News: general-news
Obama's Approval Rating Remains Steady
A new poll shows that recent scandals haven't hurt President Barack Obama's approval rating; Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul lead the hemp legalization fight; and the Tea Party looks to gain momentum in IRS scandal aftermath.
HP Live Segments
05/20/2013
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Rekindling The Magic Of The Uptown Theater
When the doors of the Uptown Theatre opened for the first time in 1925, it was the largest, most luxurious theater in the country.
“An acre of seats in a magic city.” That’s how the Uptown Theatre was billed on August 18th, 1925, when it first opened its doors to Chicagoans craving entertainment, enchantment and a night at a show.
And the actual theater was a show in itself. 46,000 square feet of ornate opulence at the corner of Lawrence and Broadway.
WGN
05/20/2013
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Surveilling Democracy Activists
A new report finds that spy technology from a UK-based company was used to target a British citizen who became a leading light in Bahrain's Arab spring. Why is technology produced in Western democracies used to suppress democracy activists abroad?
HP Live Segments
05/20/2013
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Kanye West Is 'Yeezus'
Kanye West premiered two new songs from his upcoming album, 'Yeezus,' on SNL. Elliott Wilson from Rap Radar joins us to discuss the direction of Kanye's new music and what kind of message songs like 'New Slaves' and 'Black Skinhead' are sending.
HP Live Segments
05/20/2013
2,746 Views
The Other Sunday Shows
What did the Sunday political talk shows missed while they obsessed over the IRS and Associated Press scandals? Michael Yaki, former Chief of Staff for Nancy Pelosi, and commentator Lola Adesioye on all the news that wasn't fit to print—or air.
HP Live Segments
05/20/2013
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Bees Trained to Sniff Out Bombs
Scientists have trained bees to sniff out bombs.
NewsFix
05/20/2013
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