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Veterans health care completely broken, Walter Reed scandal called tip of iceberg

WASHINGTON — Army Lt. Brady Van Engelen barely survived a sniper bullet that shattered his skull while he was patrolling outside a Sunni mosque in Baghdad in April 2004. But, he told the World, the medical...

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Chicago hosts Euro Film Fest

CHICAGO — March Madness is taking a fast break from the basketball court to the court of reel life, all deliriousness included. At least 7,000 people are expected to attend the 55 Chicago premieres of films...

Nasty Nas delivers pure hip-hop, no bull!

MUSIC REVIEW Hip Hop is Dead Nas, Def Jam Recordings $13.99 New York’s hip-hop titan, Nasir Jones, has spent the past few years of his career in the shadow of rapper Jay-Z. Weak pop-crossover attempts like...

Two Cuban films: sweet and bittersweet

“Silly Age” is a sweet nostalgic look at 1958 Havana and a family coping with the pending revolutionary changes within their family and society as a whole. The “silly age” referred to is pre-adolescence and follows...