HUFFPOST HILL – Beeee My, Be My Bibi
For the last 25 years, Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted Iran’s nuclear bomb has been three-to-five years away, proving that Iran has secretly been developing the Second Avenue subway. A painter…
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HUFFPOST HILL – Beeee My, Be My Bibi
For the last 25 years, Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted Iran’s nuclear bomb has been three-to-five years away, proving that Iran has secretly been developing the Second Avenue subway. A painter…
Attorney: Ex-superintendent Charged In Cheating Scandal Dies
Beverly Hall, the former superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools charged in what prosecutors had called a broad conspiracy to cheat on state exams, has died. Hall’s attorney J. Tom Morgan…
Thousands Protest Wisconsin’s Right-To-Work Bill At The State’s Capitol
By Brendan O’Brien MADISON, Wis., Feb 28 (Reuters) – Wisconsin unions bussed in thousands of workers from around the state on Saturday to demonstrate against the impending adoption of a…
Wesleyan Struggles To Deal With Student Drug Use
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — As drug overdoses left two Wesleyan students fighting for their lives, witnesses helped investigators quickly identify the suspects: The drug-dealing was an open secret, according to…
LA Teachers, Union Leaders Rally Amid Stalled Talks
Dressed in red and raising signs into the air, thousands of teachers filled a downtown Los Angeles park on Thursday in demand of higher wages and smaller class sizes amid…
Here’s Every Claim Made Against Bill O’Reilly So Far
The list of accusations leveled at Bill O’Reilly grows by the day. What began as a probe into the veracity of the Fox News host’s war reporting experience has now…
Exxon Mobil Settles With New Jersey Over Environmental Damage
A long-fought legal battle to recover $8.9 billion in damages from Exxon Mobil Corporation for the contamination and loss of use of more than 1,500 acres of wetlands, marshes, meadows…
Carnegie Hall Wants To Host Your Iconic New York City Wedding
Between the Plaza Hotel and New York Public Library, midtown Manhattan is filled with some iconic New York City wedding locations. Now, the recently engaged can add another midtown venue…
When Public Officials Threaten The Reporters Just Trying To Keep Them Honest
You’d think that Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, who holds a master’s degree in broadcast journalism, would appreciate a good investigative story. Last week, Mother Jones published a piece with…
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Credit Shehab Uddin Credit Jules Aarons Credit Shalmon Bernstein Credit Martin Lehmann – A public transport bus that plunged over the side of the Queen Elizabeth Bridge in Johannesburg, South…
Shale Gas Project Encounters Determined Foes Deep in Algerian Sahara
ALGIERS — Deep in the Algerian Sahara, daily protests against a pilot hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, project are now well into their second month. The demonstrations have spread to several…
Doctor Who Survived Ebola Says He Was Unfairly Cast as a Hazard and a Hero
Dr. Craig Spencer, New York’s first and to date only Ebola patient, said in an essay published on Wednesday that he was falsely accused of putting the public at risk…
Read The FBI’s File On ‘Radical Extremist’ Anti-Gay Pastor Fred Phelps
The Federal Bureau of Investigation had an extensive file on the late pastor of a fringe Christian church that was notorious for its public anti-gay demonstrations across the country, including…
The Problem With ‘Manorexia’ And Why We Need A Gender-Neutral Approach To Eating Disorders
While terms like “manorexia” have been tossed around to alert the public that eating disorders are not exclusive to women, such labels can be damaging. – Watch the full HuffPost…
Taylor Swift Won’t Let Anyone Make Money Off Her Belly Button
It’s hard out for a pop star these days to keep an air of mystery, considering constant pressure from fans coupled with the prevalence of social media and a general…
Top Medical Groups Say Gun Violence Is A Public Health Crisis
WASHINGTON — Seven medical groups representing most U.S. physicians are seeking to recast gun-related casualties as a public health crisis, pointing to data that blames firearms for 33,000 U.S. deaths…
Taylor Swift Gives $50,000 In Song Proceeds To NYC Schools
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s official booster Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to the city’s public schools. – A publicist for Swift says the singer will continue to…
As Republicans Concede, F.C.C. Is Expected to Enforce Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON — Last April, a dozen New York-based Internet companies gathered in the Flatiron Building boardroom of the social media website Tumblr to hear dire warnings that broadband providers were…
Illinois, Wisconsin Governors Propose Deep Spending Cuts To Universities
If proposals by two Republican governors are approved, public universities in Illinois and Wisconsin could soon experience sweeping layoffs, program eliminations and possible campus closures. This month, Illinois Gov. Bruce…
Patricia Arquette On Pay Equality: Insulting To Feminism.
It’s easy to laugh at the timid way that celebrities frequently wade into feminism, offering pat statements scripted by a team of public relations experts to be as nonoffensive as…
Jodi Arias Won’t Address Jury As Sentencing Retrial Nears End
Convicted murderer Jodi Arias declined Monday to address a jury considering whether to sentence her to life in prison or death in the killing of her former boyfriend. Arias said…
After Ferguson, Missouri Legislator Wants To Keep Police Videos Private
Following the unrest caused by the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., last year, state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle introduced more than 40 bills amending the…
Pope Francis Honors St. Gregory Of Narek, A Revered Armenian Mystic And Poet
Pope Francis has given a gift of sorts to Armenian Catholics commemorating the 100th anniversary of the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks, declaring a revered 10th-century mystic and poet,…
Suspect in Pakistan school massacre arrested
Pakistani authorities have arrested a suspect in the December 16 attack on a public school in Peshawar that left more than 140 people dead, most of them children. – CNN’s…
Lawsuits’ Lurid Details Draw an Online Crowd
Intimate, often painful allegations in lawsuits — intended for the scrutiny of judges and juries — are increasingly drawing in mass online audiences far from the courthouses where they are…
Homeland Security Chief Urges Caution After Threat to Mall of America
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top homeland security official urged shoppers on Sunday to be “particularly careful” in visiting the Mall of America, a sprawling shopping center outside Minneapolis, after it…
Homeland Security Chief Urges Caution After Threat to Mall of America
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top homeland security official urged shoppers on Sunday to be “particularly careful” in visiting the Mall of America, a sprawling shopping center outside Minneapolis, after it…
Johnson warns Mall of America patrons
“If anyone is planning to go to the Mall of America today, they’ve got to be particularly careful,” Johnson said. “There will be enhanced security there, but public vigilance, public…
For Immigrants, Fear Returns After a Federal Judge’s Ruling
For Tomás Péndola, an immigrant from Argentina, it was a normal week teaching chemistry in a public high school here, filling a whiteboard with dense equations and coaxing his students…