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Makers of DC: Howard Trailblazers
Posted May 21, 2013 by Michael Cadenhead
Makers : Howard Trailblazers is a series of vignettes centered around motivating and inspiring future “Makers” within the local community. What started off as a panel of distinguished faculty at Howard University discussing issues spiraling from the Makers documentary, became a collection of vignettes that enabled these dynamic woman to delve into the stories behind [...]
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Did Climate Change Create Hurricane Sandy?
Posted November 19, 2012 by Michael Cadenhead
Could climate change be the cause of extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy? Jennifer Francis, a climatologist at Rutgers University in New Jersey, believes that may be the case. In fact, her research shows that Arctic warming may have contributed to many of the extreme weather events of the past few years. Sam Eaton reports [...]
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Analysis: Obama Wins But Washington Unchanged
Posted November 7, 2012 by Michael Cadenhead
President Obama has won the election and has four more years to push for economic and social policies passed in his first-term presidency. But with the balance of power in Congress unchanged, Obama may face the same gridlock in Washington. BY BEN FELLER, AP WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s victory means [...]
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Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks Immortalized With Statue at U.S. Capitol
Posted February 28, 2013 by Michael Cadenhead
A statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall. Parks was the first woman and only the second African-American to lie in state in the rotunda after she died in 2005. Gwen Ifill reports on the ceremony. Watch Rosa Parks Immortalized With Statue at U.S. Capitol on PBS. [...]
Health & Wellness
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Avoiding Addiction When It’s in Your DNA
Posted December 13, 2012 by Michael Cadenhead
To understand more about the link between addiction and genes, science correspondent Miles O’Brien drinks a mixture of 30 grams of pure ethanol and Diet Coke, the equivalent of three stiff drinks, and undergoes a series of tests. BY MILES O’BRIEN I grew up in a house where the booze flowed freely and I was [...]
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