Chinese tycoon sentenced to life in prison for smuggling, bribery
A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Lai Changxing, a tycoon who spent more than a decade as a fugitive in Canada, to life in prison for smuggling and bribery, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported Born into a peasant family, Lai received little in the way of education. He nonetheless rose to become one of [...]
‘Adrock’ of the Beastie Boys pays tribute to Yauch
The tributes and condolences have poured in since the passing of Beastie Boys member Adam "MCA" Yauch, and on Sunday night, fans heard from another one of the respected group's members, Adam "Adrock" Horovitz Horovitz added in his post Sunday, "I'm glad to know all the love that Yauch has put out into the world [...]
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Life stressors increase obesity risk in young girls
When young girls live in a stressful home where violence, depression or other disruptions are common they are more likely to become obese by age 5, compared to children raised in more stable homes. And when preschool girls witness a couple of bad events at once, they have an even higher risk of becoming obese, [...]
Can you afford to get old?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Can you afford to get old? Another step governments could take would be to educate people on how to better prepare for their retirement Tune in to the Situation Room at 4pm to see if Jack reads your answer on air In the United States alone, an extra three years of [...]
Crossroads GPS to drop $1.7 million against Obama
– A conservative political action committee on Tuesday announced plans to spend $ review million in a half-dozen battleground states criticizing President Barack Obama’s energy policy The group previously targeted Obama with a $650,000 buy in Nevada, New Mexico, and Ohio while the president visited those states on an energy tour. On Tuesday, Obama fundraised, [...]
Zakaria: Al-Assad keen on violence, not dialogue
By Fareed Zakaria, CNN The one fact that might change this dynamic is that Syria is not an oil-rich country like Iran. We don’t know the extent of that support, but it’s quite conceivable that the Syrian government is going to run out of money eventually. Syria does not have vast amounts of money pouring [...]
What the Yuck: Can I be allergic to sunlight?
Too embarrassed to ask your doctor about sex, body quirks, or the latest celeb health fad? In a regular feature and a new book, "What the Yuck?!," Health magazine medical editor Dr. Roshini Raj tackles your most personal and provocative questions. Raj at whattheyuck@ blog. Send 'em to Dr The most common is polymorphic light [...]
Clashes erupt in Syria despite demands for cease-fire
The Syrian military clashed with defectors in the capital of Damascus on Saturday as regime forces bombarded other towns with heavy gunfire despite the United Nations' call for a cease-fire, opposition activists said Gunfire between both sides erupted in the Homs neighborhoods of Baba Amr and Jouret Al-Arayes, the opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria [...]
How religion has been used to promote slavery
By John Blake, CNN “He himself did own slaves but he treated them as family,” Asani says. “One called Zayd he treated like an adopted son and one of his wives was a Coptic Christian slave What’s a slave? “It may well be that the people he talked to were small farmers who would not [...]
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