The Two-Way
5:42 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

From Our Readers: The Buckeye Is Only The Beginning

Originally published on Tue June 19, 2012 5:40 am

Jim Flechtner's satirical letter to The Courier (Findlay, Ohio), pointed out irreconcilable differences between the Holy Bible and the "bisexual" Buckeye and called for grassroots campaign to remove the "shameful" state mascot.

Without reading too much into the author's original intent, the letter does connote a bit of Jonathan Swift's Modest Proposal in 1729 and the rich history of subsequent modest proposals since.

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The Two-Way
5:31 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

Prosecution Rests In Jerry Sandusky Trial

The prosecution presented its last witness today in the trial against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The New York Times reports the witness was the mother of one of the eight boys who accused Sandusky of sexually abusing him.

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Channel 5
4:30 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

Inside Nature's Giants: Giant Squid

A team of experts dissect the largest animals on the planet to uncover their evolutionary secrets in Inside Nature's Giants. In each episode, veterinary scientist Mark Evans, comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg, biologist Simon Watt and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explore the anatomy of a distinct giant predator to reveal how it works.

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Shots - Health Blog
4:29 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

Scientists Find New Wrinkle In How Cholera Got To Haiti

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A Haitian protester in Port-au-Prince last year spray-paints a wall, equating the UN mission in Haiti (abbreviated here as MINISTA) with cholera.

Most researchers currently believe that United Nations peacekeeping soldiers introduced cholera to Haiti in October of 2010.

After all, Haiti hadn't recorded cholera for as long as a century, Nepal had experienced a cholera epidemic in the months preceding the soldiers' arrival, and the Haitian and Nepalese cholera strains were found to be nearly identical.

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The Two-Way
4:25 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

Jury Finds Baseball Star Roger Clemens Not Guilty On All Counts

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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, accompanied by his attorney Rusty Hardin, left, arrives at federal court in Washington on June 11.

Originally published on Mon June 18, 2012 4:53 pm

A jury found baseball star Roger Clemens not guilty on six charges against. Clemens was accused of lying to Congress in 2008 about his use of performance enhancing drugs.

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Law
4:22 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

Clemens Found Not Guilty Of Perjury

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Former pitcher Roger Clemens, center, and his attorneys Rusty Hardin, right, and Michael Attanasio arrive on the courthouse steps after Clemens was found not guilty on all charges in his perjury trial at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Originally published on Mon June 18, 2012 6:52 pm

A federal jury acquitted pitching ace Roger Clemens of all charges on Monday. The jury found Clemens not guilty of lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.

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All Tech Considered
4:22 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

Lights, Camera, YouTube: A New Studio Cashes In On An Entertainment Revolution

Originally published on Mon July 9, 2012 7:54 pm

Channel 5
4:10 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

FRONTLINE: Digital Nation

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Eliza Eddison (20), an engineering student at MIT and self-proclaimed multitasker.

Within a single generation, digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture, from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as much as we've gained?

Airs Tuesday, June 19th, at 9pm on Channel 5.

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The Two-Way
4:08 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

Obama Nominee As Ambassador To Iraq Withdraws

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Brett H. McGurk.

Revelations that President Obama's nominee for ambassador to Iraq had an extramarital affair with a reporter have cost Brett H. McGurk his nomination.

As The New York Times reports, a series of leaked racy e-mails between McGurk and Gina Chon, who was a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, caused Republican opposition to his nomination as ambassador.

The Times reports:

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Shots - Health Blog
4:07 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

Loneliness Bodes Poorly For A Healthy Old Age

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A feeling of loneliness carries health risks.

Originally published on Tue June 19, 2012 4:13 pm

They're time-consuming, demanding and require birthday cards, but they may help keep you alive. Friends and family, that is.

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