Home Loan Discrimination, Social Influences on Obesity
BusinessWeek: Gov't Probing Home Loan Discrimination -- "The Justice Department is investigating several possible instances of discriminatory mortgage lending, and plans to open more probes soon. House members said at a subcommittee hearing that evidence of racial discrimination in the mortgage market is especially troubling given the surge in home-loan defaults that has showed signs of expanding beyond the market for borrowers with weak, or subprime, credit."
Time: Obesity Is Contagious, Study Finds -- "Wondering why your waistline is expanding? Have a look at those of your friends. Your close friends can influence your weight even more than genes or your family members, according to new research appearing in the July 26 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine."
ABC News: Spielberg Mulls Quitting Olympics to Pressure Chinese on Darfur -- "Steven Spielberg, under pressure from Darfur activists, may quit his post as artistic adviser to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, unless China takes a harder line against Sudan, a representative of the film director tells ABC News."
The Associated Press: Cuba Looks Back Without Fidel Castro -- "Interim leader Raul Castro led tens of thousands of loyalists in celebrations marking the launch of Cuba's revolution Thursday, filling in for his ailing brother, Fidel, as his provisional government took on further airs of permanence."
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