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By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist   Teen Wants to Chill with ‘Boyfriend’ Dear Alma,  My 17-year old-daughter claims she has a boyfriend. I said no u...

We Need to be our Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper

By Luke Charles Harris Special to the NNPA News Service   I’ve been told I should be the first among many to celebrate President Obama’s My...

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Complaint Accuses Four Fla. Insurers of Discrimination

KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two health organizations filed a complaint with federal health officials Thursday alleging some Florida insurance companies are...

College Has System to Extract Water from Manure

  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A technology for extracting drinkable water from manure is on its way to commercial application this year, Michigan State University...

Why is Amazon Bullying Book Publishers?

  (The Week) – “Amazon is confirming its critics’ worst fears,” said Farhad Manjoo at The New York Times. While the online retailing giant “has marketed itself as...

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Space Flights Cleared for US Take-Off

  (The Telegraph) – Richard Branson’s dream of commercial space flights took a step nearer reality after Virgin Galactic signed a deal with US aviation authorities...

Village Protests Rape, Killings of Indian Sisters

BISWAJEET BANERJEE, Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Two teenage sisters in rural India were raped and killed by attackers who hung their bodies from a...

Spurs Rout Thunder to Take 3-2 Lead in West Finals

RAUL DOMINGUEZ, Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich stared blankly at a reporter, dumbfounded as he often is when dealing...