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- Yule Laugh, Yule Cry: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Beloved Holiday Songs
- Cliff Hanger
- Mourning the Victims of the Sandy Hook Shooting Around the World [Photos]
- The Long Shot
- Experts Argue to Keep Thimerosal in Some Vaccines
- They Dreamed a Dream
- The Backlash Against ‘I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother’
- ‘These Tragedies Must End’: Obama Promises Change at Newtown Vigil, but Can He Deliver?
- End of the GRAIL’s Quest: NASA’s Lunar Probes to Crash into the Moon
- Another Lil’ Kim? Wife of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Appears ‘Heavily Pregnant’
- Tiny Beauties: Visions From Under the Microscope
- A Tragedy Like Newtown Should Be Politicized, But Changing Anything Will Take Different Politicians
- Surviving a Social Media Crisis
- Confessions Of A Sniper
- Exclusive Video Premiere: Watch Ben Harper Jam with Celebrated Blues Legend Charlie Musselwhite
- Redefining Mental Illness
- A Familiar Party Returns to Rule Japan, Promising a Fresh Start. Don’t Hold Your Breath
- Tears and Starlight in Newtown: How the President Brought Comfort
- The Art of the Bad Deal
- ‘I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother’: When Parents Are Afraid of Their Children
- Pro Tricks to Save Money on Holiday Parties (Without Looking Cheap)
- Are Twinkies a Good Investment? Scouring the eBay Track Record
- Family Photos: Obama Meets with Relatives of Newtown Victims
- 10 Questions for Louise Erdich
- Reading While Eating for Dec. 17: Tragedy-Free Edition
- Obamacare vs. Medicare
- Sympathy for the Devil
- A Wave of Patriotism
- Milestones
- The Strongman's Daughter
- Watch the All-Electric Bigfoot Monster Truck Silently Stalk Its Prey
- When Massacres Force Change: Lessons from the U.K. and Australia
- Will Japan’s New Prime Minister Start a Debt Crisis?
- Newtown School Shooting: The World Reacts
- Culture Wars: After a Decade of Debate, the Philippines Passes Reproductive Health Bill
- Tim Scott Tapped for South Carolina Senate Seat
- Iran Media: Son of ex-President Released on Bail
- Pentagon Word$mithing…
- Search and Destroy
- Iran Says It Got 2 More U.S. Drones in Past Missions
- When It Comes to Longevity, It’s Not Years But Microlives that May Count
- Bound for Glory
- A New Kind of Army Wife
- In Newtown, Golden Retrievers Arrive to Comfort Survivors
- Homeland Watch: Into the Woods
- From the Front Lines: Syria by Narciso Contreras
- An Army Suicide’s Widow, and Mom, Ponders Newtown
- Android-Controlled Toilet Makes Your Non-Android Toilet Seem like a Throne of Spikes, Sandpaper and Lameness
- Too European To Fail? New E.U. Banking Safety Net Takes Shape
- Can Roger Goodell Save Football?
- The Re-Making of Newtown: Will Tragedy Make It Stronger?
- 7 Ways Taxpayers are Readying for Fiscal Cliff
- Today in TIME Tech History: Steam vs. Electricity, Artificial Heart, How ‘Television’ Might Catch On and More
- Four Guiding Principles for Understanding Apple’s TV Strategy
- Toys R Us 88-Hour Shopping Marathon — Because Sometimes You Need a Furby at 3 A.M.
- Pop Chart
- Trying to Make Sense of Tragedy: Why the Sandy Hook Shooting Is So Painful for All of Us
- World
- Inbox
- WATCH: Saturday Night Live Pays Tribute to Victims of Connecticut School Shooting
- Sunday’s Political Ledes
- Sandy Hook Viewpoint: Should Teachers Be Trained in Counterterrorism?
