By Ryan Kierman Article Reprint The National Institutes of Health is funding a program to convince female “light-smokers” in Brazil to kick their bad habit, at a cost to American taxpayers of $653,190. “There is
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Mayor Emanuel’s digital billboard deal: a roadside distraction?
Critics say the deal is dangerous for drivers and damaging to the skyline. But to the city, the promise of $155 million in revenue looms large. By Deanna Isaacs Article Reprint All the world’s a
Read moreObama ‘disappointed’ with Snowden asylum, says no domestic spying program in US
rt.com/news Article Reprint Barack Obama made his first comments on Snowden asylum, saying he was “disappointed” that Moscow had given the leaker temporary refuge. The US President also touched on ‘gay propaganda’ laws in Russia
Read moreHip-Hop Star To Be Highland Park’s First Lady
By: detroit.cbslocal.com Article Reprint One of the hip-hop scene’s most successful female rappers is settling down — at least part time — in metro Detroit. Grammy-nominated west coast hip hop emcee, Yolanda Whittaker — also
Read moreCommunist Party makes a comeback … in Japan
By: Gavin Blair Article Reprint A smiling, smartly attired 30-year-old woman sits at an expansive table in a meeting room decorated with simple elegance on the fourth floor of a modern office building in central
Read moreGeorge Clooney To Hedge Fund Honcho Daniel Loeb: Stop Spreading Fear At Sony
By: MIKE FLEMING JR Article Reprint George Clooney, who yesterday sent his Smokehouse Pictures partner Grant Heslov to Hollywood to show Sony and Fox a first cut of their Oscar-season period film The Monuments Men,
Read moreSmaller Unions Complain Of White House Cold Shoulder
A new labor liaison. And complaints about the Christmas Card list. By: Evan McMorris-Santoro Article Reprint WASHINGTON — A reshuffling in the White House’s labor operation has prompted complaints from some smaller labor unions that
Read moreSimpson wins small parole victory on some charges
By: sports.yahoo.com Article Reprint CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson won a small victory Wednesday in his bid for freedom as Nevada granted him parole on some of his convictions in a 2008 kidnapping
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