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Florida's wildlife commission has voted to remove the manatee from the state's endangered species list, saying the mammals no longer qualify for endangered status, which designates only creatures that face extinction. Environmentalists object to the move, citing predictions the manatee population could decline by 50% in the next 45 years. Manatees are frequently killed by speeding boats, cold weather, and red tide algae blooms.

DEFINITION: (noun) One who sells fruit, vegetables, fish, or other goods from a cart, barrow, or stand in the streets. SYNONYMS: barrow-boy, barrow-man. USAGE: Too far, in fancy, above the rest of mankind to trouble about their petty distinctions, he is equally at home with duke or costermonger.

Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis with her family in a secret annex above her father's office building. During her 2 years in hiding, she kept a diary characterized by poignancy, humor, and tart observation. Her family was betrayed to the Germans in 1944, and Anne died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Her diary was recovered from the annex and has become an international bestseller, translated into over 60 languages. To whom did Anne address her diary entries?

Yeltsin served as Russia's first democratically elected president. His successful opposition to the August Coup shifted power to the reformers and republics, and Yeltsin helped found the Commonwealth of Independent States, ending attempts to preserve the Soviet Union. His reform program consisted of the mass privatization of state-run enterprises. Soon after the program was instituted, the country experienced inflation, heavy taxes, and a protracted economic depression. Who succeeded Yeltsin?

Hemophilia is a genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired. The disease is transmitted through females but almost invariably affects male offspring only. A hemophiliac cannot pass the disease to his sons, but all his daughters will be carriers. The transmission of hemophilia has been found in several royal families. What are some famous examples?