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How Pingpong Changed the World

(Dec. 14) -- When people talk about cultural forces that changed the world, pingpong rarely comes up. But the lowly sport may actually be responsible for some of the biggest political and social changes of the last 75 years, including the Cuban revolution, the rise of American suburbs and even the advent of modern-day...

Castro Interview: He Was 'at Death's Door' During Illness

(Aug. 31) -- Fidel Castro says his long illness nearly killed him, and it forced him to turn over power to his brother Raul in 2008. In his first interview on the subject, the former leader of Cuba said he was "at death's door" during a four-year illness that he refuses to identify but is widely believed to be...

Fidel Castro to Publish First Volume of Memoirs

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(July 28) -- Fidel Castro put months of his seclusion from a serious illness to good use, it seems, and the results will appear next month: the first volume of his memoirs, titled "The Strategic Victory." Castro, who turns 84 next month, said it would include a short autobiography, because he didn't want to respond one...