When people fall in love and decide to marry, the expectation is nearly always that love and marriage and the happiness they bring will last; as the vows say, till death do us part. Only the most cynical among us would think, walking down the aisle, that if things don’t work out, “We can always split.”But the divorce rate in the United States is half the marriage rate, and that does not bode well...
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House leaders offer short-term debt increase
Label: World WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – House Republicans announced Friday that they will vote next week to authorize a temporary extension of the...
Is It Time to Treat Violence Like a Contagious Disease?
Label: Technology The idea that violence is contagious doesn’t appear in the Obama administration’s gun control plan, nor in the National Rifle Association’s arguments. But some scientists believe that understanding the literally infectious nature of violence is essential to preventing it.To say violence is a sickness that threatens public health isn’t just a figure of speech, they argue. It spreads from person...
“Breaking Bad” star Betsy Brandt is Michael J. Fox’s new TV wife
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – “Breaking Bad” star Betsy Brandt has been cast as Michael J. Fox’s TV wife.NBC is eyeing the series, which has already been ordered for a full season, for fall. Brandt will play the wife of Fox’s character, a New York news anchor coping – like Fox – with Parkinson’s disease. He’ll also have the usual sitcom troubles, like juggling family and his career.Brandt’s “Breaking Bad”...
Well: Your Twitter Tips for Going Vegan
Label: HealthIn this week’s Well column, “How to Go Vegan,”, we asked you to send in your favorite tips and tricks for adopting a solely plant-based diet on Twitter. We received a range of responses, from quirky ingredient combinations that replicate a nonvegan dish to simple mantras to get you in a vegan frame of mind. Here are some of our favorites. To see the entire list of submissions, visit the hashtag, #vegantips.Let’s...
The Lede: Live Blog: Inside the Fed's 2007 Deliberations
Label: BusinessOn Friday the Federal Reserve released the transcripts of its discussions in 2007, the year the housing market, the financial markets, and the broader economy began to unravel. Reporters from The Times are sharing their findings on what the transcripts reveal in the blog entries and tweets bel...
Track Curiosity Rover's Entire Mission With This Incredible Image From Space
Label: Technology The entire story of the Curiosity rover’s travels are on spectacular display in this new picture from Martian orbit by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.Since it landed in August, NASA’s awesome rover has traversed about half a kilometer from its landing site. Along the way, it has scooped dirt, shot its laser beam, and snapped hundreds...
Singer Elton John a father for second time
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – British pop star Elton John announced on Wednesday he had become a father for the second time after the birth via a surrogate mother of Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John.The “Rocket Man” and “Candle in the Wind” singer and his partner David Furnish confirmed the news in a short statement on John‘s official website, which also provided a link to an article in Hello! magazine.“Both...
The New Old Age: In Flu Season, Use a Mask. But Which One?
Label: HealthFace masks help prevent people from getting the flu. But how much protection do they provide?You might think the answer to this question would be well established. It’s not.In fact, there is considerable uncertainty over how well face masks guard against influenza when people use them outside of hospitals and other health care settings. This has been a topic of discussion and debate in infectious...
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