- The Sunday Shows
- Remarks by the President at Sandy Hook Interfaith Prayer Vigil
- Remembering the Victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
- Today in TIME Tech History: Death Rays, Spy Tech of the ’60s, How to Find God Online and More
- Guatemala Dispatch: Inside the Stranger than Fiction Saga of John McAfee
- The Hobbit: Just a Middling Weekend for Middle Earth Prequel
- 20 Brighter Stars: Shocked Connecticut Town Mourns Its Slain Children
- Funerals at Christmastime: Newtown Prepares to Mourn
- In the Shadow of Sandy Hook, a Powerful Pro-Gun Organization Keeps Silent
- Sandy Hook Shooting: Why Did Lanza Target a School?
- A Town of Broken Hearts: How Newtown Residents Cope with Grief
- Saturday’s Political Ledes
- Today in TIME Tech History: TV Irks Bartenders, Breaking the Sound Barrier, Space Commuting and More
- Star Trek Into Darkness: Is Benedict Cumberbatch Playing Khan?
- Zero Dark Thirty‘s Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal on Strong Women and Strong Helicopters
- TV Weekend: Ask What Your Homeland Can Do for You
- So You Want to Go to Space: You’ll Need Medical Clearance First
- Reading While Eating for Dec. 14: No Rice Redux
- How Rabbits Can Save the World (It Ain’t Pretty)
- Germany Seeks to Ban a Far-Right Party
- A Voice of Reason Falls Silent: Xavier Batalla, 1948-2012
- Cosmic Dawn: How the Universe’s Lights Went On
- Cartoons of the Week: December 8–14
- In Gaza, a Rocket-Themed Perfume that Smells Like Victory
- Connecticut Community Copes After School Shooting
- Hey New Yorkers, Are You Ready to Hail a Taxi With Your iPhone?
- President Obama Makes a Statement on the Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut
- Obama Pledges ‘Meaningful Action’ After Connecticut Shooting
- Oxytocin May Forge Bonds Between Dads and Children
- The Most Satisfying Moment in Assassin’s Creed III
- OK in Iraq, But Wounded at Home
- N. Joseph Woodland, Co-Inventor of the Barcode, Dies
- Fightin’ Words
- Red-Winged Greybirds Heading for Home…
- Faster, Stronger, Longer: Olympians Live Longer than the Rest of Us
- The New, Improved Earmarks
- What Were Yahoo’s Most-Searched Jeans in 2012?
- Of Shipmates, On and Off the Water, Pens, and Holidays
- The $105 iPhone 5: Smaller Carriers Turn to Payment Plans to Bring Down Smartphone Prices
- 10 Best Movies We Missed This Year
- A Nervous Japan Swings Right Ahead of Dec. 16 Polls. But Don’t Expect Real Change
- Pictures of the Week: December 7 – December 14
- Do We Really Need 1,500 More Starbucks?
- Who Should Be TIME’s Person of the Year? TIME’s London Panelists Debate
- Focus Your Sales Pitch by Subtraction
- Friday’s Political Ledes
- A Perfect Christmas in the Holy Land
- General Disorder #1, General Disorder #2, &c.
- Missile Launch Doesn’t Make NoKo’s Kim Jong-un a Dud
- For Most Consumers, Plenty of Holiday Shopping Left to Do
- Am I Safe? Talking to Your Kids About the Sandy Hook School Shooting
- Kids at Tragedies: Turn Off the Cameras
- Pakistan: Ally or Killer?
- Friday Flicks: Peter Jackson, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Grey and Gollum Return for The Hobbit
- Connecticut School Shooting: 20 Children, 6 Adults, Gunman Confirmed Dead
- Today in TIME Tech History: Browser Wars, Coaxial Cable Unveiled, Pixar, Mechanical Man and More
- What If the World’s Soil Runs Out?
- Statement by the President on the School Shooting in Newtown, CT
- Bruno Mars Is in ‘Heaven’ on Billboard Chart
- Massacre of the Innocents: Chilling Details About the Gunman in the Schoolhouse
- Behind the Story: TIME’s Aryn Baker Discusses Qatar’s Outsize Influence
- Russia and Its Syrian Debacle: When the Enemy of My Friend Becomes My Friend
- The Truth About Torture
- Top Chefs Join the Fight for a Gender-Neutral Easy Bake Oven
- Post-Rice
- Going Back to Work? Look for Companies Offering a ‘Returnship’
- Deep Trouble: Ski Resorts Try to Cope With Less Snow – Now and in the Long Run
- Holiday Gift to Turkey, Batteries Included
- Outside the White House, Gun-Control Activists Make a Subdued Call to Action
- Chinese Authorities Drop Inciting Subversion Case Against Laid-off Teacher
- The Lesson of the Boy in the Pink Ballet Flats
- How to Get More Out of Twitter
- Hard-Knock Truths
- Are You Ready for Some Pepsi-and-Chicken Flavored Potato Chips?
