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Don’t Believe Everything You Read on Food Labels
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Howard v. Morehouse 3rd Annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic Ticket Sales Begin Friday
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10 Best Mother’s Day Gifts Ever
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Programs at Risk From Sequester Spending Cuts
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The Boston Bombers: Who Knew What When
Health & Wellness
Don’t Believe Everything You Read on Food Labels
Some seemingly healthy claims can mislead shoppers. Here’s how to spot the telltale signs of ‘leanwashing.’ By now, most of us are savvy enough to know that what we choose to eat really can make a difference in our health. So we’re naturally enticed by packaged foods that call out supposedly health-conscious features like “whole [...]
Community
Howard v. Morehouse 3rd Annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic Ticket Sales Begin Friday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Rachel Mann Communications Specialist 202.238.2631 rachel.mann@howard.edu http://www.howard.edu/newsroom/ Teri Washington, Events DC (202) 494-5737 Howard v. Morehouse 3rd Annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic Ticket Sales Begin Friday Early bird tickets available for a limited time; Promotional room rates at Marriott properties for Classic weekend also begin Friday WASHINGTON (April 30, 2013) [...]
Arts & Culture
10 Best Mother’s Day Gifts Ever
Flowers are fine, but there are much more thoughtful and creative ways to honor Mom By Linda Bernstein | May 6, 2013 Another second-Sunday-in-May, another take-Mom-to-brunch-and-buy-her-flowers day, right? Not necessarily. You can make this holiday extra-special by doing something out of the ordinary. These 10 thoughtful and creative gift ideas will show your mom how [...]
News
Programs at Risk From Sequester Spending Cuts
Communities Prepare for Sequester Cuts to Staffing and Social Programs With no compromise in sight, communities across the country are bracing for sequester to kick in during the coming weeks. Ray Suarez looks at effects for workers and government programs at the state-level. Gene Grant of New Mexico PBS, Gretchen Frazee of WTIU and Flo [...]
News
The Boston Bombers: Who Knew What When
One of the most devastating revelations in the wake of 9/11 was that U.S. intelligence agencies had key pieces of information on the would-be hijackers — but didn’t share them with each other in time to prevent the attack. Since then, the U.S. has poured billions of dollars into federal and private-sector infrastructure to gather [...]
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Is There Hope for Soul Food Junkies?
Posted January 14, 2013 by Michael Cadenhead
A new PBS documentary highlights the stark health costs of traditional African-American cuisine. By Andrea King Collier | January 10, 2013 If you are an African-American of a certain age, you know what “soul food” has meant to our culture and history. Each of us has a story to tell about a favorite (or least [...]
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Obama Set to Name Hagel, Brennan to Top Positions
Posted January 7, 2013 by Michael Cadenhead
BY: CHRISTINA BELLANTONI AND TERENCE BURLIJ And we’re back. With a battle over raising the debt ceiling on the horizon, President Obama also appears to be spoiling for a fight with Republicans in Congress when it comes to filling his Cabinet for his second term. On Monday, Mr. Obama will nominate Vietnam War veteran and former GOP Sen. [...]
Business & Money
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Best Ways to Save Money and Stay Safe in 2013
Posted January 7, 2013 by Michael Cadenhead
My suggested New Year’s resolutions, based on sharp advice from some of the best consumer advocates I know! I always look forward to January, seizing it as an opportunity to clean my slate and start anew. This New Year is no exception. To get a head start, I decided to seek out tips from some [...]
Sweepstakes
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Enter the 2013 MASTERPIECE Classic Sweepstakes
Posted January 2, 2013 by Michael Cadenhead
One Grand Prize Winner will be selected to win: Two round-trip economy class tickets to London aboard British Airways from any British Airways operated U.S. gateway city. Hotel accommodations (single standard room, double occupancy) for four consecutive nights, including daily breakfast for two, at a Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel in London. A VIP tour of Highclere Castle with Lord Carnarvon, including [...]
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House Passes Deal to Avert ‘Cliff’
Posted January 2, 2013 by Michael Cadenhead
The bill’s passage sealed a hard-won political triumph for President Obama. By: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Past its own New Year’s deadline, a weary Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avoid a national “fiscal cliff” of middle class tax increases and spending cuts late Tuesday night in the culmination of a struggle that [...]
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