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SXSW 2013: Kathleen Hanna reemerges in 'The Punk Singer'
AUSTIN, Texas -- In her bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, Kathleen Hanna has brought a fiercely feminist perspective to her lyrics and music, inspiring multiple generations of young women. The new documentary “The Punk Singer,” which is having...
Tags: Music, Lyme Disease, Nirvana (music group), Ken Burns, Kim Gordon
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Judge strikes down NYC ban on supersized sodas
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge struck down New York City's pioneering ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, handing a defeat to health-minded Mayor Michael Bloomberg and creating uncertainty for restaurants...Tags: Sales, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Restaurants, Judges, Obesity
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The market strikes back
WASHINGTON -- We now know the promise and peril of paper wealth. In the last 15 years, the stock market's convulsions ought to have rattled even hardy investors. Twice -- after the popping of the "tech bubble" in 2000 and after the financial crisis in...
Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Finance, Personal Finance, CNBC (tv network), Bonds
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The eternal disputes of the Dead Sea Scrolls
In June 1954, a small advertisement ran in the Wall Street Journal: "Biblical manuscripts dating back to at least 200 BC are for sale." The commercial offering was the start of a long and controversial path for the Dead Sea Scrolls, a cache of fragmentary...
Tags: West Bank, Christianity, Teachers, Judaism, Judges
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Daniel Sunjata: A character who can't be typecast
Welcome to Questions of Characters, the column that puts a name to some of the most familiar faces in movies, on television, the stage and commercials who either hail from Chicago or have spent enough time here to consider it home. Name: Daniel...
Tags: Ryan Gosling, All My Children (tv program), Harry Belafonte, Bill Condon, Daniel Sunjata
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Despite obesity rise, U.S. calories trending downward
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. adults have been eating steadily fewer calories for almost a decade, despite the continued increase in obesity rates, according to survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "It's hard to...Tags: Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Obesity, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Dow hits a record, but who's reaping the rewards?
You've heard the old joke about the stockbroker showing a friend all the luxuries he's bought with the commissions paid by his customers — big house, big car, big yacht. And the friend asks, "But where are the customers' yachts?" The joke needs...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Lloyd Blankfein, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jamie Dimon
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Treasury nominee Jacob J. Lew says he would work to boost recovery
WASHINGTON -- Treasury secretary nominee Jacob J. Lew told senators Wednesday that his top priority was to boost the economic recovery while also grappling with the nation's growing debt. In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee,...Tags: Politics, Finance, Republican Party, Jack Lew, Labor Markets
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Scoreboard: Feb. 11
|TODAY| |SWIMMING| Aberdeen Swim Club at final day of Pierre meet |WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING| Northern State will compete in the final day of the four-day Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Swimming and Diving Championships in...Tags: ESPNU (tv network), Houston Cougars, Pacific Division (NHL), National Basketball Association, Virginia Cavaliers
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Edward Koch dies at 88; outspoken mayor led New York City comeback
In the late 1970s when Edward I. Koch won his first term as mayor of New York, the city was in shambles, its coffers and confidence sapped by financial crises and a paralyzing blackout. It needed a fighter and found one in Koch, a well-practiced pol...Tags: Parties and Movements, Arts and Culture, Executive Branch, Sex and the City (movie), Israel
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Anna Deavere Smith wins $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
Anna Deavere Smith, famed for creating one-woman, documentary theater pieces about taut social issues in which she portrays multiple people she’s interviewed, has won the $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the most lucrative awards in...
Tags: Ornette Coleman, Arts and Culture, Artists, Rodney King, Robert Wilson
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College visits are a must
This summer, I visited more than a dozen college campuses, both Ivies and state universities alike. If you're thinking about doing a college road trip yourself, I wholeheartedly recommend it. Visiting the campus gives you an opportunity to see if you...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, University of Chicago, Teaching and Learning, Tourism and Leisure, Colleges and Universities
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