McDonald's Corp. is urging U.S. restaurant owners to take the unusual step of opening on Christmas Day to deliver the world's...
Dec
17
Quinn, Emanuel call for ban on assault-weapons
Label: WorldMayor Emanuel attended the ribbon-cutting for a new police station today but his thoughts were on the tragedy in Connecticut. ...
What If Nothing or Nobody is to Blame for Adam Lanza? Guns, Video Games, Autism or Authorities
Label: TechnologyWhat if there is nobody or nothing to blame for Adam Lanza‘s heinous acts? Other than Lanza, of course.What if school security and the school psychiatrist kept an eye on Lanza since his freshman year? The Wall Street Journal has a compelling narrative about the red flags addressed.What if he had a form of autism that has little or no link to violent behavior? Lanza may have had Asperger’s syndrome...
Gabby Douglas, Adele among brightest young stars -Forbes magazine
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – Fashion designer Carly Cushnie, actress Kate McKinnon and videogame creator Kim Swift may not be household names yet, but they are destined to do great things and will be tomorrow’s young stars, Forbes magazine said on Monday.Along with Olympic Gold medalist gymnast Gabby Douglas, rapper Wiz Khalifa and researcher Josh Sommer, they have been chosen by the magazine for its “30...
Philippine Lawmakers Pass Reproductive Health Bill
Label: HealthMANILA — After a ferocious national debate that pitted family members against one another, and some faithful Catholics against their church, the Philippine Congress passed legislation on Monday to help the country’s poorest women gain access to birth control. Jay Directo/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSupporters of a landmark reproductive health bill celebrated as the Philippine Congress...
McDonald's urging franchisees to open on Christmas
Label: Business McDonald's Corp. is urging U.S. restaurant owners to take the unusual step of opening on Christmas Day to deliver the world's...
Dec
16
President Obama: 'We will have to change' to keep our children safe
Label: WorldPresident Barack Obama is offering the Connecticut town grappling with the aftermath of a deadly school shooting "the love and prayers of a nation." (Dec. 16) ...
Jack Hanlon, actor in Our Gang films, dies in NV
Label: LifestyleRENO, Nev. (AP) — Jack Hanlon, who had roles in the 1926 silent classic “The General” and in two 1927 “Our Gang” comedies, died Thursday in Las Vegas at the age of 96.His niece, Wendy Putnam Park of Las Vegas, says the precocious, freckle-faced Hanlon was a natural as a child actor from 1926 to 1933.After a small role with Buster Keaton in “The General,” he played mischievous kids in two of Hal Roach’s...
Mislabeled Foods Find Their Way to Diners’ Tables
Label: HealthATLANTA — The menu offered fried catfish. But Freddie Washington, a pastor in Tuscaloosa, Ala., who sometimes eats out five nights a week and was raised on Gulf Coast seafood, was served tilapia. Dustin Chambers for The New York TimesConsumers are misled most frequently when they buy fish, investigators say, because diners have such limited knowledge about seafood. ...
Reyes joins growing craft beer market with Windy City deal
Label: Business Independent breweries are still a niche category in the marketplace, but interest in them continues to grow.Reyes Beverage Group,...
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