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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the death of an unarmed teen say they'll seek a "stand your ground" hearing that could lead to criminal charges being dismissed. A statement posted Thursday on the website for George Zimmerman's legal team says evidence released by prosecutors shows "clear support for […]
A new study found that men who are stressed are more attracted to heavier women. Researchers at the University of Westminster in London recruited approximately 80 men to participate in the study; half of the men were subjected to stress-inducing tasks. After the group completed the tasks, the men were asked to rate the level […]
A New York panini shop is combing two culinary favorites into one: sandwiches and alcohol. Salumè gives their customers the opportunity to douse their sandwiches with their spirit of choice. Unlike other dishes that incorporate alcohol into the recipe, the sandwiches do not undergo a heating process to cook the alcohol off. The sandwich is […]
LONDON (AP) — U.S. middleweight Claressa Shields won the Olympic gold medal Thursday, capping her swift rise to the top of women's boxing with a 19-12 victory over Russia's Nadezda Torlopova. The 17-year-old Shields shuffled, danced and slugged her way past her 33-year-old opponent, showing off the free-spirited style and brute strength that made her unbeatable […]
MIAMI (AP) — Low-cost Spirit Airlines is being sued in South Florida over a passenger fee the lawsuit claims is deceptive. The lawsuit was filed in Miami federal court on behalf of a New Jersey man who paid a $16 passenger usage fee when he bought a Spirit ticket in March 2011. The lawsuit seeks […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — It's the latest prescription for extreme ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who shun contact with the opposite sex: Glasses that blur their vision, so they don't have to see women they consider to be immodestly dressed. In an effort to maintain their strictly devout lifestyle, the ultra-Orthodox have separated the sexes on buses, sidewalks […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — This probably comes as no surprise: Federal scientists say July was the hottest month ever recorded in the Lower 48 states, breaking a record set during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. And even less a surprise: The U.S. this year keeps setting records for weather extremes, based on the precise calculations […]
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana threatened Tuesday to sue a northeastern Louisiana charter school if it doesn't change rules that keep pregnant students out of the classroom and require girls under suspicion of being pregnant to be tested. The four-paragraph "Student Pregnancy Policy" in Delhi Charter School's policy manual says that if a […]
To me, the silliness over Gabby Douglas’ gelled, less-than-perfectly-permed edges is symbolic of a larger issue. It’s symbolic of how too many of us focus on shallow things, and, in the process, wind up setting unnecessary limits for ourselves. I won’t fill too much space taking everyone back here, but we all know how Twitter […]
Like Mitt Romney’s tax files situation, Gabby Douglas’ hair controversy just doesn’t seem to want to go away. In fact, in a recent interview with Fashionista.com, Gabby’s mother, Natalie Hawkins, says that this wasn’t the first time her daughter’s hair had come up. “I started hearing about [her hair] earlier this year actually. I started […]
According to a recent research done by a urologist from the Loyola University Medical Center, iced tea can cause kidney stones. The report notes that, iced tea contains high concentrations of oxalate, a chemical that leads to the development of the disorder that infects one's urinary tract. “For people who have a tendency to form […]
Fans of Papa John’s pizza can expect higher prices after President Obama’s health care law takes full effect, reports The Huffington Post. The chain’s CEO John Schnatter, who is backing GOP candidate Mitt Romney for president, says “Obamacare” will force him to offer health care coverage to more of his 16,500 total employees or pay […]
