Florida saw a significant spike in murders after enacting a "Stand Your Ground" law allowing people to use lethal force in self-defense in public or on private property, international researchers said Monday. The southern state's 24 percent rise in homicide from 2005 to 2014 stood in sharp contrast to nationwide homicide rates, which have been declining since the 1990s, according to research published in a special issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine. Читать дальше...
John Heinzl on the power of growing dividends
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FORT BRAGG, N.C., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The military court-martial of alleged deserter Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was delayed until May 15 during a pre-trial hearing at Fort Bragg.
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“I did that thing where I went, ‘Why did I commit to a Sunday night event?’ but I’m so glad I came,” said Chelsea Handler, referring to Sunday’s kick-off dinner for Glamour’s Women of the Year 2016 event, whic commences Monday with a one-day summit followed by the awards ceremony and post-dinner....
Senior AIADMK leader and party Organising Secretary Visalatchi Nedunchezhiyan passed away following a brief illness.
Reggie Watts answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself. REGGIE WATTS: SPATIAL premieres on Netflix Dec 6
WildAid held its "An Evening Under the Sea" Gala November 12th 2016 at The Ritz Carlton in San Francisco.
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The 2016-2017 North American show season will officially kick off this week with the opening of the LA Auto Show. Carmakers from around the world will bring their latest and greatest design concepts and production cars to show off for the Southern California crowd.
Although the concepts exhibited at the show represent a glimpse into the future of the automotive industry, other, more production-ready vehicles will give the public a chance to see what's soon headed to their dealer's showrooms. Читать дальше...
Custom ROM developer Cyanogen have begun releasing its Android 7.1 Nougat-based firmware, CyanogenMod 14 for the OnePlus 3. Many users prefer custom ROMs like CyanogenMod because they strip away the user interfaces added by device manufacturers and add other exclusive features, which one wouldn’t find on stock Android or OEM firmware.
He said he doesn't believe he can get justice in the States
Scientists are worried about a Donald Trump presidency — and with reason. Trump has bashed the National Institutes of Health. He’s denied global warming. He’s spread nonsense about vaccines. My colleague Brian Resnick wrote an in-depth story on this fear.
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Depression is on the rise among American teens and young adults, with adolescent girls showing the greatest vulnerability, a new national survey reveals.
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Perhaps you spend the last 10 minutes of your workday staring at the clock, counting down the seconds until you're free. Or, maybe you bury yourself in your work until the very last minute — then you grab your stuff and go without saying goodbye to your colleagues.
If either of the above scenarios sounds familiar, it may be time to reassess your end-of-day routine.
"How you finish the workday is very important," says Michael Kerr, an international business speakerand author of "The Humor Advantage.
'This is a longshot. It’s a hail Mary,' one Washington State elector says.
A nurse faces misconduct charges over claims she hid Ebola survivor Pauline Cafferkey's high temperature.
(ATTN: CHANGES headline and lead; UPDATES with the pact's initial signing, foreign minister's comment in paras 1-7) By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday tentatively signed an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan to better
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was questioned Monday about a possible sex crime in Sweden by prosecutors at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he’s lived in exile for more than four years to avoid extradition to Sweden and possibly the United States, The Associated Press reported. Although prosecutors did not comment on the closed-door proceedings, the long-delayed interview is expected to continue Tuesday and possibly beyond that, the report said. Assange's version of events, and a possible DNA sample... Читать дальше...
A study comparing three popular arthritis drugs shows they're all about equally safe and equally dangerous, reports NBC.
Banks have been on a tear since last week's election that likely has more than just a cyclical rebound at its center.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, is defending Donald Trump’s right to choose right-wing media provocateur Steve Bannon as chief White House strategist while California Democrats said the pick puts … Click to Continue »
Prominent news broadcaster Gwen Ifill has died after a battle with cancer, according to multiple reports. She was 61. The co-host of "PBS Newshour" died at a hospice center near Washington. D.C., according to the Washington Post. Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, said Ifill was "a fundamental reason public media is considered a trusted window on the world."
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Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Do not despair. Although the University of Washington Huskies screwed the pooch The post Small batch, limited release cantaloupe IPA from Redhook celebrates the Huskies season appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.
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LEIDEN, Netherlands, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Scientists in the Netherlands have generated a novel electric current and sent it across a record-breaking distance of 600 nanometers.
