#76ers were only team to contact Dwight Howard

#76ers were only team to contact Dwight Howard

“#76ers were only team to contact Dwight Howard” Dwight Howard’s list of NBA free agency suitors was a short one — very short. The former All-Star center said the Philadelphia 76ers were the only team to reach out to him, leading to him eventually signing a one-year, $2.9 million contract with the team. “The reason…

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#The NYC City Council’s latest idea for screwing up housing

#The NYC City Council’s latest idea for screwing up housing

“#The NYC City Council’s latest idea for screwing up housing” As if the record vacancies and ever-rising property taxes weren’t enough, the City Council is looking to add a pricey sprinkler mandate on all apartment buildings taller than 40 feet. The Community Housing Improvement Program, a collection of over 4,000 housing providers, estimates that the…

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#Drinking hot chocolate makes you smarter, study shows

#Drinking hot chocolate makes you smarter, study shows

“#Drinking hot chocolate makes you smarter, study shows” We’ll drink to this: Hot chocolate makes you a smarter and faster thinker, according to new research. In a study of 18 men, researchers at the University of Birmingham found that drinking cocoa improved participants’ ability to quickly solve a series of complex mental tests. The team chalked…

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#How to fight back against legalized theft by cops

#How to fight back against legalized theft by cops

“#How to fight back against legalized theft by cops” Six months after the Drug Enforcement Administration stole $43,000 from Stacy Jones at a North Carolina airport, her lawyer, Dan Alban, received a letter from the aptly named Douglas Kash, a senior attorney in the DEA’s Asset Forfeiture Section. “I am writing to inform you of…

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