Popular Kids Are More Likely to Be Bullied, Study Claims
A new sociological study finds that the likelihood of being bullied is higher for more popular students, with the exception of those at the “top five percent of the school’s social strata.”Published in...
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Photo Essay: People Mountain, People Sea
More than 50 percent of the world lives in urban areas, and that number is increasing. The way that cities and megacities are developing is influencing the structure of our families and communities,...
View ArticleSupreme Court Takes Another Whack at Campaign Spending Limits
Four years after the Supreme Court knocked down limits on third-party political spending in the famous Citizens United case, the court has dealt a second blow to campaign finance limits by striking...
View ArticleRussia Could Achieve Ukraine Incursion in 3-5 Days, NATO General Says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia has massed all the forces it needs on Ukraine's border if it were to decide to carry out an "incursion" into the country, and it could achieve its objective in three to five...
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Mariam al-Khawli, a Syrian Refugee, Lights Herself on Fire After U.N. Aid Is Cut
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A U.N. official said a Syrian refugee in Lebanon who doused herself with petrol and set herself alight after her aid was cut was a victim of a lack of funding for the world body's...
View ArticleMax Brooks's Graphic Novel 'The Harlem Hellfighters' Tells the Story of a...
Any review of Max Brooks’ graphic novelThe Harlem Hellfighters should really be conveyed in pictures. It is Canaan White’s stunning illustrations of gassed-out trenches and a corpse-strewn...
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Senator McCaskill: GM Has 'Culture of Cover-Up' in Recall Case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co came under withering attack for its decade-long failure to notify the public about defective parts linked to fatal crashes, as a U.S. Senate hearing opened on...
View ArticleU.S. Military Spends $3.3 Million on Search for Missing Plane, Pentagon Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has spent more than $3.3 million on the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and has put in place plans that nearly double the original $4 million...
View ArticleVladimir Putin Officially Divorces His Wife Lyudmila, Kremlin Says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally divorced his wife Lyudmila after more than 30 years of marriage, Kremlin spokesman said on Wednesday, following a surprise breakup...
View ArticleToday in Tabs: Beer Street and Tab Lane
Good afternoon! There are no terrible tabs today, everything is basically great and well worth checking out.Launching something on April 1st is Evel Knievel level of daring.— David Weiner (@daweiner)...
View ArticleBig Boy Toys: Born to be Wild on a Stella Automatic 125 Scooter
I’ve always been a bit of a motorcycle snob. Having tooled around Detroit on a bad-ass 1965 Triumph Tiger Cub as a teen, I harbor a visceral disdain for Vespas and the like – those Italian bikes were...
View Article2014 Newsweek Green Rankings Methodology
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Soldier Kills Three, Injures 16, Shoots Himself at Texas Army Base
FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier with mental health issues shot dead three people and injured at least 16 on Wednesday before shooting himself at an army base in Fort Hood, Texas, the site...
View ArticleCould a Reality TV Show Help Get Latin America Off Drugs?
PANAMA CITY - If a reality show can reduce teenage pregnancies, why couldn't you make one to do the same for drugs? That was one of the ideas put forward at a forum on drug policy in Panama on...
View ArticleOne Million Refugees Flee Syrian War to Lebanon
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - The number of Syrian refugees who have fled to Lebanon officially topped 1 million on Thursday, highlighting the growing humanitarian catastrophe caused by Syria's civil...
View ArticleMysterious Mass Faintings at Cambodian Factories Leave Scores Sick
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Scores of garment workers have fallen sick this week at factories in Cambodia including two that produce clothing for sportswear giants Puma SE and Adidas, police and workers...
View ArticleMysterious Mass Faintings at Cambodian Factories Leave Scores Sick
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Scores of garment workers have fallen sick this week at factories in Cambodia including two that produce clothing for sportswear giants Puma SE and Adidas, police and workers...
View ArticleUkraine Protesters Shot 'Under the Direct Leadership' of Yanukovich
KIEV (Reuters) — The killing of anti-government protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev in February took place "under the direct leadership" of ousted President Viktor Yanukovich, security chiefs said...
View ArticleJobless Claims Rise More Than Expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, but the underlying trend continued to point to some strength in the labor...
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March Was the First Month Since 2003 When No Soldiers Died in Combat
For the first time in more than 11 years, no American troops were killed in Afghanistan or Iraq last month, according to information provided by the Department of Defense. That makes March the first...
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