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If you're looking for unusual gift ideas, New York Times technology columnist David Pogue has picked out some off-beat gadgets, both practical and prankish.

A manuscript in Ludwig van Beethoven's own hand was discovered in a Philadelphia seminary in July. It is expected to fetch $1.7 to $2.6 million at auction next month.

Hunter S. Thompson will be memorialized in an extravagant festival in his hometown of Woody Creek, Col., on Saturday. Family and friends plan a spectacular sendoff for the gonzo journalist, who committed suicide in February.

A year ago, people who predicted that Iraq was headed toward a Shia-Sunni civil war were scoffed at by supporters of the U.S.-led invasion. But sectarian strife appears to be on the rise in Baghdad.

The New York Times and its Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Judith Miller have presented twin accounts of Miller's role in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case. The articles provide details of Miller's testimony -- and open up new questions about the paper's oversight.

Kenneth Lieberthal, professor of political science at the University of Michigan, discusses the increase of unrest in China. He says protests are occurring across the country as the government's drive to industrialize is colliding with the rural population's wish to hold on to its land.

Pentagon figures show that attempts to break into Department of Defense systems increased dramatically from 2003 to 2004. Security analysts warn that defense contractors are even more vulnerable than the Pentagon to computer hackers.

Darcy Wakefield has died. She wrote commentaries for All Things Considered and for Maine Public Radio about her struggle with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

He grew up on Long Island, but Shuja Sohrewardy's family ties extend to India and Pakistan. His father's homage to their ancestry included elaborate stories about exotic lands, often told in Urdu.

If Mayor Villaraigosa ends up running the Los Angeles public school system, he can draw on the experiences of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Claudio Sanchez reports on what has happened in the Chicago and New York City school districts under mayoral control.