Monday, July 20, 2009

10 Most Popular Stories of the Week

10 Most Popular Stories

Why Girls Have BFFs and Boys Hang Out in Packs
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1. Why Girls Have BFFs and Boys Hang Out in Packs

By John Cloud

It's no surprise that tween girls like one-on-one relationships and boys are more interested in groups. A new study suggests those preferences are wired in the brain

2. Arctic Mystery: Identifying the Great Blob of Alaska

By Wesley Loy / Anchorage

Scientists say it is a massive algae bloom and nothing really unusual. But locals say they have never seen anything like it

3. Frank McCourt, Author of Angela's Ashes, Dies

By Lev Grossman

Frank McCourt's career was teaching, and then, late in life, his storytelling blossomed and he became the author of an immensely popular book about his childhood

4. Harry Potter: Darker, Richer and All Grown Up

By Richard Corliss

Death Eaters blight the skies, sent on their sorties by the fiendish Lord Voldemort, and in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a grim fate encircles one teenage boy like a noose around his soul

5. The Hidden Side of the NYPD

By Randy James

NYPD Confidential author Leonard Levitt talks about corruption and misconduct in the nation's largest police department

6. Jackson's Death: How Culpable Are the Doctors?

By Alison Stateman / Los Angeles

The LAPD is looking into the singer's drug history. What might the consequences be for the people who procured prescriptions for him?

7. California's Crisis Hits Its Prized Universities

By Kevin O'Leary / Los Angeles

The UC System, the country's leading public university, is about to cut its budget by 20%, with potentially dire results

8. Utilities Scramble to Meet Power Needs of Electric Cars

By Robert Chew

Electric cars run clean since they don't use gasoline. But they need electricity, and lots of it. That has utility companies scrambling to meet the expected demand

9. Michelle Obama's Fashion Statement

By Andrea Sachs

In "Michelle Obama: First Lady of Fashion and Style," author Susan Swimmer breaks down the famous style of the First Lady

10. A Sequel to the Case of the Pregnant Nine-Year Old

By Jeff Israely / Vatican City

The Catholic Church came under criticism after it excommunicated the family and doctor in a controversial abortion. Now, it has clarified its position

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