Armstrong Admits to Doping
In August of last year, btw reported that American cyclist Lance Armstrong would not contest charges made by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that he both used and distributed performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career. Armed with more than 1,000 pages of sworn testimony from 26 people, the USADA had opened a formal action against […]
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Aid for Hurricane Sandy Victims In the days following Hurricane Sandy, efforts began to rebuild areas that had been hit the hardest, mostly New Jersey. Hometown celebrities like Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi headlined benefit concerts. Victims filed insurance claims, while people all over the country dropped change into plastic tubs at gas stations […]
The Government Swerves to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff
Like viewers of an action movie, some Americans have been at the edge of their seat, anxiously wondering if the nation’s economy would plunge over the metaphorical “fiscal cliff.” After many weeks of intense negotiation in Washington, D.C., an agreement was finally reached in the final hours of the deadline. On January 2nd, President Obama […]