usa today

Born in 1982, the USA Today has become a staple of life in the United States, especially it seems to folks in the hotel industry.

Hatched out of a two-year research project by its parent company, The Gannett Company, the USA Today was developed to give readers a national look at the news, offering tastes of what was going along in all regions, not just their own area. Gannett also decided to launch the newspaper with a colorful format, eschewing the normal black-and-white most newspapers were printed in during and before the 1980s.

Today, the USA Today's "daily circulation is approximately 2.3 million, making it the largest-selling daily newspaper in the nation." USAToday.com also offers readers an electronic version of the daily, along with an extensive offering of blogs covering dozens of newsworthy topics.

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• Charity Trailblazer? Bloom Forgoes Gold For A Wish of a Lifetime…

  
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  The last year has seen more athletes embrace issues for social change and cause marketing as part of their platform than perhaps any other period. Is it because smart business minded athletes and the representatives see what is going on at the fan level with the economy and have more of a sense to give back? Maybe. ...
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• Sweat Lodge Guru "Abandoned" Participants – CBS News

  
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  CBS NewsSweat Lodge Guru "Abandoned" ParticipantsCBS NewsMy understanding is that the participants trusted Mr. Ray and went to the retreat in an attempt to better themselves and enhance their spirituality. …Sweat lodge deaths a new test for self-help guruLos Angeles TimesSurvivor cites fasting, pressure at sweat ...
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• Magic Johnson Surprises Ashley Judd at 4th Annual USA Today Hollywood Hero Awards

  
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  Magic Johnson Surprises Ashley Judd at 4th Annual USA Today Hollywood Hero Awards Last night, Ashley Judd was honored for her work as a her work as a Global Ambassador for YouthAIDS, the education and prevention program of Population Services International (PSI) where she graciously received the 4th annual USA ...
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• MATCH-UP

  
  IT'S NOT HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME... — Authority: 419
  Watched the Nuggets-Bulls last night on NBA TV.  The game came down to the final play.  The Bulls were down one point with three-tenths of a second remaining; (I always have flashbacks to Trent Tucker vs the Celtics in these types of situations) side out for the Bulls.  Somehow Brad Miller got open at the top of ...
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• Sorenson Media Featured Front & Center Today in USA Today

  
  Digital Media Update — Authority: 114
  My company, Sorenson Media -- and online videos unique power to help any sized business (including every small-to-medium business) market better, interact with customers better, and sell more -- are featured front and center today in USA Today . Check it out -- and check out USA Todays accompanying video ...
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• ASK DR. DISH: Cohabiting before marriage

  
  The Daily Dish| The Daily Dish blog, Catherine E. Toth | honoluluadvertiser.com | Honolulu, Hawaii — Authority: 125
  Question: Im not sure if you have answered this question before, but its been something me and my girlfriend have been talking about for a few months now. She wants to live together, but I dont know. Ive never lived with a girlfriend before. Weve been together for about a year now and she says it would be better for ...
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• Free 90-Day e-Edition Trial of USA Today

  
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  Receive Free 90-Day e-Edition Trial of USA Today.  Here is a screenshot for your reference.  No credit card is required for the free trial period. The first issue will be delivered immediately after sign-up.
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• Confess Your Polyamorous Crushes

  
  Current Movie Reviews, Sports and Celebrity News — Authority: 130
  [LIFES BIG LISTS] Admit it: Whether you’re a man or woman, you’ve had a major crush on someone before. But have you ever had a crush on an entire group of people? A polyamorous crush goes beyond sexuality; it’s about being enthralled with either a couple, a team, a cast, even a mob of people working towards ...
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• Save Me. Or… What Our Hearts Crave.

