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Saudi Arabia Rejects Seat on UN Security Council

Saudi Arabia on Friday rejected its freshly-acquired seat on the U.N. Security Council, saying the 15-member body is incapable of resolving world conflicts such as the Syrian civil war.

National Parks in Miss. Reopening After Shutdown

Employees and visitors are starting to return to national parks in Mississippi following a deal to end the federal government's partial shutdown.

Southern Dems to Seize on Chaos

Democrats are taking the advice of one of their own, former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, and not letting the recent debt-ceiling crisis go to waste.

Pay for Hospital CEOs Linked More to Technology, Patient Satisfaction than Quality, Study Finds

A new study of CEO pay at nonprofit hospitals finds that executives at institutions that have a lot of fancy medical technology and high patient satisfaction are paid more than …

Report: NSA and CIA Collaborate on Drone Strikes

The National Security Agency has been extensively involved in the U.S. government's targeted killing program, collaborating closely with the CIA in the use of drone strikes against terrorists abroad, The …

Govt: Employees Aided Madoff's 'Elaborate Fiction'

Bernard Madoff could not have pulled off history's biggest Ponzi scheme without assistance from five greedy employees who helped him lie to thousands of investors and federal regulators.

House Votes 285-144 To Reopen Government, Lift Debt Ceiling

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day …

Boehner: 'We Fought the Good Fight, We Just Didn't Win'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up against one last deadline, Congress raced to pass legislation Wednesday avoiding a threatened national default and ending a 16-day partial government shutdown along the strict terms …

The Slate

No New Orleans Saints game this week. Now is a good time to go antiquing with the wife on Sunday afternoon.

Rice Is Alright By Me

I understand that people want the four best teams to make the new college football playoffs system next season. Nobody wants to watch a team that doesn't deserve a spot …

Chance the Purchase

Blind-purchasing music can put your preconceived tastes to the test.

The Hardest Working Man in Music

Muscle Shoals native Jason Isbell brings his singer/songwriter melodies to Duling Hall Oct. 21.

A Visceral ‘Captain Phillips’

Tom Hanks stars in the new Paul Greengrass movie, “Captain Phillips,” about a vessel overtaken by Somalian pirates.

Finding Rhythm on Canvas

Ken Daley, a 37-year-old Canadian from Cambridge, Ontario, makes it clear that music is a large part of his daily artistic process, a way to vitalize his creative energies.

Brain Attack: Surviving the Stroke Belt

Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and often leads to long-term disability in adults.

Holy Tandemony

For some people, exercise is a way to disconnect from the world for a period of time each day. Many enjoy going for long runs or bike rides alone as …

‘Standing Close By’ The JFP Interview with Dr. Hannah Gay

Dr. Hannah Gay received international acclaim after the news of an apparent “cure” of an HIV-infected child in her care became public in March.

Save People, Not Just Boobies

Every October, almost every company in the country suddenly—and suspiciously—cares about the health of womenfolk and wants to stop breast cancer.

Stinker Quote of the Week: Meaningful

At this writing, 60 percent of Americans polled believe that the whole Congress should be sh*t canned. A small minority of radical right-wingers would rather devastate the world economy than …

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Strings in Schools is Worth Saving

It has become an all-too familiar tune: In the midst of shrinking budgets, creative services are first on the chopping block. In business organizations, that often means scaling back marketing …

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