He’s managed to stay out of trouble for almost two years, but Marcus Jordan finds himself back in headlines after his weekend booking for obstruction, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. Jordan was in Omaha to support a high school friend and his training partner during the 2012 Olympic Swim Trials. While we think the college athlete is certainly under more scrutiny than most, because of his relation to one of basketball’s all-time greats, do you think Marcus’ history of questionable decisions will prove to be an issue if he hopes to join the NBA? (Photo via BigLeadSports) source
Anderson Cooper: “The Fact Is, I’m Gay.” via Andrew Sullivan.
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The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.
DEVELOPING: GlaxoSmithKline Plc has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay $3 billion to settle the largest case of healthcare fraud in U.S. history, according to court filings and prosecutors.
The settlement includes $1 billion in criminal fines and $2 billion in civil fines in connection with the sale of the drug company’s Paxil, Wellbutrin and Avandia products.
READ MORE: GlaxoSmithKline settles fraud charges for $3 billion
Some more details, from Bloomberg:
In a charging document filed today, London-based Glaxo admits to illegally promoting Paxil for children and adolescents, wrongfully marketing Wellbutrin for weight loss and purposes other than those approved by U.S. regulators, and failing to report data regarding the safety of its Avandia diabetes drug to regulators. The company has agreed to admit to the charges, which are misdemeanors, according to the filings.
A news website for the new generation: “Traditional news sources aren’t in any way talking to millennials,” Newark Mayor Cory Booker said. It’s a start-up company that aims to connect on the news and issues with the younger generations by using a ton of video content; “If more people could find their voice and be part of the national dialogue,” Booker said, “we could solve these problems.” Sound cool or not? source
According to a major story by This American Life, news companies have outsourced local news production to Journatic, a company that hires underpaid workers in the Philippines, and uses fake bylines to create local news for communities in the United States.
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Stories made for 30 to 35 cents on the dollar: Read up about this on Romenesko and listen to the clip here. If 100 percent true, this basically makes up for the Mike Daisey thing.
Fair? Too harsh? Feel like they would’ve gotten this punishment had it not gone viral?
Not enough information: Chief Justice Helen Winkelman ruled that the 70 search warrants used to raid the home of, and confiscate property from, Megaupload.com founder Kim Dotcom were too vague to be valid. In the decision, Winkelman also ruled that the FBI broke the law when it took confiscated items outside of New Zealand’s borders. As a result, New Zealand’s Attorney General has been ordered to formally request the the return of any/all confiscated items. So, do you think Dotcom will end up coming out of this ordeal unscathed? (Photo via CBS Tech Talk) source
Syria is our friend, and we fulfil all our obligations to our friends. According to a 2008 contract, we repaired three Mi-25s and are ready to deliver them on time.Alexander Fomin, head Russia’s federal service for military-technical cooperation • Confirming that Russia still plans to deliver three attack helicopters to the Syrian government. Many assumed the deal was dead after a carrying the helicopters was forced to turn around last month, after when its UK-based insurer revoked the ship’s coverage. While Russia has considered delivery via air, if they are unable to insure a ship, one official said that the delivery still ultimately depends “on whether we can withstand the pressure from the west.” source (via • follow)
Hahaha, these Republicans all tweeted the wrong ruling — MORE HERE.
If you give a man a fish, he’ll eat or a day. If you give a man a Twitter account, he’ll delete his tweets reporting incorrect information and think nobody noticed.
It’s been more than 75 years since the Supreme Court overturned a piece of legislation as big as ACA, and I can’t think of any example of the court overturning landmark legislation this big based on a principle as flimsy and manufactured as activity vs. inactivity. When the court overturned the NRA in 1935, it was a shock—but it was also a unanimous decision and, despite FDR’s pique, not really a surprising ruling given existing precedent. Overturning ACA would be a whole different kind of game changer. It would mean that the Supreme Court had officially entered an era where they were frankly willing to overturn liberal legislation just because they don’t like it.T-minus 10 minutes to #HCRmageddon. Kevin Drum breaks down what it will mean if the Supreme Court overturns Obamacare. (via motherjones)
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Because Walgreens does a variety of testing there is no stigma basically associated with coming here. You could be getting a cholesterol test or an HIV test - it’s the same clinic room for all of our testing and immunizations. It’s very private.Washington D.C.-area Walgreens manager Bethany Kuechenmeister • Discussing the CDC’s new HIV-testing pilot program, which debuted in the Foggy Bottom location she manages last month, and the benefits that the program offers for those who worry about the social implications of getting tested. In honor of National HIV Testing Day, the company is offering free HIV tests, from 3pm-7pm until this Friday, at locations in 20 major cities across the country. source (via • follow)
Introducing the Nexus 7: Built in conjunction with highly-regarded hardware manufacturer ASUS, the 7-inch tablet will feature a front-facing camera, 1280x800 display, Nvidia Tegra3 processor, Android 4.1 — commonly known as Jelly Bean — and a price tag of $199. Jelly Bean also received a bit of attention, and a new demonstration, during the announcement event in San Francisco this morning. (Photo via CNET) source
Sad to hear. She ingrained herself in our culture like few have. Ephron died of complications from myelodysplasia, a blood disorder she was diagnosed with six years ago.
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