Fat Tuesday
- UN: More obese in the world than suffering from hunger
- Europeans Are Getting Fatter, Just Like Americans
- I Went to the Nutritionists' Annual Confab. It Was Catered by McDonald's.—"Our national nutrition experts are in bed with Big Food. And we wonder why we're fat."
- Healthy obesity a myth, say researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital—"Obesity brings increased risk regardless of cholesterol, blood glucose and blood pressure readings."
- American man loses almost 400lbs in just over a year with help from UK friend he met randomly on game app
- Video: Sarah Baker on Louie - "So did the fat lady..."
Obamacare
- Insurance Execs Shut Down GOP's Latest Search For Bad Obamacare News—"House Republicans spent Wednesday morning grilling insurance industry executives in a follow-up to their now-thoroughly debunked study on how many Obamacare enrollees have paid their premiums."
- Obamacare saved consumers billions, new report finds
- Insurer to cut prices under ObamaCare
- Krugman: Inventing a Failure—"Republicans' response to health reform's success is to close their eyes and sling bad statistics." NYT
- This Was The Week The GOP's Anti-Obamacare Circus Came Crashing Down
- GOP goes quiet on ObamaCare
- GOP Blatantly Manipulates Obamacare News Footage
- Hospitals Report Big Drop in Uninsured Admissions in Blue States—"The fact that Medicaid expansion benefits the poor, benefits hospitals, probably benefits state finances, and is all but free to participating states—well, it's just not enough. Demonstrating their tribal opposition to all things Obama is far more important."
- Massachusetts "Romneycare" site killed after rejecting Obamacare transplant—"Original health exchange site too expensive to fix after CGI failed in ACA upgrade."
- Obamacare's insurance expansion is working, in one chart
- Saudi Arabia finds another 18 MERS cases as disease spreads
- Deadly MERS virus infects second patient in U.S.—"Officials confirmed the presence of a second case in Florida, unrelated to the first." Salon
- Deadly Illness in Nicaragua Baffles Experts
- Grudge Match—Tyson vs. King—"The former heavyweight champion of the world and the world's most notorious boxing promoter are battling in court over millions of dollars."
- Suspects in nearly fatal beating at Dodger Stadium admit guilt
- Maker of Five-Toed Running Glove-Shoe Things is Paying Big to Settle Suit Over "Unsubstantiated" Health Claims
- Soccer match fixing: How soccer's powers that be infiltrated an international conspiracy
- Famed poker star Phil Ivey sued by Borgata for almost $10 million over alleged playing card scam
- Cracks force closure of Allen's $60M Eagle Stadium
- Figure skating 'fix' accusation gains momentum as winner pictured hugging judge
- Dominica's Fake Ski Team Scammed The Olympics And The Press
- Sochi Olympic protestor Gazaryan wins environmental 'Nobel,' but ambivalent about its impact
- Brazilians rage against greed, corruption ahead of 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics
- IOC chiefs 'make secret plea' to use London 2012 venues as Rio 2016 Olympic Games fall behind schedule
- Olympic Official Calls Rio Preparation The 'Worst I Have Ever Experienced"
- Fifth Brazilian World Cup construction worker dies after falling 25ft while installing seats
- World Cup 2014 construction in Brazil marred by corruption, waste
- FIFA official says World Cup soccer fans will have hard time in Brazil
- Brazil: Police warn visitors, 'Don't scream if robbed'
- Qatar World Cup 2022 investigation: former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner and family paid millions
- More Than 900 Workers Have Already Died Building Qatar's World Cup Infrastructure—"The International Trade Union Confederation says that if conditions don't improve, at least 4,000 migrants will die before kick-off."
- Deadspin: The Organizers Of The Qatar World Cup Are Very Mad At Us
- A Guide to American Football—"The amazing British video that explains America's favorite game."
- Catching Randy Moss—"For seven years, one Minnesota Vikings super fan caught Randy Moss in the stands during Moss' end-zone celebration. Syd Davy, aka 100% Cheese Free tells his story."
- What if all 32 NFL team logos were fat?
