Beth Israel Deaconess has elected to make its infection rates and other unsavory stats open to the public. Let's see if other hospitals follow suit.

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The U.S. News law school rankings draw more attention and controversy than any of our other graduate school rankings. They've even been the subject of academic symposia. Two examples are the Association of American Law Schools "Workshop on the Ratings Game" and the Indiana University School of Law's "The Next Generation of Law School Rankings".

AP - A radar failure over the Amazon forced Brazil to turn back or ground a string of international flights Saturday, deepening a national aviation crisis just hours after the president unveiled safety measures prompted by the country's deadliest air disaster.

AP - A purported Taliban spokesman said Saturday that the Islamic militia had killed two German hostages, a claim disputed by both Afghanistan and Germany. He also offered to trade 23 captive South Koreans for imprisoned Taliban fighters.

AP - The strip mall storefront of International Educational Services opens up into cheerful offices and classrooms decorated with American flags. Open a classroom door, and dozens of smiling children look up from their workbooks for a heavily accented group "good morning."