Conflicting rumors, conflicted emotions
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As Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat lay in a Paris hospital Friday, rumors about his condition were nearly as thick as the rich Arab coffee that has fueled many a debate about his life and legacy.
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People who hold positive opinions assume more often than those who hold negative ones that others share their opinions, according to a new study.
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Despite the recent spate of takeovers in the beleaguered newspaper industry, analysts are skeptical that many more will follow.
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Valleywag is mostly puff pieces. I guess they're writing about people who, for one reason or another, they don't want to offend. Typical of business press. Don't screw your sources or else they'll dry up. Don't speak ill of Steve Jobs or else no cover picture for you. So, it's reasonable to conclude -- if you read something unbelievably nice about someone in Valleywag, that person is a source. Thing is, they're reduced to attacking about five people. And the flow is miniscule. A pointer from VW is worth about 20 hits. In other words, hire a business reporter to do VW, and you get Infoworld, about 25 years too late.
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Charley, Frances and the specter of Ivan wreak havoc on industry assumptions. One, sure, but two? Three? By JEFF HARRINGTON, Times Staff Writer.
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Belying  the   over-enthusiastic   reports  of  a marriage date for
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Concerns about promiscuity can misinform the debate about a new vaccine for the human papillomavirus.
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For all the questions raised by last weekâs death of Yasser Arafat, one thing is certain: The debate over his legacy is likely to be as polarizing as the conflict that consumed his life.
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Speculation makes one company a favorite.
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It seems even a crusty old newshound like me can get burned. My item last week about a couple naming their baby âYahooâ turns out to be a hoax cooked up by a (now-unemployed) Romanian tabloid reporter. Reporters making things up just for a laugh? I am shocked, simply shocked.Â
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The announcement of Mary CheneyÂs pregnancy prompted new debate over the Bush administrationÂs opposition to gay marriage.
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One angry word begets another, and one Fool tries to sort out who's closer to the truth.
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Sometimes it's tough for patients to tell the whole story.
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Controversial statements by Harvard's president have added fuel to a debate that scientists say has no definitive answers.
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Liberal bias versus right-wing conspiracy is a wonderful distraction. There is evidence enough on both sides. How can opposite claims be true? Confront a physicist with evidence supporting contradictory hypotheses and she will go looking for a more basic cause. Let's try that.
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Medical research often becomes news. But sometimes the news is made to appear more definitive and dramatic than the research warrants.
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There have been signs of danger he has read about, warnings of trouble told to him.