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Brazil Defeats U.S. 4-1 in Friendly

Arnal Dayaratna | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Thiago Silva, Clint Dempsey, Neymar, Hercules Gomez, Alexandre Pato, Landon Donovan, Marcelo, USA, Brazil, Soccer, Brazil v. USA, Mano Menezes, Jurgen Klinsmann, Onyewu, Sports News
Arnal Dayaratna

Team USA played exciting, threatening soccer in the second half but the match was really lost within 60 minutes thanks to clinical Brazilian finishing and superb possession.

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Who Invented Memorial Day?

Jim Downs | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Logan, u.s. History, Civil War, Culture, Memorial Day, Washington, South Carolina, U.S.A, Charleston, Americans, United States, U.S, Dc, African Americans, African-American Issues, Memorial Day Weekend, Politics News
Jim Downs

As America recognizes the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, we would do well to revisit the origins of Memorial Day among freedpeople in Charleston.

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Building American Support for Global Health Spending

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: International Development, Global Fund, Who, International Aid Spending, Survey, Global Health, USA, US, Health Care, International Aid, Kaiser Family Foundation, Healthcare, Health Spending, Kff, Impact News
Tom Murphy

The reality of foreign aid spending is vastly different than its perception. Despite representing a small sliver of the federal budget, foreign aid does a lot of good.

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Mexico City: High Art in Thin Air

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Brooklyn Street Art, Gonzalo Alavarez, Mexico City, USA, Mexico, Spain, Mamutt Arte, Art Beyond Museums, Vhils, Victor Hugo Celaya, Ukraine, Jaime Rojo, Antique Toy Museum Mexico (MUJAM), Street Art Festival, Steven P. Harrington, Germany, Arto, El Mac, Roa, Herakut, Escif, All City Canvas, Interesni Kazki, Belgium, Portugal, Roberto Shimizu, Saner, Sego, Arts News
Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington

Capital Soars with Huge New International Street Art Murals An Amazing Week in DF with Interesni Kazki, El Mac, Saner, Sego, Roa, Herakut, Vhils, and...

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Margaret Cho Will Return As Kim Jong Il On '30 Rock'

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Alana De La Garza, Mary Lynn Rajskub, USA, Lifetime, Poliitcal Animals, Burn Notice, Workaholics, Kim Jong Il, Single Ladies, Adrian Pasdar, TV Canada, Grey's Anatomy, Video, Margaret Cho, 30 Rock, Patrick Carney, Jewel, Rob Lowe, Dan Auerbach, Patrick Fischler, Casey Anthony, June Carter Cash Story, The Black Keys, William Mapother, TV News

Kim Jong Il may be long gone, but Margaret Cho isn't. According to Laughspin, the comidienne is returning to on the May 17 episode of "30 Rock" (8:...

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What To Watch This Week: A Double Dose Of Van Der Beek And More!

Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Once Upon a Time, Pbs, Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23, Hart of Dixie, USA, The Big Bang Theory, Gcb, Suburgatory, Nikita, Cbs, What to Watch, Parks and Recreation, Video, Discovery, The Comedy Awards, Awake, Treasure Island, Abc, Nbc, Fringe, Bones, Sherlock, The Bad Girls Club, Secrets of Bin Laden's Air, Oxygen, Slidewide, The L.A. Complex, Supernatural, TV Canada, Cougar Town, In Plain Sight, Comedy Central, Syfy, Fox, The CW, Law and Order Special Victims Unit, TV News

What's not to love about a week with a double dose of James Van Der Beek? The "Dawson's Creek" vet will first make his usual appearance on "Don't Trus...

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Tony Danza & Vince Vaughn Headed To TV?

Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Brendan Hines, TV Canada, Rebecca Mader, Video, White Collar, Dan Farah, The Guys, USA, Fionnula Flanagan, Vince Vaughn, Syfy, Covert Affairs, Abc, Tony Danza, Mia Kirshner, TV News

Tony Danza has reportedly joined forces with Vince Vaughn for a new ABC sitcom, tentatively titled "The Guys." According to Variety, the series wi...

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National Park Week: How To Avoid The Crowds

Lonely Planet | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Travel, Travel Tips, Outdoors, USA, National Parks, Nature, Travel Blogs, Earth Day, Earth Day 2012, National Parks Week, Travel News
Lonely Planet

You don't have to plan a trip months in advance to secure a campsite under the stars, have a hiking trail and a summit peak all to yourself or find out where the wild things are this summer.

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'White Collar' Gets Two New Stars Next Season

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Gregg Henry, Video, Michael Weston, White Collar, Dan Futterman, The Big Bang Theory, USA, Bunheads, Laura Vandervoot, ABC Family, Political Animals, Roger Bart, Cbs, Mike Massimino, TV News

Two more faces are headed to "White Collar" for the show's fourth season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "House" alum Michael Weston is head...

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Why Nobody Will Dominate The 21st Century

Charles Kupchan | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Brics, India, Rise of Brazil, Global Power, USA, Rise of China, Brazil, China, No-One's World, World News
Charles Kupchan

The absence of consensus over which country will oversee the coming world is just as it should be. That's because the twenty-first century will not be dominated by any country.

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Ellen Burstyn Joins Star-Studded 'Political Animals' Cast

insidetv.ew.com | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Political Animals, Ellen Burstyn Political Animals, Ellen Burstyn, USA, USA Political Animals, TV News

Ellen Burstyn (Big Love, Requiem for a Dream) will join the cast of the upcoming six-part USA series Political Animals, the network announced Friday. ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Colin Powell's Daughter To Appear In 'Political Animals'

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Sigourney Weaver Political Animals, Sigourney Weaver, TV Canada, Video, Linda Powell Political Animals, Colin Powell, USA, Political Animals, Linda Powell, TV News

Colin Powell's daughter is heading into politics ... on TV. HuffPost TV can exclusively reveal that Linda Powell will appear in the first episode o...

