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(Photo: WN / Sanyogita)California passes new auto emission rules
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(Photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)The 2012 Chinese New Year Festival will be celebrated this weekend!
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(Photo: White House / Pete Souza)Obama 'putting colleges on notice' on high tuition
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Ener1, Obama-backed electric car battery company, files for bankruptcy
| Ener1, the electric car battery company that the Obama administration gave a $118 million stimulus grant to, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday. | Ener1 becomes the third green energy company to go under since the Obama administration dedicated $80...Full Story
Boston weather forecast 1/28/12: mostly sunny, cooler..
|  Forecast discussion: A low pressure system which brought rain and showers to eastern Massachusetts Friday is now in the Gulf of Maine. The cold front has moved out to sea, and temperatures will fall to near freezing early Saturday morning. Also, winds will be in...Full Story
RI proposing state-wide bullying policy
| Bullying has become a serious problem across the country and states are enacting state-wide bullying policies to make sure the law is clear.  Rhode Island is in the process of putting in place a state-wide bullying policy.  | It has been reported that specia...Full Story
Life Balance in a Hectic World
| Maintaining balance in a busy world can be a difficult task, especially if you don’t know what balance is supposed to look like.  Many times we attempt to achieve something before we even know what it is.  So what is successful balance? | First I&rsquo...Full Story
Providence weather forecast 1/28/12: mostly sunny, cooler..
|  Forecast discussion: A low pressure system which brought rain and showers to Rhode Island Friday is now in the Gulf of Maine. The cold front has moved out to sea, and temperatures will fall to near freezing early Saturday morning. Also, winds will be increasing,...Full Story
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Should the Dropout Age Be Raised?
Prison dilemma: surging numbers of older inmates
Prison dilemma: surging numbers of older inmates
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Sat 28 Jan 2012
Heart risks for teens who eat high fructose
The Examiner Teens who consume diets abundant in fructose show evidence of more cardiovascular disease and have a greater risk of diabetes, according to a new report in the recent  Journal of Nutrition. A blood analysis of 559 adolescents ages 14-18 correlat...
North Korea Warns South but Accepts Food Aid
The New York Times | SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned on Friday that a South Korean military drill around front-line islands could lead to a “full-scale war” as South Korean trucks crossed the border carrying private food aid for North Korean c...
Fri 27 Jan 2012
Demi Moore 911 Call: Was Rumer Willis There?
VH1 | On the call, someone called 'Ru' was asked to provide an address for emergency responders. | by Kara Warner | Ever since news of broke, more details have emerged each day to paint a clearer picture of the circumstances that led to the actress' ambu...
Demi Moore 911 Call: 'She's Been Having Some Issues'
VH1 | 'She's shaking, convulsing, burning up,' one caller says the night of Moore's hospitalization. | by Jocelyn Vena | In the 911 call made the night of , a female caller is heard describing the events that led to the actress' Monday health scare. | De...
'So You Think You Can Dance' choreographer gets 10 years in prison for rape
The Examiner | Alex Da Silva, former choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance, was sentenced to a 10-year prison sentence today for raping a female student and assaulting another. Da Silva, 43, will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. ...
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. Announces 2012 Annual Meeting Information
Business Wire | BROOKLINE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BRKL), the bank holding company for Brookline Bank, The First National Bank of Ipswich and Bank Rhode Island, today announced that its 2012 Annual Meeting will ...
Jessica Ahlquist now says she intends on graduating from Cranston West
The Examiner | Just one day after it was reported that Jessica Ahlquist, the teen at the center of Cranston Prayer Banner controversy was leaving school, she appears to have had a change of heart. | WPRO News reported on Wednesday evening that Ahlquist was exitin...
Tennessee one of four highest-scoring states in teacher quality
The Business Review Memphis Business Journal Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 2:44pm CST Related: | Tennessee teachers earned one of the highest overall grades in the nation on the National Council on Teacher Quality’s 2011 State Teacher Policy Yearbook. Related News |...
Demi Moore's Daughters: How Are Rumer, Scout & Tallulah Doing?
Huffington Post | Demi Moore's three daughters Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah have managed to keep a low profile since their mother was rushed to hospital on Monday night and treated for what her rep insists is "exhaustion." | Eldest daughter Rumer, 23, appeared very up...
What About Demi's Daughters?
IMDb | Demi Moore's three daughters Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah have managed to keep a low profile since their mother was rushed to hospital on Monday night and treated for what her rep insists is "exhaustion." | Eldest daughter Rumer, 23, appeared very up...
Oil, gas entrepreneur shares story, is recognized for entrepreneurial success
The Examiner | Jerome (Jerry) Fullinwider, Vice Chairman and founder of Hillwood International Energy, a privately owned oil and gas exploration and development firm recently shared his story of success to standing room only crowds as part of Northwood Unive...
To-Do List: Space Psychics and Attack Documentaries
New Yorker | To know: New polls show Mitt Romney with a solid lead over Newt Gingrich in Florida ... The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.8 per cent last quarter, which is better than the previous quarter, but fell short of estimates ... A suicide b...
Winter X Games 2012: History, TV schedule and the magic of 3D
The Examiner | The adrenaline-racing, heart-pumping action of the 2012 Winter X Games kicked off yesterday and ESPN has it covered like snow with tons of TV coverage, including 24 hours of magical 3-D broadcasts. Below is a bit of history about the games, the TV ...
Voter identification laws may effect 2012 election
The Examiner | Changes in elections laws have been enacted many times since 1790 when only American white males were legally allowed to vote.  Included were the 1870 law that allowed former slaves to vote, in 1920 women’s suffrage came about, in 1924 t...
Romney Should be Proud
Yahoo Daily News | It's as predictable as vultures at a carcass. When a wealthy Republican is running for office, the press will make his wealth a handicap. Recall that when George H. W. Bush was running in 1988, he was derided as a "preppy." George W. Bu...
Slowly rebounding CRE sector fuels architect demand
The Business Review Boston Business Journal by Jay Fitzgerald, Special to the Journal Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 6:00am EST Related: Related News Commercial real estate Hot job: Architect Pay: $45,000-$60,000 Required: Master’s degree in architecture; two to thre...
Atheist teen forces school to remove prayer from wall after 49 years
MSNBC | CRANSTON, R.I. — She is 16, the daughter of a firefighter and a nurse, a self-proclaimed nerd who loves Harry Potter and Facebook. But Jessica Ahlquist is also an outspoken atheist who has incensed this heavily Roman Catholic city with a...
Should the Dropout Age Be Raised?
The New York Times | Questions about issues in the news for students 13 and older.See all Student Opinion » | In his State of the Union Address President Obama called for every state to raise the dropout age to 18, the first time that Washington has gotten directly in...
Prison dilemma: surging numbers of older inmates
Springfield News-Sun | NEW YORK — In corrections systems nationwide, officials are grappling with decisions about geriatric units, hospices and medical parole as elderly inmates — with their high rates of illness and infirmity — make up an ever increasi...
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