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SHOCK: The Cigarette Brand That Teenagers Love

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Video, Smoking, Ciggarettes, Newport, Business News, Camel, Cigarette Warnings, Fda, Food and Drug Administration, Cigarette Smoking, Study, Business News

Which tobacco brand is increasing its cigarette sales among youngsters? Camel gained over 20 percent more market share among 12-17 year olds and o...

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PHOTOS: Springtime In Northeast Resort Towns

JustLuxe | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Newport, East Coast, Adirondacks, Nantucket, Travel, Vacations, Slidepollajax, New England, Travel News
JustLuxe

With an early spring bringing unusually warm weather, East Coast resort towns are starting to anticipate their busy season coming right around the corner.

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A Dog Dominated Weekend In Newport, RI

Joseph Satto | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Slow Food, Eating Locally, Pet-Friendly Hotels, Rhode Island, Newport, Locally Grown Food, Travel News
Joseph Satto

It was just us and our mildly injured canine companion.

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This Is NOT Photoshopped

Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Rescued Dog, Fallen Soldier, Urlesque, Good News, Animals, Iraq War, Video, Justin Rollins, Good-News, Newport, New Hampshire, Hero the Dog, Roadside Bomb, Rhonda Rollins, Iraq, Skip Rollins, Impact, Impact News

The night before Justin Rollins was killed by a roadside bomb, he completed one final heroic act while serving in Iraq. He saved an abandoned puppy, A...

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Elise Foley

America's Cup Act: No Smooth Sail For Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Video, America's Cup Act, Yachting, San Diego, Newport, Sailing, America's Cup, Dan Pfeiffer, San Francisco, Eric Cantor, Politics News

Congress has already lost support from the 99 percent -- now they're inconveniencing the remaining one. In a strange confluence of Congressional ev...

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On the Culture Front: Koi and Perro Salado

Chris Kompanek | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Andu Johnson, Don Julio, Mexican Food, Foie Gras, Newport, Sushi, Nick McCoy, Koi, Bryant Park, Bryant Park Hotel, Perro Salado, NY Restaurants, New York News
Chris Kompanek

Hidden away in the Bryant Park Hotel, the swanky sushi resto Koi provides a tranquil counterpart to the bustle of midtown traffic outside its door.

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Helping Women, One Closet at a Time

Julie Spira | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Designer Fashion, Divorce, Newport, Fashion, Resale, Style Charity, Used Clothing, Divorcee, Style News
Julie Spira

Jill Alexander isn't your ordinary fashion reseller. She's the founder of The Divorcée Sale, where their tagline is "Her Past. Your Future."

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PIMCO Bets Against The Future Value Of U.S. Government Debt

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: US Yield Curve, Pimco, Qe2, Bill Gross, Newport, Government Shutdown, Quantitative Easing, US Government Debttotal Return Fund, US Treasuries, Business News

PIMCO has shifted to a short position in U.S. government-related debt in the world's largest bond fund, while also raising cash holdings in a sign...

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Room Temperature Beer

Ethan Kahn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Newport, Beer, Philly, Food, Dogfish Head, Wine, Drinking, Food News
Ethan Kahn

The drink arrived, and I raised it to my lips, but I instantly knew that there was a problem, and that my enjoyment of the beverage would be somewhat tempered. The beer was cold.

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Jersey City firefighters put out two-alarm blaze at Newport

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Newport, Jersey City, Home News

Google MapsJersey City firefighters are dealing with a two-alarm fire at 55 Drive South in Newport. Jersey City firefighters are putting out a two...

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Astoria Characters: The Man to the Mansion Born

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lion, Astoria, Indian, Pub Booth, Billiards Table, Rooster, Newport, Warehouse, Babe Ruth, H.A. McNeil, Michael Halberian, Armenia, Pool Table, Yacht, Hurricane of 1938, Treasure Island, Chandelier, J.P. Morgan, Telescope, Renaissance Revival, Steinway Mansion, Jack's Pants Shop, New York News, Turkey, Chess, Library, Home Theater, Knickers, Stone Mason, Airplane Propeller, Beethoven, Armor, Samovar, Sauna, Backgammon, Versailles, Slot Machine, Piano, Jacques-Michael, Mason, Whirlpool, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Michael Halberian wanders through the central hall of the fabled Steinway Mansion and flips the switch that turns on the 1,000-pound crystal chandelier, big and round as the sun. It's motorized.