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World Going Wireless: 1 In 4 Homes Connect Wirelessly

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Asia Pacific, Broadband, Strategy Analytics, USA, South Korea, Households With Wireless, Wireless, Japan, China, Wifi, Technology News

A new study estimates that 25 percent of all Internet-connected households in the world now have wireless home networks -- and that number is growing ...

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'Office' Star Lands New Comedy Series

Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Jordan Belfi, Video, Kate Flannery, Rebecca Kreskoff, Ian Gomez, USA, Elias Koteas, Standup in Stilletos, The Office, Faran Tahir, Cbs, Rachael Harris, TV Guide, TV News

"The Office" actress Kate Flannery has landed her own standup series titled "StandUp In Stilletos" for TV Guide, set to air on June 16 at 10 p.m ET. ...

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Rick Steves In The Land Of Coca-Cola

Rick Steves | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Travel, Rick Steves, Atlanta, USA, US Destinations, Georgia, Destinations, Travel News
Rick Steves

Atlanta is clearly the Manhattan of the South. It's CNN slick, Coca-Cola fueled and funded and thriving. Still, I'm not awarding creativity points: 52 streets have "Peach Tree" in their names.

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'CSI: Miami' Star Books New Gig

Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Royal Pains, Super Fun Friday Night, Maria Bello Touch, Laura Linney, USA, Eva LaRue, CSI: Miami, Mamie Gummer, Cbs, Jenny Slate, TV Canada, Maria Bello, Video, Mandy Moore, The Big C, Abc, Touch, Ben Shankman, TV News

Does one star of "CSI: Miami" may already have a foot out the door? With the CBS series on the bubble, Eva LaRue has joined ABC's untitled Mandy Mo...

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Marshall Takes Hard Hit On 'In Plain Sight' Premiere

Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: TV Canada, The Anti-Social Network, Video, Season Premiere, In Plain Sight, Mary McCormack, USA, Tv Replay, Reality-Free, TV News

For the fifth and final time, fans settled in to watch the season premiere of "In Plain Sight" (Fri., 10 p.m. ET on USA), and they certainly got an ho...

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'Glee' Finds A Father For Puck

Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Glee, Video, Cw, Sebastian Stan, Scott Wolf, USA, Felicia Day, Felicia Day Supernatural, John Corbett, Fox, John Corbett Widow Detective, Cbs, Supernatural, TV News

Though we've met many of those responsible for raising most of the core group of "Glee" students, the rebellious Noah Puckerman -- better known as "Pu...

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'Smash' Finale Gets Another Guest Star

Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Tnt, USA, Ulrich Thomsen, Hbo, Mindy Kaling, Anna Camp, Simon Pegg, La Noir, Smash, Nbc, Bernadette Peters, TV News

Broadway vet Bernadette Peters is taking on the buzzed-about Broadway TV show "Smash." In addition to appearing on the March 19 episode as Ivy's (Mega...

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PHOTOS: The 9 Best Cities For Street Art Spotting

BootsnAll | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Bootsnall, California, New York, Australia, France, USA, Brazil, New York City, England, Street Art, Los Angeles, Iran, Travel, South Africa, Cape Town, London, Melbourne, Paris, Art, Germany, Graffiti, Tehran, Sao Paulo, Berlin, Slidepollajax, Travel News
BootsnAll

Sometimes massive murals cover entire buildings and artists use their medium to create beauty in an otherwise gritty landscape.

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Why The Reason Rally Isn't Worth Coming Out For

Nathalie Rothschild | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Religion, Atheism, USA, Richard Dawkins, Gay Issues, New Atheism, Religion News
Nathalie Rothschild

Supporters of the Reason Rally say they want to promote secular values, but in asserting that they are beleaguered and ought to forge a sense of togetherness based on that, they reveal that their true roots lie in therapy culture and in its relative - identity politics.

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Tipping In Libya, The US And Elsewhere

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Travel, Customs, USA, Money, Tipping, Travel News
Virginia M. Moncrieff

I once left a tip in Australia and was chased down the street by the waitress who thought I had left money behind on the table by mistake.

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'Psych' Premiere: Despereaux Brings Out Shawn's Indiana Jones

Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, USA, Despereaux, Madchen Amick, Tv Replay, Rembrandt, Psych, Indiana Shawn and the Temple of the Kinda Crappy Rusty Old Dagger, Cary Elwes, Mid-Season Premiere, TV News

"Psych" (Wed., 10 p.m. EST on USA) returned for the second half of its sixth season, bringing along Cary Elwes' always enjoyable Despereaux. As much f...

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Will Neal Go Free On 'White Collar' Finale?

Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Beau Bridges, TV Canada, Video, Cliffhanger, White Collar, Judgment Day, USA, Commutation, Season Finale, Tv Replay, Reality-Free, TV News

For its season finale, "White Collar" (Tue., 10 p.m. EST on USA) framed their story around the hearings to determine if the remainder of Neal's senten...

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'Royal Pains' Finale: The End Of HankMed?

Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Royal Pains, TV Canada, Video, USA, Season Finale, This One's for Jack, Tv Replay, Hankmed, Reality-Free, TV News

Hank spent much of this third season finale in a very dark place on "Royal Pains" (Wed., 10 p.m. EST on USA). After struggling for months to try and h...

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