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By one measure, China is poised to become the world's largest economy by the end of the year. Why is this shift happening years before most estimates predicted it would?

It was a bonanza year for blockbusters — four topped the $300 million mark — but there was a trove of art-house gems, too. Herewith, Bob Mondello's 10 favorite films of 2007, plus an additional baker's dozen that deserve another mention at year's end.

After seeing one too many advertisements about Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder, couch potato and commentator Mike Fisch daydreams about how chemicals can enhance his life, making him "better stronger, faster."

Tuesday on Capitol Hill a panel of top military officers — including the Joint Chiefs of Staff — faced a Senate panel that grilled them about the problem of sexual assault in the military. There was consensus that the problem is unacceptable, but there was less agreement about solutions. One controversial proposal, backed by some Senators, calls for taking responsibility for military trials of sexual assault cases from commanders. NPR's Larry Abramson reports on the debate over the military chain of command and sexual assault.

The French Open just started and already the women's No. 1 seed is out. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated.

Top tech CEO including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates discussed the future of artificial intelligence in a closed meeting with a bipartisan group of Senators on Capitol Hill.

The mass-shooter is already serving a whole life sentence under state charges for killing 10 people and injuring three others at the Tops grocery store on Buffalo’s Jefferson Avenue in a racist attack.

"Why should we believe that it's going to be different this time than it's been in the past?" Sen. Jeanne Shaheen asked Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller.

A Federal Jury in Boston found John Kapoor, founder of Insys Therapeutics, and four other executives guilty of bribing doctors to boost sales of Subsys, a highly addictive fentanyl sublingual spray.

Demolish the Skyway Bridge to make way for housing along the waterfront. Enclose the Skyway in glass for a year-round “Skybeach.” Or keep the Skyway, make…