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Getting teens to disconnect may sound like a noble effort in these technology-driven times, but for social scientists like Sarah Burd-Sharps, being disconnected isn’t always a good thing. “At precisely the time in life when young people form their adult identities and move towards self-sufficiency, 5.8 million young Americans are adrift at society’s margins,” Burd-Sharps […]
A man who dresses as a woman said the city of Nashville and the company that operates one of its prisons should pay him millions for putting him behind bars for three years with women.
President Barack Obama holds a 5-point lead over Mitt Romney among likely voters in Florida and Virginia, and a 7-point lead in Ohio, according to polling released Thursday evening from NBC, the Wall Street Journal and Marist. In Florida and Virginia, 49 percent of likely voters supported Obama, and 44 percent Romney. In Ohio, […]
After a marathon session in Chicago’s Hilton hotel, rank and file members of the Chicago Teachers Union spilled into the street at midnight central time with no contract agreement — only the promise of a continued strike. “No deal,” a source close to the negotiations told The Huffington Post seven minutes before midnight. “We came […]
Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC, where President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle pay $70,000 a year to send their two daughters, is involved in a court battle that threatens to expose sex and drug secrets at the private institution.
The U.S. Census Bureau is expected to announce this Wednesday, September 12, that America’s poverty rate is the worst in 50 years. In light of…
New York (CNN) — New York City’s Board of Health voted Thursday to ban the sale of sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces in restaurants and other venues, in a move meant to combat obesity and encourage residents to live healthier lifestyles. The board voted eight in favor, with one abstention. “It’s time […]
A new study released Thursday found that, though more and more people are falling into poverty, the issue has barely registered in some of the top media outlets in America. Left-wing media watchdog FAIR examined the main three evening newscasts, as well as the “PBS Newshour,” NPR’s “All Things Considered,” the New York Times, Washington […]
McDonald’s president Jan Fields announced today that starting next week, menu boards in the chain’s restaurants and drive-thrus will contain calorie counts for all menu items in accordance with the company’s ongoing Commitments to Offer Improved Nutrition Choices program. The announcement came as part of the presentation of McDonald’s 2012 Nutrition Journey Progress Report, which […]
Americans are pausing to mark the 11th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The country’s leaders and the families of the victims are taking part in solemn ceremonies in Washington, New York, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Hundreds gathered at the September 11th Memorial in lower Manhattan to remember loved ones lost in the worst terror attack […]
WASHINGTON – President Obama remembered victims and praised the resolve of Americans in remarks made at the Pentagon memorial Tuesday, the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This is a full transcript of what the president said: THE PRESIDENT: Secretary Panetta, General Dempsey, members of our Armed Forces, and most importantly, to the families –survivors […]
(CNN) — On newspaper racks Tuesday, 9/11 was markedly absent from the front pages of the New York Times and the New York Post. “The pain, the outrage, the loss — these never fade,” wrote the Times public editor Margaret Sullivan. “The amount of journalism, however, must.” On the 11th anniversary of a tragedy, some […]