1. Fukushima Rescue Mission Lasting Legacy: Part 1 Radioactive Contamination of Americ
(U.S./Nation)

... it leaves thousands of sailors and Marines in the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group 7 on their own when it comes to determining if any of them are developing problems caused by radiation exposure. ...

2. Marvin Miller Did Change Baseball
(Sports/Professional)

... the owners burned him out in a hurry. He was one of the few commissioners who stuck up for the players," Kaat laughed. Kaat went on strike in 1972 with his major league association members over the percentage ...

3. money for drilling is more important than $ for Drones, O.K.?
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... to stop killing children in Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan and Arab countries using C.I.A. ordered un-manned computer controlled Drone Strikes deploying missiles aimed at "terrorists" but which kill ...

4. Christie Administration Focuses on Charter School Tenure
(N.J./State)

... district teachers. In the six-page proposal, the administration maintained that the new measures sought to strike a balance that would most benefit students. “The stipulation that streamlined tenure ...

5. Len Berman on Sports: 'Lance the Liar' fesses up; What Does he Gain?
(Sports/Professional)

... eMailbag When I asked on twitter @LenBermanSports "Does the secret recording of Carmelo Anthony strike anyone else as being Steinbrenner-esque?" A.J. replied, "Downright Belichick-ian." Last week I ...

6. Investment Prospectives: Hits and Misses
(Money/Economy)

... to $99 per barrel and finished under $92, representing a 7.7% decline. Soft prices had a negative impact on energy companies, a strike to our sentiment to overweight this sector. We believe that as confidence ...

7. Christie's State of the State Address: Did it Pack a Wallop?
(N.J./State)

... ready for a national election and the holidays to follow. Then Sandy hit. Sandy was the worst storm to strike New Jersey in 100 years. 346,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Nearly 7 million people ...

8. N.J. Republicans Blast Senator Sweeney for Playing Politics with a Natural Disaster
(N.J./State)

...  Senator Jennifer Beck (R- Monmouth): I can't imagine anybody praying for what was one of the most horrific disasters to strike New Jersey," Beck said. "There is no upside here, no amount of job creation ...

9. Flawed Business of Selecting Baseball Hall of Famers
(Sports/Professional)

... enough for the court system, then it should be good enough for Cooperstown. The writers played an essential part in rebuilding the baseball brand following the 1994-1995 players strike when newspapers ...

10. Weight Loss Tricks for a New Year and a New You
(Health/Healthquest)

... all your fruit in the refrigerator.  Keep a few staple fruits like apples, clementines and grapes on display for you to see and when hunger strikes you can grab a piece of fruit.  This will help ...

11. Giants Preview and NFL Playoff Chances: G-Men Will Fall Short This Year
(Sports/Professional)

... receiver in Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks, but the production of these two wideouts has fallen off steeply in the team’s 2-5 slide. In their 6-2 start, Eli could count on the pair for a quick strike, extend-the-field ...

12. East Coast Economic Jolt put on Hold; Longshoremen Strike Averted for 30 Days
(Money/Economy)

BY GINA G. SCALA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The International Longshoremen Association and the U.S. Martime Alliance have temporarily averted an East Coast strike some say would further paralyze the economy. ...

13. MY HOMIE GONE
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

WHO GAVE YOU BITCHES THE RIGHT AND THE AUTHORITY TO KILL OUR FRIEND??? I HOPE YOU NEVER GET ANY SLEEP AT NIGHT AND THAT TRADGEDY WILL STRIKE YOUR FAMILY AS IT DID THIS FAMILY..WHO GAVE YOU THE FUCKING ...

14. Giants and Jets: Homeland Security Threat
(Sports/Professional)

... the drone strike. And they would be justified in their horror, because that would be an unmitigated disaster. For Tebow, the Jets apologize for making him a sideshow and try to find a trade partner that ...

15. Human fist developed for violence, study says
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to the punching bag — the force per area — was 1.7 to 3 times greater with a fist strike compared with a slap. "Because you have higher pressure when hitting with a fist, you are more likely to ...

16. Drone Strikes
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

After reading this article and a number of others, including George Monbiot's recent Guardian article connecting our drone program in Pakistan to our culture of violence, I was moved to create this White ...

17. Giants-Falcons game preview and analysis: NFL Week 15
(Sports/Professional)

... vertically. The quick-strike downfield threat is one of Atlanta’s biggest assets. With the Giants’ focused on preventing the big, over-the-top throw from Ryan, the Falcons will have ample opportunity ...

18. Jets-Jaguars game preview and analysis: Two sub-.500 teams with a lot on the line
(Sports/Professional)

... cover him, and that could be very problematic. Turnovers and Special Teams Can lightning strike twice? It seemed like the Jets or Cardinals were destined to have a defensive touchdown (Cromartie and ...

19. Congress removes "lunatic" from their vocabulary, not from their behavior
(U.S./Nation)

... you, though.  This was a hard fought deal, and America has been trembling on the edge of the lunatic cliff for months.  Democrats wanted to strike the word, but Republicans felt that if we were ...

20. Mets' David Wright can thank Marvin Miller for his $100 million contract
(Sports/Professional)

... Commissioner Bud Selig, whose predecessor, Bowie Kuhn, dealt Miller during player strikes in 1972, '80 and '81, acknowledged in a statement this week that the union leader "made a distinct impact on this ...