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Study: 96% of restaurant entrees exceed USDA limits By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY Updated If you plan to chow down tonight at a big chain restaurant, there's a better than nine-in-10 chance that your entree will fail to meet federal nutrition recommendations for both adults and kids, according to a provocative new study.Jupiterimages, Getty ImagesJupiterimages, Getty ImagesSponsored LinksA whopping 96% of main entrees sold at top U.S. chain eateries exceed daily limits for calories, sodium, fat and saturated fat recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, reports the 18-month study conducted by the Rand Corp. and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation."If you're eating out tonight, your chances of finding an entree that's truly healthy are painfully low," says Helen Wu, assistant policy analyst ... Continue reading →
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Lawyer Benjamin Crump said he has not seen the medical report but questions who leaked the information and why."It was leaked for a beneficial purpose," he said, "certainly to help George Zimmerman's claim of self-defense."The medical report detailing George Zimmerman's injuries after he shot and killed Trayvon was first reported by ABC News on Tuesday.Zimmerman, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting Feb. 26 of Trayvon, an unarmed black 17-year-old, in a gated Sanford community where Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch volunteer.Zimmerman, whose father is white and mother is Hispanic, said he shot Trayvon in self-defense after the teen confronted him, punched him in the face and bashed his head on the sidewalk. Police 911 recordings after Zimmerman reported a person in ... Continue reading →
Ask USA TODAY: "Stand your ground" law How many states have "stand your ground" law? National reporter Marisol Bello answers this reader question. news immersive http://videos.usatoday.net/29906170001/29906170001_1641162023001_vs-1641152612001.jpg?pubId=29906170001 1641108977001 Continue reading →
Though there have been no witnesses, police believe they may have stopped in response to a vehicle impersonating a police cruiser. Puzzled police have pored over hundreds of leads, but no arrests have been made. So far, they have offered no motive and have declined to confirm that the two murders are even related. Still, local police have suspended the use of unmarked cars in routine pullovers and urged motorists not to stop for anyone without calling 911 and finding well-lit, highly-trafficked areas to park. They emphasized that the circumstances surrounding the murders remained murky, including their belief that a police impersonator was involved. "There are only two people who could tell us about that and unfortunately, we cannot talk to them," a local sheriff ... Continue reading →
George Zimmerman, the volunteer neighborhood watchman from Florida charged in the killing of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin, could face federal hate crime charges, WFTV out of Orlando reports.If Zimmerman, now charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting death, is convicted of a hate crime, he could face the death penalty. The Justice Department says it has been investigating all aspects of this case, including the question of hate crime charges, since earlier this year.Late Tuesday, ABC News reported it had the medical report detailing injuries Zimmerman reportedly suffered in a struggle with Trayvon.Update at 7:08 p.m. ET: ABC News reports that it has obtained a copy of the three-page medical report listing injuries George Zimmerman allegedly suffered during his confrontation with Trayvon ... Continue reading →
A Miami-Dade fire captain has been demoted down to firefighter as punishment for a rant, posted on his personal Facebook page, about the Trayvon Martin case, county officials said Monday. Capt. Brian Beckmann’s post lambasted the prosecutor, Angela Corey, who charged George Zimmerman with second-degree murder in Martin’s death. In the post, Beckmann suggested “urban youth” are the products of “failed, sh--bag, ignorant, pathetic, welfare dependent excuses for parents.” He also brought his fellow firefighters into the post, saying: “I and my co-workers could rewrite the book on whether our urban youths are victims of racist profiling or products of their failed, sh--bag, ignorant, pathetic, welfare dependent excuses for parents, but like Mrs. Corey, we speak only the truth.”It ended with, “They’re just misunderstood little ... Continue reading →
