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United States debt: From the brink of a crisis
<strong>Richard Adams</strong> examines the outcome of the deal raising the US government’s debt ceiling.
‘Put your damn phone down’ say social media gurus
Today’s teenagers learn bad behaviour from their email-obsessed parents "that it’s OK to put people on pause".
NYT vs Huffington Post: A cat fight over kitten videos
Arianna Huffington and <i>New York Times</i> editor Bill Keller trade barbs over what makes news work on the web.
Google’s ‘iPad killer’ on the way?
The <i>New York Times</i> reports that Google is working on a tablet computer rival to Apple’s iPad that will run Flash.
Sarah Palin: Queen tea party
Sarah Palin’s tub-thumping speech gave a foretaste of her campaign for the presidency, with divine help from God.
Losing track of time
The weka is an odd bird. With spindly legs, tubby body and a narrow, bobbing head, it picks its way through the New Zealand bush. It is famously shy, but such is the tranquillity…