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Jessica Chasmar

jchasmar@washingtontimes.com

Jessica Chasmar was a continuous news writer for The Washington Times, covering topics on culture and politics.

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A heavily armed police officer stands guard at a Times Square subway station in New York on July 1, 2011. (Associated Press)

NYC transit system to begin sterilizing subway rats

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced a pilot program Monday that would aim to curb the growing subway rat problem by sterilizing the animals so they can't reproduce.

March 13, 2013
America's weight problem is proving a much heftier drag on the economy than previously thought. (Associated Press)

Feds spend $1.5m to study lesbian obesity

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is spending $1.5 million to study the "high public-health significance" of why 75 percent of lesbian women are obese and gay men are not, CNS News reports.

March 12, 2013