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Magic Johnson to Buy LA Dodgers

Magic Johnson to Buy LA Dodgers

A group in which former Lakers star Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten, a longtime baseball executive and the former president of the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals are members agreed Tuesday night to buy the Dodgers from Frank McCourt for a record breaking $2 billion which would eventually shake the sports franchise. Stephen Ross paid […]

London Shopping Comes Alive with “Dirty Pretty Things”

London Shopping Comes Alive

Shopping comes alive in London, deemed as the world’s ultimate shopping destination. Enjoy the latest developments in London Shopping. London Uncover Pops Up in Seven Dials Rainy season is coming.  In order to prepare for it, check this latest pop-up-shop called London Uncover.  It was established in 2008 by Jamie Milestone, a talented designer, who […]

Bahamas Vacation: The Best Cheap Cruises

Bahamas Vacation: The Best Cheap Cruises

Would you rather be in Bahamas for vacation? The Royal Caribbean’s Majesty of the Seas sails to the destination. Amid outbreaks of viruses, a recent fire that crippled a ship, and the fatal crash of the Costa Concordia, vacationers are avoiding taking on the cruise. Because of this, cruise bookings have dropped as much as […]

Coordinated Chronic Disease Program Launched

Coordinated Chronic Disease Program Launched

More than 200 state health department leaders gathered in Atlanta in early March to inaugurate the Coordinated Chronic Disease Program. Chronic diseases–such as arthritis, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, accounting for 70% of all deaths and about 75% of the $2.6 trillion the […]

Obama Healthcare Law: Supreme Court Divided

Obama Healthcare Law: Supreme Court Divided

Views on Obama’s healthcare law which have long divided Democrats and Republicans across the country also played out in the courtroom. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared closely divided during tense arguments over President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, with conservative justices vigorously questioning the Obama administration’s lawyer on whether Congress had the unquestionable power […]

Kate Winslet, James Cameron Open Titanic 3D, 15 Years after Debut

Kate Winslet, James Cameron Open Titanic 3D, 15 Years after Debut

“Titanic” director James Cameron and lead female actress Kate Winslet graced the premiere of the 3D version of the blockbuster movie in London on Tuesday. You wouldn’t believe it has been 15 years since Kate Winslet played the role of Rose DeWitt Bukater, as she still looks stunning and as though she is still in […]

South Korea Warns to Shoot Down North Korean Rocket

South Korea Warns to Shoot Down North Korean Rocket

Seoul warned Monday that it would bring down parts of a North Korean rocket that violate South Korean territory, as worries about a long-range missile test regressing an international nuclear security summit escalates. North Korea has gained the attention of Northeast Asia since its previous announcement that it would send a satellite into space aboard […]

“Titanic” Director James Cameron Reaches Deepest Spot on Earth, Without Cuts

“Titanic” Director James Cameron Reaches Deepest Spot on Earth, Without Cuts

Hollywood director James Cameron has made it to Earth’s deepest point, breaking his own records successfully. The maker of remarkable films like “Titanic,” and ”Avatar” used, in his seven-mile dive, his 12-ton, lime-green specially designed submarine called “Deepsea Challenger” to complete his journey towards the deepest part on earth a little before 8 a.m. Monday, […]

U.S. Focused On Faster Economic Growth

U.S. Focused On Faster Economic Growth

It is imperative that the U.S. economy grows more quickly to address the growing unemployment problem of the country, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, said on Monday. Bernanke said the staggering decline of the country’s employment rate, which dropped rock bottom to 8.3 percent in February from 9.1 percent last summer, was “somewhat out of […]

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) of the Middle East and North Africa

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) of the Middle East and North Africa

The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are highly endemic but patchily distributed among the 20 countries and almost 400 million people of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and disproportionately affect an estimated 65 million people living on less than US$2 per day. Great strides have been made towards elimination of several endemic NTDs, […]

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