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(09/14/14 7:15pm)
This past week was an absolute nightmare for the National Football League and its commissioner Roger Goodell. It started Monday when a video surfaced of Ray Rice - who was indicted in March when he knocked out his wife Jenay, who was his fiancée at the time, in the elevator of a New Jersey hotel – physically knocking her out.
(04/18/12 11:34pm)
In March, I wrote an op-ed titled “Robotic Romney too fake to support,” in which I might have been too harsh on Mitt Romney. I called him a robot. And maybe his stiffness on the campaign trail isn’t symptomatic of rusted joints that need WD-40, but rather introversion.
(04/18/12 11:27pm)
Spring is here. You know what that means, right? It’s finally time to wear those bright colors again. Forget neutrals – This season, it is all about vibrant colors and lots of shimmer. Here are some of my favorite nail polish trends for the spring/summer:
(04/12/12 1:31am)
Have you ever purchased a product you thought would solve your problem only to find that it didn’t deliver on its promises? I know that feeling and believe me, it’s not fun. That being said, I decided to test a few products that have generated a lot of buzz over the years to find out if they actually live up to the hype.
Here are reviews of a few popular beauty products:
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Dermablend Quick Fix Concealer SPF 30 – $23 *
(03/22/12 12:43am)
Imagine living inside a factory with tiny dormitories that fit six or more, forced to return to the assembly line at any moment to fill an order. Shifts can last more than 12 hours, with two breaks that last an hour each. And the pay isn’t all that much – $2 an hour. If you’re lucky, you’ll make $17 a month. Monotonously, you assemble thousands of iPads and televisions.
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The New York Times_ raised a lot of Americans’ ire when it ran its iEconomy
series that described the horrid conditions of Foxconn Technology’s factories in China. Foxconn Technology, a supplier for many companies, assembles products for Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Nintendo, Vizio, etc.
(02/05/12 2:26pm)
Courage can be described as displaying strength in the face of grief or taking the right action despite disapproval. This is not a blog about courage. It is a note on cowardice and how it potentially led to nine high school students’ suicides.
(11/09/11 4:02pm)
“With just five weeks until its deadline, a secretive Congressional committee seeking ways to cut the federal deficit is far from a consensus, and party leaders may need to step in if they want to ensure agreement, say people involved in the panel’s work,” reported the New York Times. The secretive committee, officially known as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, has come to the expected impasse. Its membership comprised of six Republicans and six Democrats, evenly divided between members of the Senate and the House.
(12/03/09 12:58am)
WASHINGTON _ The broadest revamp of financial regulation in seven decades cleared a key congressional committee Wednesday and will move next week to debate on the floor of the House of Representatives.
(12/03/09 12:30am)
CNET editors have rounded up the best gadget gifts this season, from budget picks to high-end luxuries, it’s all here. In additional to the typical cell phones, MP3 players, TVs and digital cameras, we’ve also rounded up the best tech for foodies, green gadget gifts and more.
(10/08/09 2:05am)
Some would say the impossible happened on Aug. 5 of this year. Early on that blistering summer morning a wonderful thing took place on a runway in Los Angeles, California. Two American journalists (Euna Lee and Laura Ling) held captive in a North Korean prison camp for close to five months came home to America, courtesy of former President Clinton’s strategic diplomacy.
(09/27/09 10:12pm)
BAGHDAD — “Mozart” is the screen name of a 44-year-old guitar-playing Iraqi refugee who was resettled in the United States recently.
(09/27/09 10:09pm)
SEATTLE — In a sea of 7,000 fans, controversial TV and radio talk-show host Glenn Beck took his crusade to Safeco Field Saturday, saying he is the voice of reason in a divided America.
(09/16/09 8:23pm)
WASHINGTON – The United States and China should be able to agree on energy cooperation projects that reduce greenhouse gases and lead to a successful outcome at international climate talks in Copenhagen in December, two U.S. climate insiders said Tuesday.