- Job Satisfaction or Long-term Job Stability? Turns Out It’s Hard to Have Both
- Chelsea May Be Crowned World Champions. Will Chelsea Fans Care?
- Must-Reads from Around the World
- ESPN Commentator On RG3′s “Blackness:” A New Low For The Network
- Eagle Eye: The Best Satellite Views of the Earth
- Part Phone, Part E-Book Reader: Russia’s YotaPhone Has a Secondary E-Ink Screen
- 10 Questions for Ian McKellen, The Hobbit‘s Gandalf the Grey
- Finally, a Coffin with Built-in Speakers and Spotify Connection
- ‘Want to Know My Future’? Parents Grapple with Delving into Their Kids’ DNA
- The Really Interesting Thing About Google Maps Isn’t the App Itself
- Golden Globe Nominations: Rite of Too Many Stars
- Is the E.U. Nearing a Landmark Banking Deal?
- Problem Resolved: Google Maps for iPhone Is Here, Looks Good
- Will Russian Science Be Stunted by Putin’s Fear of Espionage?
- TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2012
- Kanye, Marc Jacobs and Ted Turner: A Brief, Visual History of Men in Skirts
- Must-Reads from Around the World
- The War of 1812: Setting the Course for a Superpower
- Focus on a Career Direction, Not a Specific Job
- Electric Cars: More Models, Cheaper Prices Coming in 2013
- Advanced Obsolescence
- Why Yesterday’s Fed Announcement Is a Big Deal
- Inquest: British Nurse in Suspected Suicide Left Notes, Found Hanged Following Prank Call
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- Why Is Ohio State Football Monitoring Player Checking Accounts?
- Susan Rice Bows Out from Secretary of State Consideration
- WATCH: Ukraine Parliament Session Breaks Down in Brawl
- Save the Date: Everyone Loves Lizzy Caplan (Including Us)
- TIME’s Guide to The Hobbit‘s 13 Dwarves
- The Making of a Cliffhanger
- Election Set to Boost Japan’s Military — Honestly
- Red Pill, Blue Pill: Is the Universe Just a Giant Computer Simulation?
- Improve Your Lead Generation Results
- Smule’s Strum: An ‘Instagram for Video’ That’s Set to Music
- Paraphrased Quote on Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to Be Removed
- Reading While Eating for Dec. 13: Get Mappy
- And the Winner of TIME’s Person of the Year Reader Poll Is …
- Controversial Surgery for Addiction Burns Away Brain’s Pleasure Center
- 12 Unforgettable Photos from the Epic 12-12-12 Sandy Benefit Concert
- Farewell, Loud and Annoying TV Ads: The CALM Act Becomes the Law of the Land
- Mitt Romney’s ’47 Percent’ Gaffe Tops Yale’s Quotes of the Year
- Best Comedic Performance By an Awards List: The Golden Globes TV Nominations!
