* Majority of Americans believes the country should “mind its own business internationally.” * New research finds women's and men's brains are wired differently—women for socialization and memory, men for perception and coordinated action. * If you still have room in your mind for a Snowden profile: Janet
* Politico believes Chris Christie's "Rubensesque" girth is his best asset, helping him relate to working-class voters. * Ukraine's desire to be affiliated with the EU is more symbolic than practical. * Editor of the Guardian describes pressures and precautions after coming into contact with the
* Along with workers and money, the U.S. plains oil rush has meant a boom in cartel, drug, and other criminal activity. * Corruption watchdog says the world perceives Australia as declining alongside Syria and Libya. * How Thailand reached its current insanity. * Texting has rendered the humble period surly and aggressive;
* For consumers, healthcare.gov now appears operational, but there's no assurance it's working on the back end—for insurers. * Though homicides have dropped, Mexico's president hasn't yet delivered on promises to improve the economy and reduce crime. * Facing speculation he'd
* Rwanda to be the first country to perform non-surgical mass circumcision to curb AIDS. * New information emerges that the CIA at Gitmo turned al Qaeda suspects into double agents. * Greenwald: NSA is monitoring suspected radicalizers' online porn activity to ruin their reputation among denizens. * How the DEA took
* China explains why it didn't respond when American and Japanese jets flew through its new air defense zone over the East China Sea. * Putin usually makes guests wait 30 minutes to see him, but the Pope waited nearly an hour. * New Snowden document says the NSA has been
* Consumers turn to private insurance-market websites to buy coverage while healthcare.gov remains troubled. * Private company purchases 150 acres of Detroit, with plans to turn the derelict East Side into farmland and orchards. * Though its strategies have proven ineffectual, no one can blame the USPS for trying to save
* D.C. Republicans increasingly furious at the Heritage Foundation, notably its 31-year-old "revolutionary." * Iran and America's top diplomats are selling the landmark nuclear agreement very differently at home. * Primer on the Iran nuclear agreement. * "A Guide to Eating Very Particular Feelings." * The
* Last year there were 223 cases of polio; to reach zero, we need to spend billions and fight the Taliban. * Health authorities struggle to convince America that there's a post-antibiotics crisis coming soon. * See also: the "happy-hour virus," for when your computer needs to
* Possible nor'easter predicted to ruin Thanksgiving travel plans on the East Coast this Wednesday. * In the next 50 years the island of Kiribati will sink into the Pacific; its government needs to relocate 103,000 citizens. * Six-month deal reached to keep the Iranian nuclear program in check,