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PHOTOS: 7 Classic Late Summer Escapes

Jetsetter.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lake PLacid, Montauk, Kennebunkport, Newport, Summer, Vermont, Rhode Island, Lobster, Slidepollajax, Maine, Travel News
Jetsetter.com

Rather than mourn the loss of bonfires on the beach and days spent wearing swimsuits, we're celebrating shoulder season, that in-between time that's perfect for a visit to coastal Maine, Rhode Island or New York.

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Rare Yellow Lobster Found In Rhode Island's Narrangansett Bay

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lobster Catch, Gold Lobster, Lobsters, Newport, State Pier, Yellow Lobster, Lobsterman, Fishing, Rhode Island, East Passage, New England, Denny Ingram, Green News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It's not made of gold, but a yellow lobster pulled from Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay is very rare. Lobsterman Denny Ingra...

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Deborah Davis' Latest Triumph!: Gilded, How Newport Became America's Richest Resort

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fifth Avenue, Jack Astor, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Eileen Gillespie, Titanic, Ellen Tuck French, Mrs. James Laurens Van Allen, Newport Casino, Bergdorf Goodman, Vanderbilt Mansion, Tuxedo-Park, Eileen Slocum, Vincent Astor, Mrs. Astor, Newport, Hotel Pierre, Temple Emanu-El, Mrs. William Watts Sherman, The Empress Eugenie, Napoleon III, Nadine and Noreen Stonor, Mrs. Styvasant Fish, Lady Camoys, Great Depression, Books News
Michael Henry Adams

Having met some of the same challenging residents she has, examining Deborah Davis' breathless, bright and entertaining new book, Gilded, How Newport ...

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Jersey City police have roped off area in Newport due to suspicious package

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Newport, Home News

Jersey City police have cordoned off an area in the Newport community on the waterfront due to a suspicious suitcase discovered in a garage facili...

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Some Great New Books!

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cole Porter, English Country Houses, Random House, Harvard, Yale, CoCo Chanel, Sergei Diaghilev, Newport, Country-Life, Dunbarton Oaks, Cecil Beaton, Santa Barbra, Janet Gaynor, Boston, Princton, Victorian Estates, Rockrfellers, Abstraction, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Les Ballets Russes, Sir Edwin Lutyens, New York, Beatrice Farrand, Edith Wharton, Homosexuality, Italien Villas, Gertrude Jeckyll, Pablo Picasso, Bliss, Carl Van Vechten, A'liea Walker, Susanne Tucker, Adrian, Books News
Michael Henry Adams

If one is known to be a lover of fine books, one of the best times of the year is quite near. Thanks to this short list of selections from Random House's Monacelli Press, we can happily enjoy some of life's finer pleasures.

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Electrical fire knocks out power to several Newport buildings in Jersey City

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jersey City, Newport, Home News

Google Maps110 River Drive South is among the buildings without power in the Newport section of Jersey City after a fire in an underground electri...

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The Hanged Census Worker: Why Appalachia Hates Feds

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infrastructure, Moonbow, Civil War, Stockholder, Whiskey Rebellion, Newport, Marijuana, Feds, Barter System, Prohibition, Politics News
Gail McGowan Mellor

The U.S. government began its life back in 1791 by shafting the Appalachian area. People have not forgotten it, perhaps because it has yet to stop happening.

