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Infant Mortality Numbers Declining in the U.S.
By Cheri Cheng According to the latest statistics presented by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the infant mortality rate within the United States has been steadily declining from 2005 to 2011. This new statistic reveals a … Continue reading
Allen Iverson, NBA icon, struggles with life after basketball
By Kent Babb Less than an hour before the 8 p.m. tipoff, Philadelphia 76ers employees are scurrying around the Wells Fargo Center, hoping this Saturday night unfolds as planned. It’s late March, and the team is handing out Allen Iverson … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Iverson, basketball, NBA, Pat Croce, Philadelphia 76ers, Roshown McLeod, sports, Wells Fargo Center
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Poverty in America: Millions of families too broke for bank accounts
by Bob Sullivan Sabino Fuentes-Sanchez hid $25,000 all around his house because he didn’t trust banks. Lasonia Christon receives her Walmart salary on a pre-paid debit card. Kim James was homeless for most of the past decade in part because she had … Continue reading
The News Media’s Public Disservice in Boston
By Sally Kohn In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, witnesses described the chaos at the finish line, where thousands of bystanders fled away from the blasts as first responders did the opposite—running toward the smoke and destruction with … Continue reading
U.S. Hospitals Told to Be on Lookout for H7N9 Bird Flu
By Anna Edney U.S. hospitals are being urged to head off a spread of the new H7N9 avian influenza by looking out for people exhibiting flu-like symptoms who have traveled to China or had contact with someone who has the illness. … Continue reading
Postal Service is losing $25 million a day
By Aimee Picchi The U.S. Postal Service is known for delivering the mail no matter if hurricanes or blizzards are obstructing the way. But now its pleading with lawmakers to deliver something for the agency: reforms that will stop the bleeding. Postmaster … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy Shook The U.S. Like An Earthquake
By Becky Oskin Hurricane Sandy’s fateful left turn toward the mid-Atlantic Coast in October last year lit up earthquake monitors all the way to Seattle, according to results presented at the Seismological Society of America’s annual meeting today (April 18). … Continue reading
How long it takes to cover rent in major U.S. cities
By Matthew Tarpey Most experts agree that about one-third of your salary should go toward paying rent. Unfortunately, in some cities that’s a tough goal to achieve. Using data from Economic Modeling Specialists International, along with average rent costs provided … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartment, budget, CA, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, life, Los Angeles, money, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, rentals, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose
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Boston aftermath brings out America’s worst prejudices
By David Sirota Between a Saudi student’s profiling and irresponsible CNN and NY Post reports, our nation’s bigotry is on display. For a country that so often purports to be color blind, that insists too many people of color are … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, Boston, Boston Marathon, CNN, David Sirota, Ethnicity, John King, journalism, New York Post, race, racial profiling, reporting, Saudi Arabia, television, United States
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The Fight Over Gun Control Has Revealed America’s New Civil War
By Robert Reich My first reaction on hearing of the Senate’s failure to get 60 votes for even modest measures to regulate the flow of guns into the hands of people who shouldn’t have them, such as background checks supported … Continue reading →