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MetroMitt LLC is a unique media company redefining the way consumers interact with transit advertising. Human hands are among the most common ways for bacteria and viruses to be spread. With over 5 million people riding the New York City subway system on an average weekday, bacteria and viruses can be transferred by holding poles, touching seats and grabbing doors.

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On the 20th anniversary of their morning show, the co-hosts of "Wake Up and Smile" suffer a breakdown when the teleprompter fails to provide their dialogue, and a Lord of the Flies-esque scenerio plays out.

Credit: P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH By: | Published: June 22, 2012 Gov. Bob McDonnell said today the turmoil at the University of Virginia surrounding the ouster of President Teresa Sullivan needs to end quickly. "This needs to be brought to closure," McDonnell said in Lynchburg while addressing the annual Virginia Boys State gathering at Liberty University.

Before Fast and Furious made its way into the mainstream media, conservative bloggers kept the story alive. Here's how they did it.

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When the arch-conservative Oklahoma Republican Senator James Inhofe made his way to Rachel Maddow's eponymous 9:00 p.m. MSNBC show on March 15, viewers probably didn't expect a lovefest. Inhofe, however, had unusually kind words for the liberal host. "You won't believe this but I'm happy to be here with you," he told Maddow.

Intense, emotional, and frequently out of control, the hip-hop superstar Kanye West allowed his antics to turn him into a national joke and to earn him the criticism of two American presidents. Would a massive concert tour with his friend and rival Jay-Z offer the troubled rapper a taste of redemption-or disaster?

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A Dothan man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaving a Waffle House without paying for his meal then brandishing a shotgun in the parking lot, according to a story in the Dothan Eagle.

Two years from today -- June 3, 2014 -- Alabamians go to the polls to select party nominees for governor and a host of other state, federal and local offices. If you're a normal person whose life does not revolve around politics, you probably now know more than you wanted.

Syracuse has a chance to win the first national championship in program history when it takes on Northwestern Sunday at 8 p.m. in Stony Brook, N.Y. The second-seeded Wildcats edged the No. 4 seed Orange in their regular-season matchup 11-9 in overtime in the Carrier Dome in February.

While you're baking in the sun this weekend to celebrate the first days of summer, don't forget the sunscreen. Also, remember that while you relax, someone in Washington is probably hard at work devising a lobbying strategy on what the label should say.

Wilkes-Barre City Council passed a resolution 4-1 Thursday night to support repealing the Supreme Court ruling that allowed super political action committees. A resident, Bill Daniels, asked council to lend its support to overturn Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Council adopted the resolution less than two minutes later.

5/26/12: Josh Hamilton drills a dramatic, walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning as the Rangers come back to win, 8-7

David Simon, whose HBO series "Treme" chronicles life in post-Katrina New Orleans, told Poynter that The Times-Picayune's decision to cut publication to three days a week and cut staff is "grievous news as it would be for any American city."

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Upon losing his Republican National Committeeman position to term-limited state Rep. Dave Agema, Saul Anuzis graciously encouraged his supporters to back his replacement from Grandville. He wasn't as graceful when it came to taking a shot at an unnamed state GOP "cancer," widely acknowledged as Grand Rapids political adviser John Yob, with whom Anuzis has had a running dispute for years.