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Dwoyne Baker wasn't perfect, but we shouldn't forget his killing
Calling someone a "perfect homicide victim" sounds terribly callous. But it explains the political/media liturgy that we all know so well. By a perfect victim, I mean one who is innocent, photogenic and never arrested, with a bright future. The...
Tags: NATO Summit, Peanuts, Hadiya Pendleton, South Chicago, Murder
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Some growing pains hard to witness
Dear Answer Angel: I've been seeing a lot more of my pet peeve: women dressing like their daughters. I think it's creepy for the moms to wear outfits that you might expect to see on their teen — or even preteen — daughters. Do you have any...
Tags: Hanesbrands Inc.
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Our View: Judge right to block soda ban
A state judge who this week blocked a large soda ban in New York City said the ban was “arbitrary and capricious.” We concur. We might add it was also ridiculous, intrusive and nanny-state-ish. The ban on selling sweetened sodas over 16...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Physical Fitness and Exercise, New York City, Weight, Justice System
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Healthy recipes put on Pinterest in push by First Lady, USDA, national magazines (a new place to figure out what’s for dinner?)
Moms At Work - Orlando SentinelThe White House announced this morning that thousands of healthy recipesĀ are now on Pinterest in a partnerhips thatĀ is part of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign, an ongoing effort to combat childhood obesity. The recipes were put together... -
Kanye West, Kris Jenner join list of celebrity hacking victims
More than a dozen celebrities and other high-profile people, including FLOTUS and the vice president, have had personal financial information hacked and posted on a public website — and on Tuesday the list was growing. Kim Kardashian, Mel Gibson,...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, Paris Hilton, Hulk Hogan, Justin Timberlake, Los Angeles Police Department
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Oscars 2013: An 'Argo' night at Academy Awards
For the second straight year, the movie business fell for itself. "Argo" — in which a Hollywood producer and makeup artist help engineer the rescue of six Americans from Iran — won the top prize at the 85th Academy Awards, one year after the...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Mark Andrews , Tommy Lee Jones, Arts and Culture, Seth MacFarlane
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Fermentation bubbles back into the mainstream
Like that ripe jar of kimchi sitting in the back of your fridge, something fizzy, funky and delicious is bubbling up in the American culinary scene. It's called fermentation. Its adherents are called fermentos. And its unofficial guru is a lanky...
Tags: Olives, Dining and Drinking, Authors, HIV, Manhattan (New York City)
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Howard County schools' emphasis on healthful eating earns national honor
Students at Howard High School emerge from cafeteria lines with plates as green as well-manicured lawns. They reach for steamed broccoli and fresh lettuce as quickly as they do macaroni and cheese and popcorn chicken. And they say they their healthful...
Tags: Hamburgers, Nutrition, Salt, Students, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Trans youth learn manners at Mama Gloria's Charm School
For RedEyeLearning how to sit like a lady or how to apply maquillage for daytime versus evening looks are just a few of the things "Mama Gloria" Allen, a 67-year-old-retired nurse, teaches her young, transgender pupils at Charm School, the popular etiquette class...Tags: Social Issues, Students, Substance Abuse, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Pop-Tart terrorist
WASHINGTON -- Rodney Francis is insufficiently ambitious. The pastor of the Washington Tabernacle Baptist Church in St. Louis has entered the fray over guns, violence and humanity's fallen nature with a plan for a "buyback" of children's toy guns. And toy...
Tags: Students, Michael Bloomberg, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Pies and Tarts
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Even Thomas Schaller would agree that statistics don't lie ("The myth of 'liberal media bias,'" March 6). Liberals make up only 20 percent of the electorate, yet they dominate the media. One only has to watch Judy Woodruff hyperventilate when speaking...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), The New York Times, News Corp., News Media, Barack Obama
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Chicago-bound TV pilots to feature a few famous faces
What do Steve Zahn, the actor who played Elliott in 1982's "E.T.," the telepathic police officer from NBC's "Heroes" and Lieutenant Eli Roosevelt from FX's "Sons of Anarchy" all have in common? They're all scheduled to film TV pilots for ABC in the...
Tags: Henry Thomas, Art Smith, Crime, Law and Justice, NBC (tv network), Emmy Rossum
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Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 4, 2013
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