Daily Headlines: February 17, 2014

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Happy V-Day

For decades after this “food of the gods” was brought to Europe in the 1500s by Spanish explorers, chocolate was promoted in medical and scientific treatises as a stimulant, love potion, cure for impotence, and an aid to conception. One Spanish physician, Antonio Colmenero de Ledesma, wrote in the 17th century that chocolate “vehemently Incites […]



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Desde la derrota (+ Video)

Oscar Cruz ha leído ya varios poemas en Medellín. Entiéndase a Medellín como espacio y olvídese como ciudad. Léase Medellín como alcance o como separación. Medellín como casualidad. El poeta habla como si no existiera. Una rubia, a su lado, mira a cualquier parte. "Uno no se mata por el amor de una mujer", lee Oscar Cruz...



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Abbott government has mountains to climb - Sydney Morning Herald

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Abbott government has mountains to climb Sydney Morning Herald During the 2013 election campaign, Treasurer Joe Hockey told Fairfax Media his political hero was former Republican president Teddy Roosevelt - the man who led the charge of the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War for Cuba in ...

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Here's What It's Like to Be a Russian Journalist - Wired

Here's What It's Like to Be a Russian Journalist Wired Journalists listen to a press conference on the new Wow Moscow tourism initiative in the Museum of History in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Photo: M. Scott Brauer. Journalists listen to a press conference on the new Wow Moscow tourism initiative in the ...

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Are the Exchanges Insuring the Uninsured?

Laszewski…says HHS’s reported number of 3.3 million enrollees exaggerates the true picture. He says that to calculate a more accurate number, one must subtract about 20 percent of the enrollees because they haven’t paid (and so aren’t technically insured); as well as about two-thirds of the enrollees because they were already insured prior to signing […]



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First Latin American Apple Store opens this weekend in Rio - ZDNet

First Latin American Apple Store opens this weekend in Rio ZDNet The first ever physical Apple Store in Latin America will open for business tomorrow (15) at a shopping mall in a wealthy area of Rio de Janeiro. Until now, all the shops selling Apple products in Brazil were licensed partners that emulated the ... Apple to Sell IPhones at Costliest $1169 in Brazil Store Debut

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