Arianna Huffington is slated to lead the newly firmed The Huffington Post Media Group, which will integrate Huffington Post with AOL Content. This media group will reach 117 million Americans and 270 million people around the world. The acquisition will solidify AOL’s strategy of creating …
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Bush’s daughter supports gay marriage
A 20-second web video in support of gay marriage was released on Monday. It features former President George W. Bush’s daughter, Barbara Bush. According to CNN, the video shows Barbara saying, “I’m Barbara Bush and I’m a New Yorker for Marriage. New York is about …
GSE program receives major honor
The College of Wooster’s Global Social Entrepreneurship (Global SE) program has been cited for excellence by the Institute of International Excellence (IIE).† The Global SE program will receive the Andrew Heiskell Award for innovation in international education at the Sixth Annual Best Practices in Internationalization …
Woman attacks library drop-box
After a string of condiment attacks on its book drop, a Boise area library has now found its culprit. According to MSNBC, Joy Cassidy, 75, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of malicious injury to property.† There were 10 different assaults on the book drop …
40,000 evacuated in Malaysia floods
Flooding in southern Malaysia has killed two people and more than 40,000 people were evacuated to relief shelters on Tuesday. According to USA Today, two women in the Johor area, in the southern part of the Malaysian peninsula, drowned this weekend. As the rain begins …
Ohio mom sues hospital over son’s death
An Ohio mother is suing the Cleveland Clinic for medical malpractice, claiming surgeries conducted there left her infant son severely brain damaged and led to his premature death. According to NECN, Dawn McAlpine filed a wrongful death complaint on Jan. 24 against the Clinic and …