- Business of Creativity: From Architecture to Kids' Furniture
- Last Man On the Moon: A Talk With Gene Cernan
- New Insight into the (Epi)Genetic Roots of Homosexuality
- Business of Creativity: From Architecture to Kids’ Furniture
- Over the Fiscal Cliff: What the First Month Looks Like
- P4: Pulling No Punches on Petraeus and Paula
- Grinch Steals $6,250 Worth of Toys from Seattle Charity
- WATCH: Fox Anchor Caught Dancing to Beyoncé
- The Nanjing Massacre: Scenes from a Hideous Slaughter 75 Years Ago
- Virgin Finally Hooks Up: Why Richard Branson Cut a Deal With Delta
- Obama: Susan Rice Withdraws from Secretary of State Consideration
- Superstorm Sandy Concert: Musicians Rock New York
- Geminid Meteor Show to Light up Tonight’s Sky — Plus Possible Bonus Meteor Shower
- Thursday’s Political Ledes
- Justin Bieber Murder Plot: Bizarre Plan Foiled by Police
- Don’t Eat Daddy’s Cookies: How to Talk to Your Kids About Pot
- With iTunes 11.01 Update, Apple Fixes Several Serious Issues [Updated]
- Easy Money
- 5 Biggest Leadership Lessons From 2012
- Mick Jagger’s 1969 Love Letters Sell At Auction for over $300,000
- Setting of the Moon: Apollo 17, Forty Years Later
- Winter Workout Must-Haves: The Best Gear For The Season
- The Naptime Chef’s Spicy Twist on Traditional Christmas Cookies
- Warning: ‘Pianocade’ Arcade-Synth May Cause Involuntary Nerdgasm
- Why Your 401(k) Match Will Get Cut
- What I Covet: Tiffany & Co. Enchant Key Pendants
- Meet the Man Cracking Down on the LIBOR Scandal
- National Guard
- Dedicated Link
- New Lizard Named in Honor of President Obama’s Toothy Smile
- Leapin’ Lima Leatherneck!
- In Michigan, A Conservative Governor Takes Careful Aim at Unions
- Banking’s Really Bad Day
- The Portland Mall Shooting, as Told by Eyewitnesses
- Reading Between the Lines of the Bountygate Ruling
- The Muslim Brotherhood and the New Egyptian Divide
- 2012 on Twitter: The 5 Conversations that Spun Our World This Year
- Kate Upton: The Sixth-Most Searched Person in America in 2012
- TIME’s Best Portraits of 2012
- Risk of Sudden Death High Even for Light Smokers
- Will Dungeons & Dragons Be the Next Hobbit?
- Syrian Opposition Boosted by U.S. Recognition, But Faces Growing Challenges
- North Korea’s Rocket Launch Riles Neighborhood, but Mild Response from China Expected
- Google Zeitgeist 2012: The World’s Most Searched for People of the Year
- Wednesday Words: Babymoon, Self-Interrupt and More
- The 10 Most Popular Google Doodles of 2012
- Historic Nuptials: 12 Delightful 12-12-12 Weddings [Photos]
- Wednesday’s Political Ledes
- Elites Still Bypassing Measures to Combat Money Laundering
- Drivers May Get Special Christmas Present: $3 Gas
- Want Some Donkey Cheese? You’ll Have to Ask Novak Djokovic
- 10 Cool Holiday Gifts You Can Make with a 3-D Printer
- Pondering North Korea’s Endgame
- The Most Popular Diets of 2012 (According to Google)
- Holiday Shooting at Oregon Mall Leaves 2 Dead, But No Answers Why
- Queen Elizabeth II in 3D: Coming Soon
- The Biggest Shows of 2012, on TV and on Google
- Reading While Eating for Dec. 12: Happy 12-12-12
- PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Romney’s Jeep Claim
- Angry Travelers Protest Airline Delays in China
- India Pays Tribute to Ravi Shankar, Sitar Maestro and Cultural Ambassador
- Luxury Zeitgeist: The 10 Most-Searched High Fashion Brands of 2012
- Sorry, But You Probably Can’t Sue Your Bank
- Why the FTC’s Report That Flunks App Companies on Child Privacy Isn’t Enough
- Amateur Chinese Inventor Builds Awesome Apocalypse Capsules
- Zero Dark Thirty‘s Jason Clarke on Playing an Interrogator and Prepping for a Torture Scene
- A Year In Googling: The People, Events (and Diets) That Defined Our 2012 Web Conversation
- When News Goes Viral: The Biggest Headlines of 2012 (According to Google)
- A Punch Turns Political in Michigan Labor Protests
- Childhood Obesity Rates Drop Slightly In Some Cities: What Are They Doing Right?
- Eye on the Other Ball
- Apple Fans Lash Back at Idea That There’s an ‘Apple Tax’
- Why a ‘Steam Box’ Game Console Would Be a Big Deal
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