- Jill Abramson, the executive editor of
the New York Times
tells Al-Jazeera America President Obama’s is the “most
secretive White House” she’s dealt with. The White House,
meanwhile, announced Obama would
use the Google Hangouts to answer pre-selected questions, and
some live ones from pre-selected people, after the State of the
Union. Transparent enough for you? - The FDA
announced it would be studying the safety of caramel coloring,
used in cola in response to a Consumer Reports study an
impurity in twelve sodas they tested from five manufacturers. If
you like your soda, can you keep it? - The Baltimore Sun reports on a secret audit by the
city of Balitmore that
found speed camera error rates 40 times what had been
previously disclosed. - Franklin Frye was found not guilty by reason of
insanity on charges of stealing a necklace and has been in a
mental hospital since 1971, the last six of which with a request
for release assigned to a dead judge. - Current and former members of its cheerleading squad are
suing the Oakland Raiders for wage theft and unfair employment
practices, claiming that team owners aren’t abiding by California
worker laws. - Justin Bieber was
charged with resisting police without violence and DUI while
allegedly drag racing in Florida.
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