Entertainment
Greek Triple-Jumper Expelled From Olympics For Racial Slur
Greek triple jumper Paraskevi Papachristou was withdrawn from the London Olympic Games last week after causing an uproar for tweeting a…
Month: August 2012
Entertainment
Should Racist Swiss Footballer Expelled From Olympics Be Banned?
Swiss player Michel Morganella, expelled from the Olympics for tweeting an insulting message about South Korea, should be banned, FIFA’s Swiss…
Business
LGBT Activists Stage Kiss In at Chick-Fil-A
Participants are encouraged to come to the fast-food chains and kiss a fellow demonstrator of the same sex.
Business
Farmers Markets Gain in Popularity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that the number of direct-sales markets has increased 9.6 percent in the past year,…
Business
Japan Exits World Stage as Economic Superpower
Japan, according to the naysayers, is stagnating, only looking inward and squandering advantages such as its well educated workforce,
News
Antarctica Once Housed Tropical Environment
Oil prospectors drilling deep into the edge of modern Antarctica have pulled up proof that organism at home in tropical climates…