Chicago Tribune reporter Jason Meisner on the recent arrest of Kenneth Conley, a convicted bank robber who escaped from federal jail in December. (Posted on: Jan. 4, 2013.) ...
Cricketer Herath alive and bowling despite death rumors
Label: TechnologySYDNEY (Reuters) – As Mark Twain might have said, rumors of the death of Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath which spread like wildfire across social media late on Friday proved to be greatly exaggerated.Far from lying in a Sydney morgue alongside former test bowler Chaminda Vaas after perishing in a car crash as the reports had suggested, Herath was very much alive when he pitched up for work at the...
LA sisters Haim lead hopes of pop revival in 2013
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – Three sisters from Los Angeles producing fun and infectious folk-pop could be the tonic that chart music needs to lift it from what some experts are calling a creative slump.As music channels, journalists and record labels step up their search for the “next big thing” in 2013, the Fleetwood Mac-inspired Haim sisters have appeared in a growing number of lists produced at the start...
Scare Amplifies Fears That Clinton’s Work Has Taken Heavy Toll
Label: HealthPool photo by Brendan SmialowskiHillary Rodham Clinton with Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi in Cairo in July. WASHINGTON — When Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton fractured her right elbow after slipping in a State Department garage in June 2009, she returned to work in just a few days. Her arm in a sling, she juggled speeches and a trip to India and Thailand with physical therapy, rebuilding...
Shares in Jewel parent soar on report of deal
Label: Business Stock in Jewel-Osco parent Supervalu soared 13.5 percent Friday on speculation that the company is on the brink of a deal with...
Jan
04
Firm bringing HQ to Chicago
Label: World St. Louis-based construction firm Clayco Inc. is moving its headquarters to Chicago, attracted by ease of air travel, proximity...
Poll finds people want an ‘iPhone 5S’ with new color options
Label: TechnologyThe latest rumor surrounding Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation “iPhone 5S” is that it will launch in May or June with two different screen sizes and five different color options. So said Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White in a research note earlier this week. White has made some good early calls before — he was one of the first to report that Apple was working on the iPad mini — but nothing is...
“Django Unchained” on pace to be Tarantino’s biggest box office film ever
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – After nine days in theaters, “Django Unchained” is on pace to be Quentin Tarantino‘s highest grossing movie ever.That’s right, if the trend holds, the blood-soaked slave-revenge fable will rack up more at the box office than “Pulp Fiction” ($ 213.9 million worldwide), “Kill Bill Vol. 1″ ($ 180.9 million worldwide), “Kill Bill Vol. 2″ ($ 152.1 million worldwide) and previous...
Scant Proof Is Found to Back Up Claims by Energy Drinks
Label: HealthEnergy drinks are the fastest-growing part of the beverage industry, with sales in the United States reaching more than $10 billion in 2012 — more than Americans spent on iced tea or sports beverages like Gatorade. Their rising popularity represents a generational shift in what people drink, and reflects a successful campaign to convince consumers, particularly teenagers, that the drinks...
Brunswick to sell Hatteras, Cabo, lays off 105
Label: Business The GT63 is the latest model of motor yacht from Hatteras, a unit of Brunswick Corp. ...
Jan
03
Chicago man charged in estranged wife's slaying in Munster
Label: World A Chicago man with a history of domestic violence arrests has been charged with the murder of his estranged wife in Munster,...
Microsoft acquires start-up id8: source
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp bought start-up id8 Group R2 Studios Inc as it looks to expand further in technology focused on the home and entertainment, a person familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.id8 Group R2 Studios was started in 2011 by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor Blake Krikorian. It recently launched a Google Android application to allow users to control home...
Putin grants Depardieu Russian citizenship
Label: LifestyleMOSCOW (AP) — Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has been sparring with his native country over taxes, has been granted Russian citizenship.A brief announcement on the Kremlin website said President Vladimir Putin signed the citizenship grant on Thursday.Depardieu is angered by French President Francois Hollande‘s attempt to raise taxes on the mega-rich to 75 percent. Russia has a flat income...
The New Old Age Blog: On the Way to Hospice, Surprising Hurdles
Label: HealthI’ve often wondered why more families don’t call hospice when a loved one has a terminal disease — and why people who do call wait so long, often until death is just days away.Even though more than 40 percent of American deaths now involve hospice care, many families still are trying to shoulder the burden on their own rather than turning to a proven source of help and knowledge. I’ve surmised that...
Net worth of world's richest rose by $241B in 2012
Label: Business The richest people on the planet got richer in 2012, adding $241 billion to their collective net worth, according to the Bloomberg...
Jan
02
With final vote, Congress resolves 'fiscal cliff' drama
Label: World WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States averted economic calamity on Tuesday when lawmakers approved a deal to prevent huge...
Barack Obama’s AMA is Reddit’s Top Post of 2012
Label: TechnologyDo you remember that Barack Obama AMA on Reddit this past August? The one that started with “Hi, I’m Barack Obama, President of the United States. Ask me anything.”That was Reddit’s top post of 2012 with 5,598,171 page views. Reddit compiled a list of it’s top posts of the year we just said farewell to.[More from Mashable: This Is 2012 Summed Up in One Image]The site also handed out some “best of”...
LA photographer killed while shooting Bieber’s car
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say a paparazzo was hit by a car and killed after taking photos of Justin Bieber‘s white Ferrari on a Los Angeles street.Los Angeles police Officer James Stoughton says the photographer, who was not identified, died at a hospital shortly after the crash Tuesday evening. Stoughton says Bieber was not in the Ferrari at the time.The sports car was parked on the side of Sepulveda...
Scant Proof Is Found to Back Up Claims by Energy Drinks
Label: HealthEnergy drinks are the fastest-growing part of the beverage industry, with sales in the United States reaching more than $10 billion in 2012 — more than Americans spent on iced tea or sports beverages like Gatorade. Their rising popularity represents a generational shift in what people drink, and reflects a successful campaign to convince consumers, particularly teenagers, that the drinks...
Passage of bill to avoid 'cliff' should bolster Wall Street
Label: Business NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are poised for gains to begin the year after the late passage of a bill to avoid harsh tax...
Jan
01
Senate passes 'fiscal cliff' deal; House to vote Tuesday
Label: World WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly early Tuesday to approve legislation to halt a tax increase for all but the wealthiest...
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