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In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond looked back over thousands of years of human history to examine fundamental questions behind why some societies built empires while others withered. Diamond now has some new ideas for why vast economic inequalities persist.

Four of the most prestigious poetry prizes went to African-American women this year. Some say the accolades are well overdue. Fueling this trend are a growing number of literary organizations that nurture the work specifically of black writers.

More than 2,500 veterans flocked to the USS Intrepid, a decommissioned aircraft docked along the Hudson River in Manhattan, for a job fair Monday. While the unemployment rate in New York is 9 percent, it's nearly double that for combat-age veterans. One challenge is that their skills aren't easily understood by employers.

British police nearly shot a terrorism suspect after finding him in his apartment, standing in the bath and wearing a back-pack, according to testimony heard in a British court Tuesday. "To this day, I still don't know how I didn't shoot him," an officer said.

U.S. officials report a drone strike has killed Atiyah al-Rahman, al-Qaida's second-in-command. But attacks connected by the organization continue. Terrorism experts Peter Bergen and Omar Ashour share their analysis on the current state of al-Qaida worldwide.

Author Dennis Lehane's latest novel is a faced-paced tale of organized crime and betrayal, set during Prohibition. Live by Night follows Joe Coughlin from his days as a small-time Boston hood to success as the rum-running boss of the South.

How much has San Diego County collected in property taxes over the last year, and how is that money being invested? We speak to Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister about the outlook for 2011. Plus, learn where you can go to find out if there's a supplemental refund waiting for you.

An unemployed real estate agent in Madrid, Spain, couldn't afford his mortgage payments and couldn't sell his half-a-million-dollar apartment, so he's raffling it off. The proceeds from the 64,000 tickets at about $10 dollars each will pay off his mortgage. On his Web site, he writes, "For 5 euros, you can win a flat, and I'll be able to sleep again."

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What's the motivation behind Councilmember Carl DeMaio's "Competition and Transparency in City Contracting" initiative? How would the initiative, if passed, affect San Diego's living wage law? We discuss the arguments for and against what could be the most talked about local proposition on the November ballot.