How good is ‘Wicked’? It could sweep another million awards
“I’ve heard it said. That people come into our lives for a reason …” That poet lyric is from the song “For Good,” arguably the …
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Health and Wellness
‘Doctor, we have an emergency’
“Doctor Bland, we have an emergency!” Words I hear all too often. I drop what I am doing and proceed to the treatment area. As …
Planned Parenthood: No new Texas abortion clinics in works
By PAUL J. WEBER AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards says her organization has no immediate plans to build more abortion clinics …
Business
Yelp and Nokia are big market movers
NEW YORK (AP) _ Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Yelp …
GM Canada to cut assembly workforce by 1,000 jobs this year
OSHAWA, Ontario (AP) _ General Motors Canada says it will cut about 1,000 positions from its Oshawa manufacturing operations this year. GM Canada said Thursday …
Partners HealthCare notifies 3,300 patients of email breach
BOSTON (AP) _ Boston-based nonprofit health care system Partners HealthCare is notifying about 3,300 patients about a security breach. Partners says in November it learned …
Education
Black professor regrets comments critical of white students
By PHILIP MARCELO BOSTON (AP) _ An incoming Boston University professor who called “white college males” a “problem population” and was publicly criticized by the …
Syracuse U. fraternity suspended during investigation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) _ A Syracuse University fraternity has been ordered to suspend activities while authorities investigate an alleged assault. According to court records, 22-year-old …
GlaxoSmithKline, UNC form company aiming to find AIDS cure
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) _ GlaxoSmithKline and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are teaming up to form a company which will look …
Sports
Snubbed teen wows in tennis
When Georgia-based up-and-coming tennis star Taylor Townsend tried to play in the 2012 U.S. Open Junior tournament, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) tried to …
Sterling rejects pressure to sell team; NBA to decide Tuesday
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling responded Tuesday to the NBA’s attempt to oust him, arguing that there is no basis …
Shane Battier voted as NBA’s top teammate
MIAMI (AP) — Shane Battier called it one of the biggest honors of his life. The Miami Heat forward was announced Saturday as the winner …