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The 2012 speculation that Obama might swap Biden for Hillary Clinton as his running mate — the electoral logic, the arguments against, and why it never

In May 2012 IBM banned Siri on company devices — voice data went to Apple's servers, and nobody could audit it. The caution turned out to be prescient.

In 2012 Gina Rinehart became the world's richest woman on iron ore wealth — polarizing Australia with her wages politics, media stakes, and a bitter family

In May 2012 a CBI court moved to put Rajesh and Nupur Talwar on trial for the 2008 murders of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj — India's most

Mark Zuckerberg cashed out 30.2 million Facebook shares in the May 2012 IPO — about $1.15 billion, most of it earmarked for the tax bill on his stock options.

In May 2012 the Lok Sabha passed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill — gender-neutral, with special courts, in-camera trials, and

A Gujarat village school made national news in 2012 with air-conditioned classrooms — inspiring, startling, and a window into India's rural education gap.

In May 2012 a French prosecutor in Lille opened a preliminary rape investigation against Strauss-Kahn over an alleged December 2010 incident in Washington.

After years of speculation, Nita Ambani gave Vanity Fair its first look inside Antilia in 2012 — and settled the rumors about whether the family had ever

In 2012 Kabul, Shakila Naderi ran a driving school for women — a small, pointed act of normalization in a city where public space was still deeply gendered.

In May 2012 Facebook tested paid 'promoted posts' in New Zealand — charging page owners to reach their own followers. It was a preview of the end of free

In May 2012 Chipotle disclosed an SEC subpoena probing its hiring practices, employee work-authorization compliance, and the public statements it had made.

April 2012 polls briefly showed Mitt Romney closing the gender gap with women voters. The movement, the spin, and what November actually delivered.

Ethical men earn 3.4% less, a 2012 study found — but ethical women pay no penalty. What Andrew Hussey's MBA research says about character and wages.

Scott Thompson's four-month Yahoo tenure ended in May 2012 over a fabricated degree — and set up the succession battle that brought in Marissa Mayer.

Satyamev Jayate's 2012 episode on child sexual abuse cited a devastating statistic — 53% of Indian children face sexual abuse — and asked parents to listen

A Mother's Day poem by fifth-grader Shlok Sharma of Naperville: Mom, you are an eagle... a rose... the great ocean — a child's tribute in verse.

When 'Satyamev Jayate' debuted in May 2012, critics attacked Aamir Khan's emotions instead of the issues. Film critic Subhash K.

The Washington Post's May 2012 report on Mitt Romney's Cranbrook hair-cutting incident raised questions about memory, cruelty, and what adolescence tells us

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novels map the interior lives of Indian and immigrant women — and much of their power lies in what her characters leave unsaid.