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VIA: CNN.COM Girls in the United States are entering puberty at earlier ages than they have in the past, a new study reports. More than 10 percent of white 7-year-old girls in the study, which was conducted in the mid-2000s, had reached a stage of breast development marking the start of puberty, compared to just […]

Women want to look and feel sexy when they dress to impress. Do you shop for a pair of stiletto’s on impulse? Researchers say it could your hormones. Sidney Morning Herald Read More

The US government have released a report that claims that tainted pet food can make children sick. It focused on an outbreak of salmonella back in 2006 that sickened more than 40 children that was traced to contaminated dry dog and cat food produced at a Mars Petcare US plant in Everson, Pennsylvania. Whenever there […]

WASHINGTON – There should be no such thing as too poor to buy pot if you live in D.C., at least if the marijuana is for a medical condition. That’s part of the conclusion of a new law enacted in the nation’s capital earlier this year. The medical marijuana law allows people to legally obtain […]

Wyclef Jean, the founder and chairman of Yele Haiti has stepped down as head of the organization. The announcement follows speculation on his bid for president in the upcoming elections in Haiti. eurweb.com Read More

The Senate on Wednesday cleared the way to provide $10 billion to states and local school districts to prevent teacher layoffs and an additional $16 billion in federal aid to cash-strapped states, and the Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said she would summon House back from its summer recess to grant final approval to the bill.

The rumors started circulating soon after Howard Dodson announced this spring that he would step down as director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. He had been forced out, some said. The 10 million holdings of the center, a research unit of the New York Public Library, would be moved to the […]

Almost seven months have passed since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010.  The destruction was massive; the financial costs are estimated at US$8-11 billion. In my work I receive daily reports from people who are either in Haiti working on the recovery effort or who have just returned from consultations, assessments, and […]

The morning after a masked gunman killed two people and wounded six more at a party, police in Indianapolis, Indiana, were still on the scene investigating, authorities said Tuesday.

VIA: CNN.COM Six teens drowned after they waded into unfamiliar waters and fell into a deeper part of the Red River in Shreveport, Louisiana, officials said. One additional member of the group was rescued, Shreveport Assistant Fire Chief Fred Sanders told CNN. He said no one in the group of teens, who ranged in age […]

VIA: WRAL.COM Police say a man who robbed a fast-food restaurant with a gun was so mad about the amount of loot that he called back twice to complain. The man walked up to the drive-through window of an Atlanta Wendy’s late Saturday night, wearing a ski mask and holding a gun. MORE