March 23, 2012: Afternoon
- Obama nominates Dartmouth president Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank.
- Kagan: America must prepare for, not deny, its decline as dominator of Earth.
- French Muslims wait for France to react to learning that a Muslim was behind the Jewish school shootings.
- Relationship between stress and immunity not fully understood, but it appears that being stressed can lead to sickness.
- New Zealand pot club installs cannabis vending machine to help members avoid prosecution.
- "Israeli Abraham Klein survived politics, prejudice and even the Holocaust to become the best referee in the world."
- Psychotherapist who consulted on Mad Men explains the appeal of its characters.
- Students from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired attend prom.
- Confessions of an out-of-the-loop parent, by TMN's Jessica Francis Kane.
- Odd classes available at Sweet 16 schools.
- For those who like basketball, a philosophical question: Would you rather build a franchise around DeMarcus Cousins or John Wall?
- U.S. sees 16% increase in 2011 of half-marathon finishers.
- Video excerpts from inside the "terrific, bizarre" world of Danish children's TV.