Tag: Here and Now
Form of chronic, mild depresson often goes untreated
If you're feeling gloomy, moody and have low energy, you could have the chronic, mild depression called dysthymia....
Meklit Hadero's African twist to American jazz
Singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero has made a sensation on the music scene, melding American jazz with the rhthym and language of her native Ethiopia....
Asperger's used as defense in hacking case
Hacker Gary McKinnon's lawyers say Asperger's influenced his actions and that he shouldn’t be charged for hacking military computers....
Child poverty up 18 percent across the US
According to a study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 31 million children in the US now live in low-income families....
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits East Coast
White House, Pentagon and Capitol evacuated as powerful earthquake hits Richmond, Virginia....
How Facebook can get you fired
The legal implications of firings that occur when online behavior meets the work place....
American civic clubs grow overseas
Civic clubs like Rotary International, Lions Club and Toastmasters may be in their sunset years in the US, but they're on the rise abroad. ...
Gay softball controversy
Controversy surrounds the 2008 Gay Softball World Series -- the winning team may have used too many straight players....
How fast food rewires our brains
The tactics fast food companies use to get us to overeat, and come back for more -- from shakes in clear plastic cups to apples with caramel....
Breath test detects diabetes, cancer and other diseases
Developers of the breath test say there is an 85 percent accuracy in spotting lung cancer using the breathalyzer....
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