  
  Current Movie Reviews, Sports and Celebrity News — Authority: 130
  [SP EXCLUSIVE] There are the nightmares, or whatever they are: Jump up at night for no reason at all and find yourself sitting upright in bed. Doctor says take 4 or 5 a day; I’m doing 7 or 8. Never sleep. Never eat. Sit at the kitchen table staring at nothing at 5:48 a.m. My mom’s in town, comes out, says, ...
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• Televangelism: Junk Food for the Soul?

  
  Current Movie Reviews, Sports and Celebrity News — Authority: 130
  Super Christ Me. Every Sunday, TV congregations numbering tens of millions tune in to salvation sermons broadcast from mega-churches filled with thousands upon thousands of followers. Sure, televangelism is shallow, manipulative, money-driven. But isn’t everything in pop culture (think Top 40 music, fast food, ...
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• Would you rather get stoned than extend marriage rights to gays?

  
  Current Movie Reviews, Sports and Celebrity News — Authority: 130
  [SP Exclusive] Chew on that and these other tasty questions raised by recent headlines. This week: dopey decisions, in green we trust, faithless in Seattle, and a pre-teen idol. Would you rather get stoned than extend marriage rights to gays? Maybe there was something in the lobster, but I’m still ...
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• Todays debate on school discipline -- Our view: Common sense makes a comeback in classrooms

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 839
  Our view on school discipline: Common sense makes a comeback in classrooms In welcome shift, ‘zero tolerance’ yields to greater flexibility. For 15 years, "zero tolerance" policies have been the norm in the nations public schools. The policies took off...
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• Another view: Err on the side of safety

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 839
  Another view: Err on the side of safety Principals welcome discretion, but spirit behind policies remains valid.By Gerald N. Tirozzi The recent case of Zachary Christie, the Delaware first-grader who received a 45-day suspension for eating lunch with his Cub...
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• Veterans Day

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 839
  Veterans Day Maybe youve been to a sporting event where the announcer tells the crowd that veterans are present — and everyone rises to give them a standing ovation. Maybe youve heard someone quietly tell a vet, "thanks for your...
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• Ask the Best and Brightest: Did Chrysler Seal its Fate by Killing EVs?

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 503
  There’s a backlash a brewing over Chrysler’s decision to axe its EV and hybrid program. The move makes sense from an business point-of-view; the company doesn’t have enough money to chase sky pie. Politically, it’s all kind of nuts. Lest we forget—and even the normally automotively absent-minded USA Today ...
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• Media Mentions & Mishaps

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 453
  While the pleasure of daily reading the printed newspaper with a cup of coffee is largely gone, I still get excited when major dailies and magazines write on LGBT individuals and trends, specifically when its outside of the heated political coverage around major issues and inequalities facing our community. And ...
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• Google will be News Dead Soon

  
  From the desk (and BlackBerry) of Keith Parnell — Authority: 139
  Okay, maybe not exactly “dead”. But if Rupert Murdoch has anything to do with it, Google will have no parts of the New York Post’s news. What happens when Google can no longer spider News Corp websites? That includes the New York Post , Wall Street Journal , Daily Telegraph , and USA Today . Rupert ...
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• A.R. Rahman wants to “make poverty history”

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Nevada (US), Nov 10 (ANI): Oscar winner musician A. R. Rahman’s “A. R. Rahman Foundation” wants to “make poverty history”.As a first step towards achieving the vision of “strive towards making poverty history”, the Foundation will set up educational institutions and provide world class, state-of-the-art ...
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• Todays debate on juvenile justice -- Our view: Should a 13-year-old be locked away for life?

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 839
  Our view on juvenile justice: Should a 13-year-old be locked away for life? Make parole an option for children convicted of non-homicide crimes. Charles grew up in a Baltimore housing project where his ambition early on was to go to...
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• Opposing view: Reasonable and rare

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 839
  Opposing view: Reasonable and rare Sometimes, locking juveniles away for life is needed to protect society.By Scott Burns Life without parole for violent juveniles is reasonable, constitutional and appropriately rare. A super-majority of states (43), the federal government and the...
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