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Retired Orlando Sentinel columnist Charley Reese dies at 76
Charley Reese, a retired Orlando Sentinel columnist known for his conservative but also libertarian voice, has died. Reese, 76, died Tuesday after a long illness. He was admitted to a hospital in February and later was transferred to a rehabilitation...
Tags: Culture, Interior Policy, Periodicals, Politics, U.S. Army
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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: Culture, Politics, Democratic Party, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Brad Sherman
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It's finals week: Do you know what your teen is taking to study so hard?
By the end of high school, 12% of teens say they have taken a stimulant medication for reasons other than to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But parents, including many of those whose kids are taking ADHD drugs in a bid to boost...
Tags: Culture, Methylphenidate, Prescription Drugs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Education
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Ketamine: a potential rescue drug for depression takes a step forward
For years, physicians have been inching their way to a better understanding of how -- and how well -- the drug ketamine, a "twilight drug" used to sedate some patients before a painful procedure, can lift someone with severe depression almost...Tags: Culture, General Practitioners, Trials, Depression, LSD
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Yahoo's challenge to be building Tumblr's advertising business
SAN FRANCISCO — To punctuate his company's $1.1-billion purchase by Yahoo Inc., Tumblr co-founder and Chief Executive David Karp let loose in a blog post with a celebratory expletive. It was classic Karp, a 26-year-old high school dropout who...
Tags: Demographics, Culture, Social Media, YouTube, Rentals
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Tumblr users take to blogs to express fear over 'Yahoo takeover'
Many Tumblr users are already up in arms over worries that their beloved blogging service could lose its hip edge under Yahoo's control. The blogging website was filled with rants after Yahoo announced on Monday it was acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion....
Tags: Social Media, Culture, Media Industry, Networking, Sociology
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Bold move: Yahoo makes $1.1 billion bet on Tumblr, Internet whiz kid in bid to be hip again
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in...Tags: Culture, Social Media, High Schools, YouTube, Google Inc.
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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday is Mayer's boldest move since she left...
Tags: Culture, Social Media, YouTube, Google Inc., Stock Market
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity
Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as...
Tags: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions, Culture, Obesity, Symptoms
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Jerry Brown says new Bay Bridge won't open 'unless it's ready'
BERKELEY -- Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday he was "digging deeply into" the questions surrounding the safety of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and said he could not commit to a scheduled Labor Day opening for the new span. "I take it very...Tags: Government, Culture, Politics, Labor Day, Executive Branch
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Pankaj Mishra: China's developmental state says no to liberalism
Modern history is the story of how liberal democracy, originating in Britain and America, spread around the world. This may sound like an absurd fantasy. In actuality, this Whiggish narrative of progress underpins most newspaper editorials, political...Tags: Xi Jinping, Culture, Germany, Politics, Pension and Welfare
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Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced today represents Mayer’s boldest move yet since she left Google 10...Tags: Social Media, Culture, Google Inc., Marissa Mayer, Sergey Brin
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