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Vets hold ’eat-in’ to help immigrants’ vandalized restaurant
Vets hold ’eat-in’ to help immigrants’ vandalized restaurant. By Miranda Leitsinger, msnbc.com A group of veterans held an “eat-in” at an immigrant-owned restaurant to show support for the eatery after a man threw a 20-pound building stone through the front window, frightening the family and raising fears that they were the target of a [...]
Homicide no longer a top cause of death in U.S.
Homicide no longer a top cause of death in U.S.. For the first time in 45 years, homicide dropped out of the top 15 causes of death in the United States in 2010, according to a new government analysis of mortality trends. Crime rates have been falling for decades, fueled by a range of social, demographic and law enforcement factors, but the [...]
Smoking pot doesn’t hurt lung capacity, study shows
Smoking pot doesn’t hurt lung capacity, study shows. By Kimberly Hayes Taylor Periodically smoking marijuana doesn't appear to hurt lung capacity, the largest study ever conducted on pot smokers has found. Even though most marijuana smokers tend to inhale deeply and hold the smoke in for as long as they can before exhaling, the lung [...]
Girl, 9, who was taunted on Facebook for her illness, dies
Girl, 9, who was taunted on Facebook for her illness, dies. By msnbc.com staff and news services A 9-year-old Detroit-area girl whose battle with Huntington's disease drew attention after she was taunted online in 2010 by her grandmother's former neighbor has died. Michigan Memorial Funeral Home in Flat Rock, which is handling [...]
’Deplorable’: U.S. defense chief condemns urinating Marines video
’Deplorable’: U.S. defense chief condemns urinating Marines video. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has condemned a video that appears to show U.S. Marines urinating on corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, calling the behavior "utterly [...]
The most popular American companies in China
The most popular American companies in China. By Douglas A. McIntyre and Charles B. Stockdale, 24/7 Wall St. The primary reason, it is often argued, that China is an important market for many large U.S. companies is that its population has doubled since the early 1960s. But the whole picture is actually more complex than that. China’s real [...]
Left-Leaning Democrats Demand More Mass Transit, But Their Followers Continually Disrupt
Left-Leaning Democrats Demand More Mass Transit, But Their Followers Continually Disrupt By Lance Winslow Over the years, I have lived in many suburban areas, and never really in a large city or in a downtown area. Many of those that have lived in the city, places like Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Seattle, Portland, [...]
Detroit Auto Show 2012
Detroit Auto Show 2012 By Tina Z Smith Another year is coming soon and that indicates all the new concept and model unveilings that come with it. At this time, all the breaking news, live photos, original video will also be provided by the High Gear Media team in Detroit. Now, let's take a preview look at some cars and [...]
Small business leading job market back
Small business leading job market back. By John W. Schoen, Senior Producer Small businesses are in a hiring sort of mood. Take Tammy Krings, owner of the Travel Solutions agency based in Columbus, Ohio. She is about to boost her staff of 125 by 65 more people because larger companies are chasing higher growth markets outside the United [...]
Cops: Woman stabs ex; says self-defense
Nancy Grace|Added on December 29, 2011Cops say a woman is claiming self-defense in the brutal murder of her ex-boyfriend.
