Topic: 2013

Obama's Executive Actions May Continue with Gay Rights

AP

In a reversal, the Obama administration is considering signing an sign executive order that would protect gay federal contractors from workplace discrimination.

By Jen Doll

Jan 2, 2013

2013: The Year in Preview

What can we expect, knowing what we know from previous years we've managed to survive? What will be in? What will be out? What do we hope is finally, please, done with? What should remain for the next 12 months, and into perpetuity? We've compiled a list for you, because no matter what you hear, lists are still hot in 2013. 

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By David Wagner

Dec 31, 2012

Today in Research

What Science Can Tell Us About 2013

Discovered: Scientists hazard their latest guesses about what we'll experience in the new year, showing us previews of rising sea levels, soaring temperatures, and a close encounter with a supercomet. 

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By J.K. Trotter

Dec 31, 2012

Stat of the Day

17 Million Bits of Horrible Confetti Are Raining on Times Square This Year

Because the only thing better than Times Square is Times Square littered with bright pieces of paper.

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By Jen Doll

Dec 31, 2012

The Secret Lives of Your 2013 New Year's Resolutions

At an unnamed bar somewhere in the middle of Anytown, America, in the late hours of December 31, 2012, a group of New Year's Resolutions were deep in conversation.

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