Manny being persistent: Ramirez, who looks good, still trying for job
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24555849/manny-being-persistent-ramirez-who-looks-good-still-trying-for-job
Ramirez, who is pushed by workout partner Miguel Tejada, another former big-league star who works out with him, continues to aim to return to the big leagues. There's been some contact with big-league teams about a possible minor-league deal (one hope ...
The demographic paradox of who bikes and walks to work
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/05/09/the-demographic-paradox-of-who-bikes-and-walks-to-work/
The Census Bureau for the first time this week released a paper devoted to two groups of commuters -- cyclists and pedestrians -- who've seldom merited much mention in government reports of how Americans get to work. Their ranks are still small: Based ...
To the Women Who Dread Mother's Day
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-adam-smith/dread-mothers-day_b_5296940.html
With Mother's Day just around the corner, I can't help but think about all those who are dreading its approach. My heart aches for those who want to be mothers, but for whatever reason cannot. I know a couple who struggled for years to have children ...
WHO warns of risk to Syrian refugees as Mers virus cases increase sharply
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/may/09/world-health-organisation-risk-syrian-refugees-mers-virus-cases-rise
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will hold urgent talks next week on the often fatal Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) virus, after a sharp increase in infections in Saudi Arabia, and the first reported case in Lebanon. The virus has killed ...
Lawyer: Parents Of Student Who Got Stuck In Chair Blindsided By Deal With ...
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/05/09/lawyer-parents-of-student-who-got-stuck-in-chair-blindsided-by-deal-with-teacher/
DETROIT (AP) - The parents of a Michigan elementary school student who was videotaped while stuck in a classroom chair ?have no recourse? but to sue now that the school district has decided not to follow through on its plan to fire the boy's teacher ...
Chris Bosh Doesn't Block Shots, But Who Cares?
http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/chris-bosh-doesnt-block-shots-but-who-cares/
The Miami Heat have a tight grip on their second round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets. The Heat have a pair of double-digit victories, and the Nets have yet to break 90 points. After Game 1, much was made of the Nets attempting a season-low ...
Who are the members of the new House Benghazi committee?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/05/09/who-are-the-members-of-the-new-house-benghazi-committee/
House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) formally announced the members of a select committee to investigate the September 2012 terrorist attacks against U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. In speculation mirroring predictions about who would be picked ...
Who Are Nigeria's Kidnapped Girls?
http://www.voanews.com/content/who-are-nigerias-kidnapped-girls/1911403.html
ABUJA ? Nearly four weeks after hundreds of teenage girls were kidnapped from their schoolhouse in northeast Nigeria, there are few verified details about who the girls are or where they might be. Nigerians said the missing girls ? believed to be ...
