Topic: DRUGS - on October 14, 2013 at 2:08:00 PM CEST
Study Shows No Evidence Medical Marijuana Increases Teen Drug Use
While marijuana use by teens has been increasing since 2005, an analysis of data from 1993 through 2009 by economists at three universities has found no evidence to link the legalization of medical marijuana to increased use of the drug among high school students.
"There is anecdotal evidence that medical marijuana is finding its way into the hands of teenagers, but there's no statistical evidence that legalization increases the probability of use," said Daniel I. Rees, a professor of economics at the University of Colorado Denver.
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Topic: HOLLYWALD - on October 14, 2013 at 2:07:00 PM CEST
Marilyn Monroe sex film to be kept private
A 15-minute film of Marilyn Monroe engaging in oral sex with an unidentified man will be kept from public view by a New York businessman who has bought it for $1.5 million, the broker of the deal said on Monday.
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Topic: ART - on October 14, 2013 at 2:05:00 PM CEST
Banksy Sells Original Artworks for $60 a Piece in Central Park
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Topic: SECURITY - on October 14, 2013 at 2:03:00 PM CEST
Briten wollten Geheimdokumente von der "New York Times"
Britische Beamte haben offenbar versucht, von der Chefredakteurin der "New York Times" Material im Zusammenhang mit den NSA-Enthüllungen zu bekommen. Das berichtet Jill Abramson im britischen "Guardian". Sie habe den Wunsch nach Herausgabe von Geheimdokumenten jedoch abgelehnt.
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Topic: SECURITY - on October 14, 2013 at 2:02:00 PM CEST
New York Times says UK tried to get it to hand over Snowden documents
The editor of the New York Times, Jill Abramson, has confirmed that senior British officials attempted to persuade her to hand over secret documents leaked by the former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Giving the newspaper's first official comments on the incident, Abramson said that she was approached by the UK embassy in Washington after it was announced that the New York Times was collaborating with the Guardian to explore some of the files disclosed by Snowden. Among the files are several relating to the activities of GCHQ, the agency responsible for signals interception in the UK.
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