SANTA MONICA, Calif. — President Barack Obama arrived at Los Angeles International Airport today to begin a roughly three-hour visit, during which he will speak at a luncheon fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee in Santa Monica.
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Patriot Act at center of Verizon phone log controversy
One congressman says it’s “shocking” how the Obama administration is now using the Patriot Act. But a senator says the secret court order for American phone records is “lawful.”
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In the month of her husband’s assassination, Myrlie Evers meets with President Obama
On June 12, 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was assassinated for his efforts to overturn segregation in Mississippi. Fifty years later, President Barack Obama met with Evers’ widow, now Myrlie Evers-Williams, and the Evers children and grandchildren in the Oval Office before the official ceremony commemorating his death.
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Former Washington Post editor succumbs to cancer
Crenshaw High graduate Lynne Adrienne Duke, described in the Washington Post as a journalist “who brought an emotional clarity to the most trenchant stories, from the crack epidemic that terrorized a Miami housing project once known as ‘the Graveyard’ to the legacy of apartheid South Africa,” died April 19 at her home in Silver Spring. She was 56.
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New ACLU report finds Blacks more likely to be arrested for Marijuana possession
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Black people are 3.7 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white people despite comparable usage rates, according to a report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Philadelphia building collapses, at least 2 trapped
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — A vacant building being demolished collapsed onto a thrift store in Philadelphia Wednesday morning, trapping more than a dozen people under the rubble, some for hours, city officials said.
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Africanized killer bees to blame for man’s death in Texas
MOODY, Tex. — A Texas man died after a swarm of Africanized bees disturbed by his tractor attacked, stinging him more than 1,000 times Saturday.
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Yanira Maldonado, mom of seven, freed from Mexican jail
NOGALES, Mex. — An American woman who was released from a Mexican jail cried out for joy when she crossed the border into Arizona. “I’m home! Finally!” Yanira Maldonado exclaimed.
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Boys with ADHD may become obese adults
Boys with ADHD may be at risk for obesity later in life, according to a new study – which, if confirmed in larger studies, may have implications for more than 4 million kids in the United States living with the disorder.
Researchers at NYU’s Langone Medical Center have been following more than 200 kids for four decades. They found those who had ADHD in their early years were twice as likely to be obese at age 41.
“This study was started by Dr. Rachel Klein in 1970, and it involved a number of waves of evaluation, during which the results of having hyperactivity in childhood were assessed,” said Dr. F. Xavier Castellanos, a professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at NYU and one of the study authors.
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Folk singer Richie Havens dead at 72
Folk singer Richie Havens, the opening act at the 1969 Woodstock music festival, died Monday of a sudden heart attack, his publicist said. He was 72.
Havens, who retired three years ago, toured for more than 30 years and recorded 30 albums.
“While his family greatly appreciates that Richie’s many fans are also mourning this loss, they do ask for privacy during this difficult time,” a statement from his publicist, Carrie Lombardi, said.
