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Yeardley Love Memorial: Thousands Flock To Vigil, George Huguely In Lockdown (NEWS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thousands gathered at the University of Virginia last night to commemorate slain lacrosse player Yeardley Love and share in their grief over the senio...

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What I Learned Covering Hurricane Katrina -- The Month Before It Hit

Adam Yamaguchi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reporting, New Orleans, Adam Yamaguchi, Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina, Climate Change, Katrina Anniversary, Media Criticism, Current TV, Media, News, Global Warming, Journalism, Media News
Adam Yamaguchi

Just before Hurricane Katrina hit, I went to Louisiana for Current TV. A fisherman I interviewed named Tom told me the levees were vulnerable, but the real danger was that a Category 5 hurricane could wipe everything out.

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Suicide Bombers in Heaven? Imam Rauf Won't Say No

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suicide Bombers, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, News, Religion News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

In response to the question as to whether suicide bombers go to heaven, Imam Rauf said, "We are taught never to say somebody will go to hell or somebody will go to heaven. It's up to God." Allow me to play G-d for a moment.

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Close Enough Isn't Good Enough

Andrea Lyon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Politics, Law, Lawyers, Death Penalty, Criminal Justice, Federal Court, News, Technical Rules, Politics News
Andrea Lyon

None of us should feel peace of mind about an execution under the circumstances of a case like Troy Davis', whatever our feelings might be about the death penalty.

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Fast Food Restaurants Contemplating Offering Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs With Meals

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pharmacotherapy, Cholesterol, Katz, Healthy, Prevention, Health, Dr. David Katz, Statins, Fast Food, Heart Disease, News, Conditions, Cardiology, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

A recent editorial proposes that fast food restaurants consider giving out a cholesterol-lowering statin drug with each meal, just as they give away little packets of ketchup. Surely, this must be a joke, right?

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WATCH: Inside An Antarctic Time Machine

TEDTalks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Science, Tedtalks, Climate Change, News, Ted, tedglobal2010, Nature, Smarter Ideas, Green News
TEDTalks

Science columnist Lee Hotz describes a remarkable project at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, where a hardy team are drilling into ten-thousand-year-old ice to extract vital data on our changing climate.

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North Korea on Social Media... or Not

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran, News, Social Media, Propaganda, Twitter, Alan W. Silberberg, Facebook, North Korea, North Korea Social Media, North Korea Facebook, Government 2.0, Gov 2.0, Egypt, South Korea, Tunisia, World News
Alan W. Silberberg

If we do not take the steps to verify if these accounts are real, then the media and governments around the world are just asking for a repeat of last year's issues with Iran and Twitter.

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Petraeus' Oily Spin About Progress in Afghanistan

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kandahar, Troops, Isaf, United Nations, David Gregory, Obama, Media, Cbs, Karzai, Robert Greenwald, Brave New Foundation, Nato, Army, Military, Rethink Afghanistan, Katie Couric, Insurgent, Operation Enduring Freedom, Navy, Oil Spots, Marines, Nbc, Helmand, Air Force, Afghanistan War, War in Afghanistan, Unama, Progress, Afghan NGO Safety Office, Petraeus, Taliban, Afghanistan, Insurgency, News, Anso, World News
Derrick Crowe

There is virtually no data that shows strategically significant security "progress" in Afghanistan since the start of the latest escalation.

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It's Time To Reform The Senate

Paul Hodes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Hodes 2010, Campaigns, 2010 Elections, Paul Hodes, Paul Hodes for Senate, Filibuster, Reform, Democrats, Politics, Elections, Nh, Senate, Senate Races, Paul Hodes 2010, Hodes for Senate, New Hampshire, Nh-Sen, Hodes, Jeanne Shaheen, News, Candidates, Republicans, Elections 2010, Politics News
Paul Hodes

As I travel across the Granite State on this campaign, there seems to be one thing the people of New Hampshire can agree on - Washington is broken. It...

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When Psycho Flight Attendants Become Heroes

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Steve Slater Jetblue, News, Healthy Living News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

What does it really say about American culture that we're prepared to elevate someone who behaves like an out-of-control psycho as a model of how all working stiffs ought to act?

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What's Killing CNN? Live Television

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011

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MP Nunan

A 24-hour news channel, you see, is a good thing. Live news, more often than not, just blows.

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U.S. Can Tap Your BlackBerry

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: [X+1] Inc., Google, Blackberry, Google Wave, Android, Tap, Shelly, Media, US, News, Palmer, Media News
Shelly Palmer

U.S. authorities have the ability to tap communications made from BlackBerry devices, which is the same surveillance that The UAE and Saudi Arabia are requesting.