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A House in the Hamptons?: Historic Vacation Spots of the Black Elite

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harlem, Theodore Roosevelt, Obama Martha's Vineyard, Moet & Chandon, Obama Vacation, Noel Harkin, Rockefellers, Rene Hunter, Obama, Henessey, African-American History, Vanderbilt, Lynn Whitfield, FREDI WASHINGTON, Villa Lewaro, South Hampton, Hamptons, Michael MC COLLOM, Newport, Elite, Astors, Irvington-on-Hudson, African Americans, Yachts, Boston, Earl Graves, Norma Jean Darden, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Dr. Norman Cotton, Susan Taylor, Baltimore, Diana Vreeland, Dr. Chester Redhead, Country House, Sag Harbor, New York, New York City, Thomas Downing, Steven Robinson, George T. Downing, Golf, Ronald K. Brown, Resort, Michelle Patterson, Evidence Dance Company, Madame C. J. Walker, Ruling Elite, Isabel Washington Powell, Roosevelt, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, A'Lelia Walker, New York News
Michael Henry Adams

Some African-Americans, seemingly born under an auspicious star, apparently have always gathered to share their leisure pursuits with others who were similarly favored.

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Dreams of My Absent Father

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Small Business, Gamblers, Playboy, George W. Bush, President Obama, Newport, Girls Next Door, Reagan, Northern Kentucky, Harvard, George H.W. Bush, Childhood Barriers, Gerald Ford, Covington Ky, Cincinnati, American College, Single Parent, Bill Clinton, Richard Wolffe, Ford, Father's Expectations, Kentucky, Don McNay, Ky, Motivation, Barack Obama, Adoption, Renegade, Structured Settlements, Obama "Dreams of My Father", Vanderbilt University, The American College, Playboy Bunny, Single Mother, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Personal Finance, Nixon, Healthy Living News
Don McNay

When I read the Obama quote about fathers, it made me wonder what side of the equation I fell on. Was I living up to my father's expectations or making up for his mistakes?

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Newport: Yesterday's Seaside Paradise, Part I

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Summer Resort, Clinton & Rusell, Obama Vacation, Architecture, Newport Casino, Rodger Williams, Summer Cottage, High-Society, Henry Hobson Richardson, Eileen Slocum, Brown Family, Eileen S. S. Gillespie, Vanderbilts, Aristocrats, Ancestors, Elite, Newport, Stanford White, Mrs. William Watts Sherman, Sam Houston and General George Tecumseh Sherman, Astors, Obama Family, Jackie Kennedy, Entertaining, Ralph Francis Julian Stoner. The 5th Baron Camoys of Stoner, Ogden Codman. Harry Lehr, Style News
Michael Henry Adams

The Obamas aren't coming to Newport to vacation, but one hundred or even fifty years ago they would have. An idyllic spot, it's about to become the subject of several new books.

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FTC, 18 states act to stop sham loan consultants

AP | JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Irvine, Huntington Beach-California, Anaheim-California, Corona, Aliso Viejo-California, Los Angeles-California, Fresno, Newport, Newport Beach-California, Santa Ana, Home News

Prosecutors nationwide filed 189 legal actions Wednesday against loan modification consultants accused of bilking homeowners who are desperate to make their mortgage payments more affordable.

The lawsuits and cease-and-desist orders announced by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz and California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown were part of a nationwide sweep of alleged sham consultants by the federal agency and officials in 18 states.

Leibowitz used the announcement to put scam artists on notice and urged homeowners to protect themselves from being exploited.

He said fraudulent loan modification consultants are "full of hollow promises designed to fatten the pockets of criminals and con men."

The lawsuits filed by the FTC included allegations that Aliso Viejo-based Lucas Law Center persuaded distressed borrowers to stop paying their mortgages in order to pay the firm's fees of up to $3,995.

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Reading Amanda: One Black Man's Burden

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harlem, John F. Kennedy, Langston Hughes, Charlie Rose, Jesus, Architectural Digest, James Baldwin, Carter Burden, Mr. And Mrs. Hamilton McKown Twombly, Eartha Kitt, Jane Jacobs, Amanda Burden, Charlie Rangel, The Dakota, Parties, Vanderbilt, New York City, Barack Obama, River House, Robert F. Kennedy, Rezoning, Newport, Lewis H. Michaux, In the Hamptons, Henry Roth, New York Times, Malcolm X, Philip Johnsons, Society, Maya Angelou, Tuxedo Park, New-York-Socialites, Style News
Michael Henry Adams

Reputedly she is known by friends and family as "Ba"; habitually, as a uniform, she sports sober Calvin Klein suits and subsists on tuna or grilled...

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