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US Airways shareholders OK merger with American A merger between US Airways and American Airlines, creating the nation’s largest air carrier, has taken another step forward with the approval of a majority of US Airways shareholders. About 99 percent of US Airways Group shareholders who voted Friday supported the merger with American’s parent company, AMR […]

Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values

La. senator introduces ‘Freedom to Pray Act’

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu has introduced a bill to forbid the federal government from withholding money from programs whose participants engage in voluntary religious activity after a group that requires church attendance lost $30,000. Landrieu introduced the Freedom to Pray Act on Thursday. The Louisiana Democrat has been working on it for […]

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Smoking sinks to new low among young Americans

LOS ANGELES – Cigarette smoking hit the lowest point ever recorded among American eighth-graders and high school sophomores and seniors last year, a new report shows. Last year, only 5 percent of high school sophomores said they had smoked cigarettes daily in the previous 30 days, compared with 18 percent of sophomores who were smoking […]