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Friday, December 7, 2012

Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages

By Laura L. Myers | Reuters: SEATTLE (Reuters) - Hundreds of marijuana enthusiasts huddled near Seattle 's famed Space Needle tower on Thursday night with pipes, bongs and hand-rolled joints to celebrate Washington 's new status as the first state in the nation to legalize pot for adult recreational... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Infected and unaware: HIV hitting America's youth

By Julie Steenhuysen | Reuters: CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than half of young people in the United States who are infected with HIV are not aware of it, according to a new report by government health officials that zeroes in on one of the remaining hot spots of HIV infection in America. Young people... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

You Are Most Likely to Die at 11 a.m.

By Megan Garber | The Atlantic: Why? Because when technology steps aside, nature takes over. Particularly when you're older, you're 14 percent more likely to die on your birthday than on any other day of the year. Particularly when you live in certain geographical areas, you're 13 percent more... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Sex and alcohol make you happier than kids and religion, study finds

From msn: Kids are said to fill our lives with poignancy and inexplicable joy, yet it appears many parents would rather be tossing back some bourbon and rolling around in their skivvies than taking care of their beloved offspring. [ Read on Here ] Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 12, 2012

U.S. to overtake Saudi as top oil producer: IEA

By Peg Mackey | Reuters: LONDON (Reuters) - The United States will overtake Saudi Arabia and Russia as the world's top oil producer by 2017, the West's energy agency said on Monday, predicting Washington will come very close to achieving a previously unthinkable energy self-sufficiency. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

The most indebted man in the world owes former employer $6.3 billion

By Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News: Former financial arbitrage trader Jerome Kerviel is the most indebted man on the planet, owing his former employer $6.3 billion. The amount Kerviel owes to French bank Societe Generale for fraudulent trades made in 2007 and 2008 would make Kerviel one of the 50 richest... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

U.S. stance on marijuana unchanged by legalization votes: official

By Alex Dobuzinskis | Reuters: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A top Justice Department official has told "60 Minutes" the federal government is ready to combat any "dangers" of state-sanctioned recreational pot, amid criticism of the Obama administration for its relative silence on legalization drives in... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Islam appears to spread in Haiti...

Islam appears to spread in Haiti, a country where Christianity and Voodoo hold sway By Trenton Daniel, The Associated Press: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - School teacher Darlene Derosier lost her home in the 2010 earthquake that devastated her country. Her husband died a month later after suffering what... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 21, 2012

Life Expectancy Is Shrinking for Some White People

By Dashiell Bennett | The Atlantic Wire Researchers have found a disturbing trend while examining life expectancy in the United States, as the least educated white Americans have actually seen a massive drop in number of years that they live. The most shocking decline was in white women without a... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Marriage Drives Women to Drink, Study Suggests

By Jennifer Abbasi, LiveScience Contributor | LiveScience.com: Marriage may drive a woman to drink, not because she's unhappy but because she's influenced by her husband's alcohol consumption, new research suggests. And men, on average, drink more than women. Men, on the other hand, spend less time... Sign in to see full entry.

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