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World markets tumbled Tuesday as investors worried that Europe's debt crisis would spread despite a $143 billion bailout package for Greece. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 200 points while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell more than 2 percent.

In February, North Korea agreed to freeze uranium enrichment and missile tests and allow international nuclear inspectors — and then immediately announced a rocket launch. North Korea watchers are puzzled by the mixed messages and wonder who is calling the shots in a country with a new, untested leader.

The U.S. recently agreed to provide North Korea with food assistance, and it was hoped that this would help calm tensions in the region. But under its new leader, North Korea is now planning a rocket launch next month that's making everyone uneasy.

Art House Round Up: Tears of the Black Tiger, Glastonbury and Avenue Montaigne

Flip-flops in Iowa keep cropping up like spent corncobs. The recent national debt crisis brought out rampant charges of flip-flopping, too. What's behind all the charges of changeovers? A look at the storied history of the political about-face and what it says about our national character.

In these difficult economic times, many Americans are wary of buying items they'll use just once or twice and then store in the garage. But for those times you really need a hedge clipper or camping stove, there's NeighborGoods.net, an inventory of items your neighbors are willing to lend.

Google Inc., the company behind the Internet's most popular search engine, files its long-awaited plans for an initial public offering. The prospect of a Google IPO has kept Silicon Valley abuzz all year. Google said it expects to raise $2.7 billion through the stock sale, but the first day of trading is likely months away. NPR's Elaine Korry reports.

Justice Clarence Thomas rarely speaks during a Supreme Court argument. Perhaps he reserves his opinions for private conversations with the other justices. Quiet People can be quite social and sociable. They just don't say much.

Apple's decision to end its online streaming music service will reverberate across music websites, including those of several leading publications. What will the online community do without the songs?