Category Archives: News from the Soul Brother

City of God, 10 years on

By Donna Bowater In one of the ubiquitous street-side bars in the west of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Firmino sits sipping water dressed in the shirt of his beloved Flamengo football team. In Cidade de Deus, the community where he … Continue reading

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Run-DMC rapper blasts hip hop culture for being ‘disrespectful and immature’

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‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’: Peeta can swim, and other changes from the book

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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

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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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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

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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

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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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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

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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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