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Headlines for Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Afternoon Edition

History of meteors’ descent from cosmic bodies to floating rocks.

A new study finds strong friendships can provide as many health benefits as quitting cigarettes.

We realize it’s what we’ve wanted all along. An analysis of literary endings.

The Man Booker Prize nominees are announced.

Tell us today! What did you learn at your summer job?

How background music, no matter what kind, impedes performance.

People are subliminally drawn to those who resemble their parents, themselves.

Why millennia of doomsday predictions reveal more about us than about the apocalypse.

See also: How to survive every apocalypse imaginable.

Costa Rican government lifts “no treasure hunt” rule for Briton in search of a legendary hoard.

A gallery of the few surviving color photos of Depression-era America.

Morning Edition

Pictures of the Islamabad plane crash; all 152 feared dead.

Hamas considering a draft in Gaza.

Cameron says again that Palestinians are imprisoned in Gaza, drawing fire.

Oliver Stone apologizes for claiming Jews control the media.

Photos of Putin at a motorcycle rally riding self-described “tricked-out bike.”

Art conservator travels to Haiti to help save murals.

See also: Lady Gaga kidnaps Commissioner Gordon.

We bite our fingernails even though we “know” it’s just a silly movie. The neuroscience of Inception.

“The etiquette of the flow” says it’s now OK to answer your cell phone at dinner.

You’re goddamn right I was saving those plums for breakfast. Disadvantages of living with William Carlos Williams.

U.C.L.A. creates team to identify homeless college students and help keep them in school.

Story of a family living with an infestation of 50 million ants.

A-Rod squats on the cusp of hitting 600 home runs—who’s to blame for his steroid use?

Comedy MVPs since 1975; best magazine articles ever.

Self-absorbed columnist “humbly” sends open letter to his ex on her wedding day, then tells critics they’re shrews.

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