They hardly sparkle with the sunshine pop of the Beach Boys or the gleaming funk of Dr. Dre, but Feist's pleasant brand of melancholy strikes the right mood for winding in (Unintelligible) city, feeling comfortably lost and alone.

NPR: Hearing a Breakthrough: Feist's 'Reminder'

More than 200, 000 people in Virginia alone lost power and another 40, 000 in New Jersey were left in the dark.

WSJ: Snowstorm spares DC, heads toward New England

This figure does not include the animals lost by habitat destruction and pollution, which in Europe alone counts for many millions of animals.

BBC: Animal Underworld

The Windy City lost 500 people to gun violence in 2012 alone and neither the police nor city hall have a single idea on how to stop it.

FORBES: The Myth of Gun Liability Insurance

Once in awhile in our more reflective moments we may ponder why there should be such things that cause so much suffering and sorrow in the world, let alone so much lost productivity.

FORBES: This Is the Season?

Dealerships alone lost 50, 000 jobs in the last 18 months and would continue to shed jobs without this program.

CNN: Commentary: Why 'Cash for Clunkers' works

She could barely throw out a twisted paper clip or a fridge magnet that had lost its attraction, let alone the dish of Irish coins that she and Rich had brought home from a trip fifteen years ago.

NEWYORKER: Free Radicals

The state lost 100, 700 jobs in 2008, 73, 600 in November and December alone.

ECONOMIST: Statewatch: Illinois

In Syria alone, at least 17 journalists, 44 citizen journalists and four media assistants lost their lives, the report said.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS