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Why I changed my mind on weed
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta Over the last year, I have been working on a new documentary called “Weed.” The title “Weed” may sound cavalier, but the content is not. I traveled around the world to interview medical leaders, experts, growers … Continue reading
Will buying airline tickets change to a ‘real-time’ fare system?
By Christopher Elliott Sue Marcus was looking for a flight from Washington to Tulsa. Instead, she found trouble. Every time the American Airlines Web site asked her to select a return flight, it came back with an error message saying … Continue reading
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Tagged Airline, American Airlines, consumer, Expedia, Fare, Orbitz, travel, Travelocity
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Marijuana stops child’s severe seizures
By Saundra Young By most standards Matt and Paige Figi were living the American dream. They met at Colorado State University, where they shared a love of the outdoors. After getting married, the couple bought a house and planned to … Continue reading
How Secrecy Has Already Corroded Our Democracy in Concrete Ways
By Conor Friedersdorf This summer, Rep. James Sensenbrenner, an author and longtime champion of the Patriot Act, emerged as one of the most concerned voices arguing that the law is being used to violate the rights of Americans. A letter the … Continue reading
Cities Might Not Be as Prepared as They Think for a Bioterrorism Attack
By John Metcalfe Imagine that a small group of terrorists deliberately infect themselves with smallpox and then walk around London, spreading it to the populace. How much could the terrible disease proliferate before the world realized something was amiss? This … Continue reading
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Tagged Biological warfare, Bioterrorism, Boston, cities, London, New York, Northeastern University, Paris, Smallpox, terrorism
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Louisiana parish claims incarcerated 14-year-old consented to be raped by a corrections officer
By Katie McDonough A Louisiana parish is arguing that it should not be held liable for the rape of a 14-year-old girl in a juvenile detention center because the victim “consented” to be sexually assaulted by a 40-year-old corrections officer … Continue reading
10 Reasons Lawyers Say Florida’s Law Enforcement Threw Away George Zimmerman’s Case
By Steven Rosenfeld Florida law enforcement, from the local police to the special prosecutor overseeing the Trayvon Martin case, did not want to see George Zimmerman convicted of murder and deliberately threw away the case, allowing their prosecution to crumble. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Dershowitz, Angela Corey, Florida, George Zimmerman, justice, law, Marissa Alexander, NPR, race, racism, Rick Scott, Trayvon Martin, United States
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I Work for Burger King at $7.40 an Hour — Here’s What It’s Like and Why Fast Food Workers Are on Strike
By Claudette Wilson Claudette Wilson is 20 and works two jobs in the fast food industry, one at Burger King and one at a pizza place. She is on her feet, sometimes for 12 hours a day, and makes $7.40 … Continue reading
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Tagged Burger King, Economic Inequality, fast food, job, minimum wage, Strike action, work, workers, Working poor
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