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Ashton Kutcher Ad Pulled Amid Charges Of Racism

ISSUE 48•19 | 05.07.12 | American Voices

An ad for Popchips featuring Ashton Kutcher speaking in a stereotypical Indian accent and wearing brown-face makeup was pulled after a public outcry. more»
'Supermoon' Biggest Of 2012

ISSUE 48•19 | 05.07.12 | American Voices

Saturday's full moon reached perigee, the closest the satellite gets to Earth in its orbit, making it appear fuller and brighter than at any other time this year. more»
DEA Forgets Man In Cell For 4 Days

ISSUE 48•18 | 05.04.12 | American Voices

The Drug Enforcement Agency apologized to 23-year-old Daniel Chong for leaving him locked alone in a cell without food, water, or a toilet for four days. more»
'The Scream' Sells For $119.9 Million

ISSUE 48•18 | 05.03.12 | American Voices

Edvard Munch's expressionist drawing The Scream sold at Sotheby's for $119.9 million, the highest price ever paid for a work of art at auction. more»
Murdoch Blasted As Not Fit To Lead

ISSUE 48•18 | 05.03.12 | American Voices

The British Parliament released a 125-page report on the News Corp phone-hacking scandal that concluded CEO Rupert Murdoch was unfit to govern a major media company. more»
Jessica Simpson Has Baby

ISSUE 48•18 | 05.02.12 | American Voices

Former reality TV star Jessica Simpson gave birth to a 9-pound, 13-ounce daughter, Maxwell Drew Johnson, on Tuesday. more»
Wind Farms Cause Local Warming

ISSUE 48•18 | 05.02.12 | American Voices

Researchers studying four large wind farms in Texas found that the turbine movement caused the average ground temperature in the area to increase nearly one degree Celsius. more»
Occupy Calls For General Strike

ISSUE 48•18 | 05.01.12 | American Voices

The Occupy movement has declared May 1 to be a day of national protest and has asked people not to go to work, conduct banking, or go shopping. more»
Tourist Ban In Dutch Pot Cafés Upheld

ISSUE 48•18 | 05.01.12 | American Voices

A law prohibiting everyone but Dutch natives and permanent residents from visiting marijuana cafes was upheld in court last week. more»
Salt Content In Fast Food Depends On Country

ISSUE 48•18 | 04.30.12 | American Voices

A recently published study of fast food in several countries found that the amount of salt in menu items varied country to country. more»
Starbucks Removes Beetle-Based Coloring

ISSUE 48•17 | 04.27.12 | American Voices

Starbucks said it would stop using cochineal beetles to color its strawberry Frappuccinos and switch to a tomato-based food coloring. more»
Ron Paul Video Game In Development

ISSUE 48•17 | 04.25.12 | American Voices

Ron Paul supporter Daniel Williams has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a video game called Ron Paul: Road to REVOLution. more»
Wind Farms Leave Most Birds Unaffected

ISSUE 48•17 | 04.23.12 | American Voices

A study published in the Journal Of Applied Ecology of 10 bird species on the site of a newly constructed wind farm showed that most populations were unaffected by the operating turbines. more»
University Shuts Down Marijuana Rally

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.20.12 | American Voices

In order to deter an annual marijuana legalization rally, officials at the University of Colorado–Boulder closed the campus to visitors and applied an odorous fish-based fertilizer to the lawn. more»
Norwegian Mass-Murderer Would Prefer Execution

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.20.12 | American Voices

Anders Behring Breivik, whose racially motivated killing spree left 77 dead in Norway, told an Oslo court he would prefer execution to the “pathetic” 21-year maximum prison term. more»
Dick Clark Dead

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.19.12 | American Voices

Former American Bandstand host and television producer Dick Clark died yesterday at 82. What do you think? more»
GSA Under Fire

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.19.12 | American Voices

The General Services Administration, a relatively obscure federal government office, is under congressional scrutiny for spending more than $800,000 at a Las Vegas conference in 2010. more»
Warren Buffett Being Treated For Cancer

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.18.12 | American Voices

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett announced he was being treated for prostate cancer, stirring speculation over who his successor at Berkshire Hathaway would be. more»
Retail Sales Rise

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.18.12 | American Voices

Retail sales in the United States rose 0.8 percent in March, thanks in part to warmer weather and an improved economy. more»
Space Shuttle Discovery Moves To D.C.

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.17.12 | American Voices

On its final flight, the Space Shuttle Discovery left Florida for Washington, where it will be part of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. more»
FDA Urges Farmers To Eliminate Antibiotic Use

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.17.12 | American Voices

Fearing the spread of drug-resistant bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration has asked pharmaceutical companies to stop dispensing antibiotics to livestock without a prescription. more»
20% Of U.S. Adults Don't Use Internet

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.16.12 | American Voices

A Pew research report reveals that one in five adults in the United States don't use the Internet. What do you think? more»
Court: Employers Don't Have To Enforce Lunch Break

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.16.12 | American Voices

The California Supreme Court ruled that employers were under no obligation to ensure workers take their legally mandated lunch breaks. more»
Newark Mayor Rescues Neighbor From Fire

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.13.12 | American Voices

Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker was treated for smoke inhalation and second-degree burns after rescuing his elderly neighbor from a burning house. more»
Global Dementia To Triple By 2050

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.13.12 | American Voices

As quality of life improves around the world, the rate of dementia is on track to triple within the next 40 years, creating a financial burden on those caring for aging family members. more»
Zimmerman Charged With Second-Degree Murder

ISSUE 48•15 | 04.12.12 | American Voices

Six and a half weeks after the incident, George Zimmerman was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. more»
U.S. Warns North Korea Not To Test Missile

ISSUE 48•15 | 04.12.12 | American Voices

The White House warned North Korea that if it went ahead with a planned long-range missile test, the United States would withhold food aid from the nation. more»
Santorum Bows Out

ISSUE 48•15 | 04.11.12 | American Voices

In the face of a family health crisis and growing resistance from Republican Party leaders, Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign. more»
Facebook Pays $1 Billion For Instagram

ISSUE 48•15 | 04.11.12 | American Voices

In advance of its initial public offering, Facebook has purchased the two-year-old photo-sharing website Instagram. more»
Sony Loses $6.4 Billion

ISSUE 48•15 | 04.10.12 | American Voices

After writing down deferred tax credits, the Sony Corporation reported an annual net loss of $6.4 billion, double its initial projections and marking the fourth year in a row the company has lost money. more»