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iPhone 4 FaceTime Commercials: Are Apple's TV Ads Really "Heartbreaking?" (Video)

George Spyros | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mobile, Dvertising, ios4, Television Commercial, Apple Computer, TV Advertising, Cell Phone, Reception, Gizmo, Iphone, Iphone 4, Tech, Apple, Commercial, Ios, Mobile Device, Gadget, Technology, News, Facetime, Apple Inc., Technology News
George Spyros

Fortune online is calling Apple's new commercials for FaceTime "heartbreaking." Spolier warning: nobody gets any bad news. As a matter of fact, in two out of the four spots, the characters in fact receive good news.

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Time Magazine's Bizarre Assault on Large Families

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, News, Values, Family, Healthy Living News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Not sure whether Americans are becoming more materialistic and self-absorbed? Look no further than Time magazine's recent carnival of narcissism and celebration of selfishness.

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Angelina Jolie, Afghanistan, The New Arts Page

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afganistan, medici.tv, Art, Opera, Sculpture, Angelina Jolie, Kimberly Brooks, Theatre, Arianna, Opinion, Dance, Editorial, Painting, Film, News, Blogging, Arts News
Kimberly Brooks

We launched the Huffington Post art page only five weeks ago. Every time I see the tag line below the masthead saying "News and Opinion," I feel the phrase warrants some refinement and clarification.

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eBooks Outsell Hardcovers

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Streaming Service, Desktop, Hardcover, Redbox, Multi Touch, Media, Amazon, Outsell, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Kindle, Trackpad, Camera, News, Sony, Ebooks, 3d, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Amazon announced that eBooks for Kindle are outselling hardcover books. According to Amazon, customers are purchasing 143 Kindles, and 180 Kindle books, for every 100 hardcover books.

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Julian Assange: Why the World Needs WikiLeaks

TEDTalks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Military, Tedtalks, Technology, Global Issues, Ted, News, tedglobal2010, Communication, Media News
TEDTalks

You could say Australian-born Julian Assange has swapped his long-time interest in network security flaws for the far-more-suspect flaws of even bigger targets: governments and corporations.

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Tom Friedman's Soft Spot for Terrorist Fadlallah

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, News, Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Tom Friedman, World News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Lest you conclude that Tom Friedman has lost all sense of morality and has lost the ability to condemn murder, he does confess that Sheikh Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah "had some dark side." Well now, Tom, you don't say. Really?

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What the BP Oil Spill Tells Us About Human Nature

Andrew Belonsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Deepwater Horizon, Enviornment, BP Oil Spill, News, Politics, Thomas Hobbes, Politics News
Andrew Belonsky

We have seen ecological disasters before, yet we continue to ignore experience and foresight, instead preferring to expand profits.

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Consumer Reports Won't Recommend iPhone 4

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Network, Android, AT&T, Slate, Microsoft, App Inventor, Media, Consumer Reports, 3g, Tablet, Iphone 4, Reception, Windows 7, Apple, Shelly Palmer, News, Antenna, Technology News
Shelly Palmer

Consumer Reports announced that it cannot recommend the iPhone 4 due to antenna issues. They say that it's a hardware bug, and they don't believe that it is as easily fixable as Apples says it is.

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LeBron James and What We Lose When We Win

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, News, LeBron James, World Cup, World Cup 2010, Sports News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Yes, we all want to win, and no, none of us enjoy losing. But the price we're prepared to pay for our victories is that which will determine our essential character. Everywhere you look in sports today character is second to victory.

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Organic Food, Health and the Burden of Proof

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Guidance, Onqi, Whole Foods, Katz, Healthy, Nutritious, Diet, Organic, Organics, Dr. David L. Katz, Health, Nutrition, Dr. David Katz, Food, Dietary, News, Conditions, Nuval, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

Under the halo effect of "natural and organic," Whole Foods shoppers may feel they can't go wrong nutritionally. I beg to differ.

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The Funniest News Freeze Frames Of All Time (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Morgan Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

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The news is on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week all over the world. It's really no wonder some crazy, crazy stuff pops up from time to time. But who can ...

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The Lebron James "Decision"

Elissa Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Bachelor, News, Kate Goesslin, LeBron James, Media News
Elissa Stein

Last night, heading down Seventh Avenue in a cab, there was a slew of news vans lining the street, hundreds of people gathered outside the entrance of Madison Square Garden. LeBron James was announcing his decision.

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Attention Deficit Disorder: Ritalin Or Recess?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: ABC for Fitness, Healthy, Children, Academic Performance, Obesity, Physical Activity, Wellness, Education, Add, Dr. David L. Katz, Recess, Health, Exercise, Dr. David Katz, Fitness, Attention Deficit Disorder, Ritalin, Schools, News, Conditions, Adhda, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

Rambunctiousness in children is normal. And it should be treated with recess, not Ritalin!

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