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Most Alcohol, Drug Abuse Starts In The Teens

The new research, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, found that almost four out of five teens had tried alcohol and more than 15 percent were abusing it by the time they turned 18 years old. Some 16 percent were abusing drugs by age 18.
A new survey of U.S. teenagers finds that most have used alcohol and drugs by the time they reach adulthood, and researchers say that could be setting up many of them for a lifetime of substance abuse.
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Royal Bank Of Canada Snaps Up Rest Of RBC Dexia For $1.1 Billion

Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY), the country's largest bank, said Tuesday it will acquire the 50 percent of RBC Dexia Investor Services Ltd. it does not already own from its joint-venture partner Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A. for C$1.1 billion ($1.1 billion) in cash.
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Obama Urges Supreme Court To Uphold Health Care Law

I'm confident the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step in overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically-elected Congress, the president said.
Jeremy lin hasn't played since March 24 against the Pistons.

Jeremy Lin Sits Out For Knee Surgery

Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks is to undergo surgery on his left knee that could potentially bench him through the rest of the regular season, according to NY1. The 23-year-old point guard has missed the last three games due to what he thought was a sore knee. But an MRI revealed that it was actually a torn meniscus. Lin addressed reporters, explaining that the surgery will allow him to play again.
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Census Bureau Rejects City’s Appeal To 2010 Count

The United States Census Bureau rejected New York City's challenge to the 2010 Census results on Sunday. The Bureau maintains that its numbers were accurate, totaling the city's population at 8.2 million. However, city officials argue that the number was actually closer to 8.4 million, according to NY1.
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Alec Baldwin Engaged To Hilaria Thomas

30 Rock star Alec Baldwin got engaged to his 28-year-old girlfriend Hilaria Thomas, just in time for his 54th birthday on Tuesday. Baldwin allegedly popped the question over a trip to Long Island according to NY Daily News.
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KKR to Pay $306M For Natural Gas Properties

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (NYSE: KKR) said Monday it agreed to buy natural gas properties in Texas and Oklahoma from WPX Energy Inc. (NYSE: WPX) for $306 million, the latest in the private-equity's spate of U.S. energy acquisitions.

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