Simple Change To Familiar Road Signs Might Save Countless Lives
A pedestrian is fatally struck by a motor vehicle every two hours on average in the U.S. But a new study suggests that it may be possible to cut down…
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Is It Wrong Not To Tell My Boyfriend That I’m A Prostitute?
A woman who claims she makes close to six figures working as a prostitute doesn’t believe she has to tell her boyfriends about her job. She explained to YourTango.com why…
PETA Euthanized A Lot Of Animals At Its Shelter In 2014, And No-Kill Advocates Are Not Happy About It
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals killed most of the animals at its Norfolk, Virginia, shelter in 2014, according to preliminary figures filed with the Virginia Department of Agriculture…
The Art Of Denial: From Bill Belichick To Richard Nixon
For years, public figures have been perfecting the art of denial. From politicians to celebrities to athletes, every scandal is met with a press conference and a stern refusal of…
Obama says wages are growing. They’re not
The usual trend is that as more Americans get jobs, wages rise. So far, that’s not happening. Even the most recent data available for the fourth quarter of 2014 shows…
Squabbles Are Damaging Hopes Of Rebuilding Afghanistan’s Beautiful Bamiyan Buddhas
It is always a shock reaching Bamiyan, coming face to face with the two huge cavities in the cliff face. The upright tombs stare out over the valley, a splash…
Turkey bans Charlie Hebdo cover online
The move came as Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan wrote on Twitter, “Those who are publishing figures referring to our supreme Prophet are those who disregard the sacred.” Such a…
Wildly profitable college football about to get more profitable
Those figures are based on a CNNMoney analysis of 2013-2014 figures submitted to the U.S. Department of Education by each school. They show that the 64 schools in the five…
Flu season shaping up to be bad one, CDC says
Frieden also said that five more children have died since the CDC last reported figures, bringing the number of pediatric deaths up to 26 since the flu season began in…