A federal judge handed NFL players a key ruling Tuesday in their fight to strip the league of $4 billion in TV revenue they contend was unfairly and illegally secured as a way to survive a lockout that could begin by the end of the week. (March 2)
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Nalut, a remote town in Libya’s north western desert, which shook off the rule of Moammar Gadhafi, was defiant on Tuesday about staying free of his rule. This comes as a building belonging to armed anti-Gadhafi rebels was destroyed. (March 2)
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Adolescents and young adults who smoke marijuana have an increased risk for experiencing psychotic symptoms, according to a new study.
Continue reading …Rutgers is going to let students of the opposite sex dorm together for the first time, a “gender-neutral” policy designed to make the campus more accommodating to gay students, reports the Star-Ledger . The move comes in the wake of last year’s high-profile suicide of Tyler Clementi . Students won’t be asked…
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A new study shows a significant association between smoking and an increased risk of breast cancer.
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March 2nd: Rutherford B. Hayes declared winner of presidential election; Mikhail Gorbachev born; “King Kong”, “The Sound of Music” premiere in New York.
Continue reading …The US has listed China’s top search engine—one of the 10 most popular websites in the world—as one of the most “notorious markets” for pirated software and media, Reuters reports. Baidu.com, the most popular website within China, was again singled out by the US trade representative’s office…
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Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle appear to increase the risk for an uncommon but aggressive breast cancer that is not fueled by the hormone estrogen, a surprising new study shows.
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The White House rejected criticism from Yemen’s president Ali Abdula Saleh, who says Washington is behind the protests against his regime. Saleh on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of meddling in the affairs of Arab countries. (March 1)
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. In the Summer of 1939, Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party had planned a massive gathering called the Rally of Peace. Simultaneously, movie reels, radios and newspapers showed Polish crowds burning effigies representing the Fuehrer. They also displayed Poles shouting abuses against Germany and singing offensive songs against the Reich and its Leader.(1) The list of hostile acts against ethnic Germans in the Danzig Corridor, like the imprisonment of nine ethnic German girls, went on and on, further inflaming the common sensitivity of Germans to the fate of their “unredeemed” fellow citizens.(2) As the Nazi press orchestrated what appeared to…
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