Oral Sex May Cause More Throat Cancer Than Smoking in Men, Researchers Say
A virus spread by oral sex may cause more cases of throat cancer in men than smoking, a finding that spurred calls for a new large-scale test of a drug used against the infection.Researchers examined 271 throat-tumor
We Can’t Ignore Housing Anymore
Social Media is a Waste of Time
CBS News Reporter Says White House Screamed, Swore at Her Over Fast and Furious
The Fast and Furious scandal, in which the Justice Department knowingly gave MexicanWhat's more, CBS News investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson -- who's been covering the scandal from the beginning -- says in an interview on the Laura Ingraham Show today that the White House and Justice Department have taken to screaming at her for reporting on the story. You can listen to the full interview below, but here are the key excerpts from Attkisson:
Why Do Some People Learn Faster?
The physicist Niels Bohr once defined an expert as “a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” Bohr’s quip summarizes one of the essential lessons of learning, which is that people learn how to get it right by getting it wrong again and again. Education isn’t magic. Education is the wisdom wrung from failure.A new
Post Office's Rescue Plan: Junk Mail
Many consumers are irked by the catalogs, credit-card pitches and other "junk mail" they receive. But the U.S. Postal Service loves it—and wants to deliver more.The agency, beset by historic losses and a plummet in first-class mail, is running promotions, easing rules and planning television and radio ads to encourage more businesses to send pitches by standard mail, the official term for bulk mailings used by marketers to prospect for customers.
"What we want to do is to make standard mail more interesting for customers so we can grow the total volume," Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said in an interview. "We don't call it junk mail—it's a lucrative avenue for anyone who wants to reach customers."
U.S. Targets California’s $1 Billion Pot Dispensaries
Federal prosecutors say they’re using property seizures and criminal charges to crack down on California’s commercial medical-marijuana dispensaries, threatening a billion-dollar industry.The top U.S. prosecutors in California said they’re responding to “explosive” growth in the state’s marijuana trade, which feeds national distribution by people with criminal backgrounds. The industry corrupted the intent of a 1996 referendum that made California the first state to permit marijuana use for medical purposes, the U.S. Attorneys in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco said yesterday.
Nobel winner Gbowee wants absolute world peace
Nobel peace prize joint winner Leymah Gbowee said on Saturday it was her goal to seek absolute peace in Africa and the world, also paying tribute to a late Kenyan peace laureate.
"My goal is to ensure that there is absolute peace in Africa and the rest of the world," Gbowee told a group of three journalists, including AFP, on arrival from the United States at the Ghanaian capital Accra's Kotoka international airport.
"The award indicates that African women have a unique role to play in conflict resolution in Africa. I will continue to dedicate myself to the goal of promoting the cause of women and conflict resolution in Africa and the world at large," she said.
Latinos ‘indignados’ dicen presente en Wall St.
El concierto ‘El Grito del Mundo’ pretende atraer a los jóvenes latinos indignados con el capitalismo rapaz en Wall Street.
La banda Kofre con su vocalista Chaly Muñoz, Eskarioka, Eskarroneros, Paracuta, Earthdriver, Radio
"Básicamente la idea salió de dos personas, Enrique de Voltaje Magazine y Mariano Muñoz, ellos convocaron a las bandas latinas para tener nuestra presencia ante los problemas económicos a nivel macrosocial", dijo Muñoz vía telefónica. Los jóvenes estiman que las políticas económicas corporativas han afectado el bienestar de la gran mayoría de la población.
El ruido nuestro de cada día
Los vecindarios bulliciosos continúan atormentando a los neoyorquinos. Inwood y Washington Heights siguen siendo los barrios más ruidosos, aunque las quejas disminuyeron en un 50%.
Las querellas por contaminación acústica encabezaron el listado de las 10 quejas mayormente recibidas en el servicio 311. En el Año Fiscal 2011 se registraron 253, 318 quejas.
En 2009, Inwood y Washington Heights concentraron 10, 908 quejas. Dos años después, sólo se recibieron 5, 087. La mayoría por ruido
La Avenida Westchester en El Bronx y los barrios pertenecientes a la Junta Comunal 9 (Castle Hill, Soundview, Parkchester, entre otros) fueron los primeros en aplicar "Operation Silent Night". La cifra de quejas en esta área pasó de 3, 918 en 2009 a 2, 910 en 2010. En 2011 no figuró en la lista de los 10 vecindarios más ruidosos.
Cristina viene sin limitaciones
No será una sino dos horas la duración del nuevo programa de Cristina Saralegui.
Pa’lante con Cristina es el nuevo show y el primero de la presentadora cubana con Telemundo, que se estrena este domingo.
"Como nosotros hacemos entrevistas profundas, no de pedacitos, yo siempre me paso. Entonces, ahora me voy a
Arrestan a 111 en NY por robo de identidad
Cajeros bancarios, trabajadores de restaurantes y otros empleados en Nueva York hurtaban datos de tarjetas de crédito a turistas extranjeros y residentes como parte de una red de robo de identidad que se extendía a China, Europa y Medio Oriente, dijeron ayer las autoridades.
En total, 111 personas fueron arrestadas después de una racha de compras que dejó miles de víctimas al sumar más de 13 millones de dólares en artículos de lujo, y cinco empresas delictivas distintas fueron desmanteladas.
El fiscal de distrito de Queens, Richard Brown, lo llamó el caso de fraude más grande que ha visto en sus dos décadas en el puesto. Los cargos incluyen corrupción empresarial, robo y robo mayor.
Federal crackdown on medical pot sales reflects a shift in policy
California's U.S. attorneys say they are going after for-profit marijuana sellers. Advocates of the sales say they are concerned about buyers with health needs.
New York's First Death Linked to Listeria Outbreak Reported
A death in Ontario County linked to the national listeria outbreak has been reported.The Ontario County Public Health Department said Friday that the death of an elderly person with underlying health conditions is connected to listeria in Colorado cantaloupes.
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