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FEATURES

COVER STORY

'Is This Iran?'
An online comic strip looks at the perilous state of human rights and politics in Iran today.

NATIONAL

Supreme Question
What impact will President Obama's next appointment have on the Supreme Court?

A Nuclear Power Comeback?
After a 30-year hiatus, nuclear energy in the U.S. may be getting another chance.

ENVIRONMENT

Tigers in Peril
Demand for their body parts in Asia has put tigers at the top of the endangered list.

MEDIA

Disaster Fatigue
What happens once the media moves on from covering the latest natural disaster?

INTERNATIONAL

Korea: Crossing the Divide
Teen defectors from North Korea face a difficult transition to life in South Korea.

TIMES PAST

From One Korea to Two
Sixty years ago, the Korean War set North and South Korea on very different paths.

DEPARTMENTS

NEWS & TRENDS
Nefertiti's magic makeup, bees with memories, Twitter fame, and more

DEBATE
Should candy and soda be banned from schools?

THE ETHICIST
Money Shouldn't Talk at the Library

VOICES
Monique Thomas, 19, on Hurricane Katrina, five years later

CARTOONS
Some lighter looks at what's in the news