Can there ever again be an ‘all-American’ beauty? As 18-year-old Giovana Frediani and her friends stood in front of the mirror to prep for a night out, one girl turned around and complained that her backside was getting big.
PBS NewsHour ‘We Want His Head Sideways’: Metaphor vs. Malice on NFL Sidelines The NFL’s so-called bounty scandal deepened Thursday when audio surfaced of a former New Orleans Saints coach encouraging players to injure specific opponents during a playoff game. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest revelations and the fallout with The Washington Post’s Mike Wise and Northeastern University’s Dan Lebowitz.
The Salt Lake Tribune Co-op program helps students gain experience before graduation Since the economic downturn, one of the biggest problems for recent college graduates has been a dearth of real-world job experience. They may have degrees from well-respected institutions, but many have been unable to get jobs because employers would rather choose workers with experience in their industries.
InformationWeek Science Probes Why Tweets Go Viral Whether it’s a cat video or a news story, what is a Twitter post’s likelihood to spread? The answer has more to do with the structure of the network and our limited attention spans than the content or author, says an Indiana University study.
The Oakland Tribune Oakland university shooting: One Goh charged with seven counts of murder, may be eligible for death penalty Armed with a .45 caliber handgun and carrying four loaded magazines, a disgruntled One L. Goh returned to his former school with a mission to kill, prosecutors say.
Charges, Countercharges and the Truth The general-election campaign finally, definitively got under way on Tuesday, when Mitt Romney won Republican primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia, and all but snuffed out Rick Santorum’s increasingly outlandish hopes.
Turkish Weekly Experts Voice Opinions on How Iran Can Deal with Oil Debts The best policy for the oil companies is to find a way to swap debts related to Iran, U.S. Northeastern University Professor Kamran Dadkhah told Trend.
Oakland police say gunman planned attack after expulsion A former nursing student suspected of fatally shooting seven people and wounding three Monday at a small Christian university in Oakland began planning his attack after school officials expelled him in January, police said.
Are mass killings on the increase? Criminologist says no Oakland is reeling after a gun rampage at a small religious college left seven people dead. Six months ago, eight people died in a shooting in Seal Beach, California. And just over a year ago, an attack targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona left six dead and 13 injured.
Scientific American Infectious Selflessness: How an Ant Colony Becomes a Social Immune System In the 2011 blockbuster thriller Contagion, a virus infects and kills 26 million people around the world. But even those who evade the virus are infected with something else: crippling fear.
The Christian Science Monitor Oakland shooter’s connections to religious university under scrutiny A gunman opened fire Monday at a Christian university in California, killing at least seven people, wounding three more and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended hours later with his capture at a shopping center, authorities said.