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Fed: fracking study won't be done until 2016
A comprehensive government study of the effects of shale gas drilling on water quality and the environment won't be completed until 2016, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said this week during an Ohio conference. Jeanne Briskin, coordinator of hydraulic fracturing research at the EPA, said Tuesday during the conference ...
Fans Cheer Dramatic Heat Comeback
Fans did a double-take as the Miami Heat rallied to win Game 6, setting up a decisive final NBA championship game Thursday night. (June 19)
Heat and Spurs tapped out after epic Game 6
LeBron James started to get up out of his chair after the postgame press conference, and it took him three tries to do it. "I'll get it," he said, sheepishly as he finally got his momentum going enough to peel himself out of the chair. The looks of exhaustion and ...
NBA Finals Game 5 viewership down from last year
The NBA Finals' television viewership for Game 5 was down 12 percent from last year. The San Antonio Spurs' 114-104 victory over Miami on Sunday on ABC was watched by an average of almost 16.3 million people. That's down from nearly 18.5 million for the Heat-Thunder series in 2012. Miami ...
Dave Chappelle to headline monthlong comedy tour
Dave Chappelle is making his most substantial return to stand-up comedy with a one-month tour for Funny Or Die. The comedian will headline the Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival, which kicks off Aug. 23 in Austin, Texas. The 13-date, two-stage tour concludes Sept. 22 in Phoenix. The 39-year-old Chappelle has ...
Historic Ruling Set in Affirmative Action Case
Supreme Court justices will soon announce a decision on an affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. That could decide whether race can be used to determine college admission. (June 17)
Whole Foods revises employee language policy
Facing threats of national boycotts from Latino groups and a slew of online petitions, Whole Foods announced Friday that the organic grocery chain has revised its employee language policy following the suspension of two Spanish-speaking Albuquerque employees. Whole Foods Market Inc. Co-CEO Walter Robb said in a blog post Friday ...
NBA Finals Game 4 viewership down from '12
The NBA Finals' television viewership for Game 4 was down 7 percent from last year. Miami's 109-93 win on the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night on ABC averaged 16.2 million viewers. That's down from 17.4 million for the Heat-Thunder series a year ago. It's up from the 16.1 million ...
Encore! NBA crowd roars for 11-year-old mariachi
An 11-year-old Latino boy whose singing of the national anthem at the NBA Finals set off a barrage of racist tweets earned a roaring ovation in an encore performance before Game 4 between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat on Thursday night. Sebastien De La Cruz, a mariachi singer ...
Husband says ricin case 'like a really bad dream'
The Texas man whose wife is accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in an attempt to frame him says the experience has been "like a really bad dream." Nathan Richardson of New Boston, a small town near the Arkansas border, told ...
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