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South Carolina — Despite having lower amounts of coronary artery calcification, African Americans are at increased risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular events compared with Caucasians. Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, S.C. suggests that increased levels of non-calcified plaque, which consists of buildups of soft deposits deep in […]
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, President Obama nominated Judge Bernice Bouie Donald for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Judge Donald currently serves as a United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee.
Arizona — Here is the College Football Bowl Schedule, the complete Bowl Games 2010 and College Bowl Games 2011 list: Dec. 18, 2010 New Mexico Bowl: Brigham Young (6-6) vs. Texas-El Paso (6-6) at Albuquerque. uDrove Humanitarian Bowl: Northern Illinois (10-3) vs. Fresno State (8-4) at Boise, Idaho. R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl: Ohio (8-4) […]
New York — The 33-year-old police officer, Aaron Hess, was a former Marine who for seven years had served on the tiny police force in Pleasantville, N.Y., the village where he had grown up. He had never fired his gun at anyone in the line of duty. Brandon Cox, 20, was a college running back […]
Hollywood — Bill Maher expressed disappointment and frustration with President Obama on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on Sunday. The president, he said, has been too timid in pursuing the Democratic agenda.
Jim Murray once called Meadowlark Lemon an American institution, a description the longtime Harlem Globetrotters star claims mystifies him.
Update: New York — Sean Combs insists the alleged discrepancy doesn’t concern him – because he simply agreed to lend his name to the event. He says, “I didn’t know what the (club) owner promised – that had nothing to do with me.” New York — Call him P. Deadbeat. That’s how two breast-cancer charities […]
New York — Everybody knows how Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier, but few have heard how he helped ease racial tensions on one Brooklyn block.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have convened a Hanukkah celebration at the White House on the second night of the Jewish festival of lights on Thursday, December 2, 2010 The celebration occurred in the East Room Thursday, where guests recited traditional prayers while lighting candles in a menorah lent by […]
It’s an SEC championship game that has it all. What’s not to like about the Auburn-South Carolina matchup on Saturday in the Georgia Dome? The drama surrounding Auburn quarterback Cam Newton only thickened Wednesday when the NCAA announced Newton’s eligibility had been reinstated after Auburn briefly declared him ineligible Tuesday for violating NCAA amateurism rules. […]
There’s been a recent craze with Facebook as their members Facebook profiles are having cartoon pictures from their past. Unless you have been sleeping under a rock you have heard about the Facebook and everyone trying to get the best cartoon pictures for their profile pictures. Some of the best cartoon pictures have been viewed […]
Massachusetts — The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a deal in principle to acquire slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, sources told ESPN The Magazine’s Buster Olney on Saturday morning. The Red Sox have received permission from Major League Baseball to negotiate with Gonzalez on a new contract, the sources said, and Gonzalez’s physical examination, […]