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How to eat like a doctor
The Week - 19 May 2015 18:32
Pediatrician Aaron Carroll has compiled a handy list of eating guidelines. It's handy because it's far more realistic than the average list of this type, which usually consists of "superfoods" and "cancer risks" du jour....
How the Bandidos became one of the world's most feared biker gangs
Chicago Tribune - 19 May 2015 06:024 Secrets to Becoming Luckier, According to Research
Time - 19 May 2015 06:01
Be open to more opportunities, interact with a large network of people, break routines and keep a relaxed attitude toward life. Via Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries: …lucky people pay m...
Prostitute Pleads Guilty in Death of Google Executive, Gets Six Years in Prison
Time - 19 May 2015 23:02
Woman had injected the victim with heroin and did nothing after he fell unconscious.
Report: ABC spent $105 million on George Stephanopoulos
Fox News - 19 May 2015 14:40
ABC has plenty of reasons to be freaking out over the George Stephanopoulos scandal -- $105 million, to be exact.
The Benedict Option: Why the religious right is considering an all-out withdrawal from politics
The Week - 19 May 2015 11:18
Have you heard of the Benedict Option? If not, you will soon. It's the name of a deeply pessimistic cultural project that's capturing the imaginations of social conservatives as they come to terms with the realization th...
At Least 21 Cambodian Garment Workers Killed, Several Injured, After Speeding Bus Hits Van
IBTimes - 19 May 2015 08:40
At least 21 garment workers were killed when a speeding truck hit their van on Tuesday in eastern Cambodia, a local newspaper reported. The incident reportedly also left about two dozen people injured.
State Department Plans Release of Clinton Emails by January
Time - 19 May 2015 08:28
Portions of 55,000 pages of Clinton emails will be released
Teen Shoots, Kills Friend Trying To Wake Him By Throwing Pebbles At Window
Time - 19 May 2015 06:42
No arrests have been made but investigators are deciding whether or not to press charges
Waco Biker Gang Shootout: Million Dollar Bails Set After Twin Peaks Restaurant Shooting
IBTimes - 19 May 2015 00:04
A judge has set bail at $1 million for each of the nearly 200 bikers who were arrested Sunday in connection with a shootout that claimed the lives of nine people in at a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas. Sheriff Parn...
L.A. Becomes Largest City to Boost Minimum Wage
The Atlantic Wire - 19 May 2015 23:47
Will other major cities follow?
Mellody Hobson to Grads: Set Your Sights High
Time - 19 May 2015 23:29
Mellody Hobson gave this commencement speech at the University of Southern California
Alan Alda to Grads: Everything in Life Takes Time
Time - 19 May 2015 19:01
Alan Alda gave this commencement speech at Carnegie Mellon University
James Franco Just Announced His New Class in the Most James Franco Way Possible
Time - 19 May 2015 17:06
He revealed the news on Instagram
Writing Is the Process of Abandoning the Familiar
The Atlantic Wire - 19 May 2015 16:51
The novelist and editor Anna North discusses the Odyssey’s timeless lesson about leaving the comforts of home.
Why do men exist? Research offers explanation
Eyewitness News - 19 May 2015 15:59
Scientists say competition between males improves the gene pool and boosts population health.
Two arrested after plot to attack police with missiles: cops
New York Post - 19 May 2015 15:44
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An informant's tip led to the arrest of two central Florida men who authorities said were planning an attack on a police department. The Marion County Sheriff's...
Harmful bacteria may be lurking in your single-serve coffee machine
Fox News - 19 May 2015 15:21
Do you want a heaping dose of bacteria with your morning brew?
Bristol Palin's Wedding Has Been Canceled
Time - 19 May 2015 14:44
Neither Bristol nor Sarah Palin said if the couple had ended their engagement
Why Ramadi is a big deal
CNN - 19 May 2015 14:38
The Iraqi city of Ramadi, only an hour from Baghdad, falls to ISIS. CNN's Ivan Watson explains the significance.
Video shows decorated soldier's desperate, final moments in jail cell
Fox News - 19 May 2015 14:20
Newly released video that captures the final moments of an active-duty soldier serving a two-day sentence for DWI shows the decorated veteran bleeding and begging for help as he struggled to breathe.
While America fights over maternity leave, The Economist talks up paternity leave
The Week - 19 May 2015 13:35
The U.S. is the only country other than Papua New Guinea that doesn't guarantee women maternity leave after they have a baby -- a point John Oliver used to shame America a few weeks ago. The Economist goes a step further...