Posts Tagged Lifestyle

Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants

The Susan Komen For The Cure international headquarters are shown in the Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.  After three days of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/LM  Otero)

NEW YORK (AP) — For leaders of the nation’s pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn’t see coming — and couldn’t withstand.

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Olympics, World Cup preparation bring evictions

In this photo taken Jan. 31, 2012, a man pushes a cart with goods to recycle past a graffiti that reads in Portuguese "We must resist" in the Favela do Metro shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Residents of communities like Metro, located on the surroundings of the Maracana stadium, are being pushed out of their homes to make way for new roads, Olympic venues, and other projects as part of preparations to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos’ devotion to soccer borders on the religious. Even when he wasn’t watching a game, he loved hearing the roar of the crowd in nearby Maracana stadium — this nation’s temple to the sport.

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SC tourism targets SEC, ACC fans visiting state

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — They might be considered the newest attractions in South Carolina’s $14 billion tourism industry: linebackers in Carolina garnet and wide receivers in Clemson orange.

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Friday, February 3, 2012

White House, religious groups in fight over doctrine, religious freedom and contraception

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Friday, February 3, 2012

White House, religious groups in fight over doctrine, religious freedom and contraception

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