TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's two leading airlines grounded their fleets of Boeing 787s on Wednesday after one of the Dreamliner...
Jan
14
Evanston couple dealt setback in adoption of South Korean baby
Label: WorldA federal judge today terminated an order that gave possession of 7-month-old Sehwa to Christopher and Jinshil Duquet. The Office of Refugee Resettlement now has control over Sehwa while her immigration status is determined. ...
TSX off 10-month high, energy weakness offsets RIM jump
Label: TechnologyTORONTO (Reuters) – Canada‘s main stock index finished short of a 10-month high on Monday as investor optimism for Research In Motion Ltd shares over the upcoming launch of its BlackBerry 10 devices was offset by falling energy shares.Weakness in the materials sector, which includes mining stocks, also added pressure, while volatile oil prices were a drag on the energy sector. The two heavyweight...
Jodie Foster Kicks Open the Closet Door – What It Means for Gays in Hollywood
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Jodie Foster spoke frankly about her life as a lesbian Sunday night in a Golden Globes speech that thrust her into the center of the gay rights debate whether she likes it or not.By deciding to address the subject of her sexuality in a spectacularly public setting, while also articulating a defense of personal privacy, she upended the casual way that other gay movie and...
Personal Best: Training Insights From Star Athletes
Label: HealthOf course elite athletes are naturally gifted. And of course they train hard and may have a phalanx of support staff — coaches, nutritionists, psychologists.But they often have something else that gives them an edge: an insight, or even an epiphany, that vaults them from the middle of the pack to the podium.I asked several star athletes about the single realization that made the difference for them....
Jan
13
Car drives into Apple store in Lincoln Park, injuring one
Label: World An elderly person drove a Lincoln Town Car into the Lincoln Park Apple store this evening leaving one person with minor injures,...
Iowa man, sister reunite thanks to Facebook, boy
Label: TechnologyDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been reunited with his sister 65 years after the siblings were separated in foster care thanks to a 7-year-old friend who searched Facebook.Clifford Boyson of Davenport met his sister, Betty Billadeau, in person on Saturday. Billadeau drove up from her home in Florissant, Mo., with her daughter and granddaughter for the reunion at a hotel in Davenport.Boyson,...
Christoph Waltz, Adele among early Golden Globe winners
Label: LifestyleBEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) – Austrian actor Christoph Waltz and Adele notched early wins at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, while “Lincoln” and Iran hostage thriller “Argo” were in a close race for the top honor, best movie drama.Waltz carried off the Golden Globe for best supporting movie actor for his role as a dentist-turned-bounty hunter in Quentin Tarantino‘s quirky slavery Western “Django Unchained.”“Let...
Pharmacies Pressed to Meet High Demand for Flu Vaccine
Label: HealthPharmacies around the city struggled to meet the demand for flu vaccinations on Sunday, a day after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a public health state of emergency in response to a drastic increase in the number of flu cases this year. Andrew Kelly/ReutersPeople lining up for influenza vaccines at a New York drugstore. In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn,...
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