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Scientists have finally demystified the incredible workings of a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator built by ancient Greeks. A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, a clock-like machine consisting of more than 30 precise, hand-cut bronze gears, show it to be more advanced than previously thought — so much so that nothing …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Office Space Much of the intrigue in Congress these days is found off the House and Senate floor… in the scramble for the best congressional offices. With some top members on the way out, junior members stuck with low-status offices grab prized …

After a long Christmas break during which they had to spend their own money, Congress returned to Washington this week and prepared to start spending more of ours. The Bush administration appears ready, even eager, to take on what will be the biggest domestic challenge of the last 50 years …

Michael Jackson | Odds ‘n’ Ends Jacko’s Wacko Plan Backfires You may have heard that Michael Jackson is being sued for $48 million. The issue concerns a private investment adviser he hired to help him raise money last year and early this year. What you don’t know is that Jackson’s …

It used to be that you needed a degree in fashion and some talent in order to become a designer. Not anymore. The country that has perfected the art of bodies-by-design is entering the next phase of giving people exactly what they want: relatively affordable customized clothing, made in part …

NEW YORK – After several seasons of fussing with their long, layered locks, Hollywood stars and their copycats have been looking for a shortcut. Many have found it in an updated version of a classic favorite: the bob (search). “Bobs are definitely hot in Hollywood right now,” said Glamour magazine …

Summer’s Here and the Time Is Right for Grrring in the Streets I’m guilty of having too many power lawn tools. I have a John Deere that’s a combination weed whacker (equipped with my trusty Aero-Flex head), hedge trimmer and leaf blower. I also own a Craftsman ride-on lawn tractor …

President Bush’s pick for chief justice of the United States was confirmed and sworn in as expected on Thursday, but Bush’s next nominee to be a Supreme Court (search) justice is unlikely to get as smooth a ride. Beneath the bluster over John G. Roberts’ (search) positions on abortion and …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Retired General and FOX News senior military analyst Paul Vallely is calling on former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson to apologize for calling him a liar after Vallely said Wilson told him his wife worked for the CIA long before her CIA work …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Corzine’s Concern Newly elected New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine’s office is steamed at New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, who told reporters he’d already interviewed the top candidates to fill Corzine’s vacant senate seat. That …