Fatal heroin overdoses claim two lives in one week
Friday, August 11th, 2006
Apparent fatal heroin overdoses claimed the lives of two men in the East Village and Lower East Side last week. On Sunday afternoon, a 32-year-old man was found dead slumped in a toilet stall in East River Park, police said.
Source: www.thevillager.com
U.S. Stocks Rally on Bernanke Comments; JPMorgan, IBM Advance
July 19 (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke touched off the biggest one-day rally in U.S. stocks this month by hinting the central bank is almost done raising interest rates.
Source: www.bloomberg.com
Local immigrants say police, federal agents targeting them
Immigrant communities in Rhode Island are feeling the effects of a national push against illegal immigration.
Source: www.projo.com
Isolated Americans Trying To Connect
In bleak nursing homes and vibrant college dorms, in crowded cities and spread-out suburbs, Americans confront an ailment with no single cause or cure. Some call it social isolation or disconnectedness. Often, it’s just plain loneliness.
Source: kdka.com