympics, organizers re-wrote the rules to outlaw Speedo's lightning-fast full-body swimsuits. The company went back to the drawing board and came up with a new system — and it's helping speed top swimmers like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte to the medal stand.
  • Paula Broadwell in July 2011.
    Woman In Petraeus Affair Spoke About Having Access To Classified Information
    Paula Broadwell wrote a biography of Petraeus. She is also a major in the Army Reserve who focuses on counterterrorism issues and has access to some secret information. Broadwell and Petraeus have reportedly told investigators he did not give her any classified information.
  • New York and national politicians join the NFL Super Bowl host committee in New York's Times Square Saturday. When it comes to political contributions, the owners of Sunday's Super Bowl contenders are plenty active.
    Super Bowl XLVIII: A Political Guide
    Neither the Seahawks nor the Broncos are among the top NFL teams when it comes to political contributions, but they're still plenty active.
  • Ukrainian opposition activists on Sunday carry the coffin of their comrade Mikhail Zhiznevsky, killed during anti-government protests, in downtown Kiev, Ukraine.
    Protesters In Ukraine Vow To Step Up Pressure On Government
    Protesters in Kiev tried to storm a cultural center where hundreds of riot police were deployed Sunday, a day after the government of Viktor Yanukovych offered top posts to the opposition in a failed effort to defuse tensions.
  • President Obama, working at his desk Monday night on the eve of his 2014 State of the Union address.
    Obama To Raise Minimum Wage For Federal Contracts
    The president will announce in his State of the Union address that he's signing an executive order to lift the pay in new federal contracts. A top adviser tells NPR that Obama has "warmed up to" the idea of using executive orders to move his agenda ahead.
  • Janine Denny of New York readies the Thanksgiving table in Spain
    Project Xpat: Homage In Catalonia
    Hide the turkey and give someone else the shirt off your back — new American Thanksgiving traditions in the Spanish countryside.
  • An anti-government protester blows her whistle during a rally Wednesday at Democracy Monument in Bangkok.
    Thai Protesters Continue Effort To Topple Government
    They took over the country's top anti-crime agency on Wednesday, the fourth day of protests. But the relatively low number of demonstrators indicate they are unlikely to bring down Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government.
  • Study: U.S. Adults Below Average In Literacy, Basic Math
    Japan and Finland ranked at the top in most areas of the OECD study of 22 countries, while Italy and Spain consistently scored at the bottom.
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