LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of the valuables found hidden in abandoned lockers on A&E’s “Storage Wars” have been added by producers to deceive viewers, a former cast member of the show claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.David Hester‘s suit claims producers have added a BMW Mini and newspapers chronicling Elvis Presley‘s death to lockers in order to build drama for the show and that his complaints about...
Rate of Childhood Obesity Falls in Several Cities
Label: HealthJessica Kourkounis for The New York TimesAt William H. Ziegler Elementary in Northeast Philadelphia, students are getting acquainted with vegetables and healthy snacks. PHILADELPHIA — After decades of rising childhood obesity rates, several American cities are reporting their first declines. The trend has emerged in big cities like New York and Los Angeles, as well as smaller places like...
HSBC to pay record $1.9B fine
Label: BusinessBritish-owned bank HSBC is paying $1.9B to settle a US money-laundering probe. The bank was investigated for involvement in the transfer of funds from Mexican drug cartels and sanctioned nations like Iran. (Dec. 11) ...
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CPS head, lawmaker vow to work on truancy after Tribune series
Label: World A top state lawmaker and the head of the Chicago Public schools on Monday vowed to support a high-level task force aimed at...
‘Skyfall’ launches back to top spot with $10.8M
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — The James Bond blockbuster “Skyfall” has risen back to the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, taking in $ 10.8 million.That brought its domestic total to $ 261.4 million and its worldwide haul to a franchise record of $ 918 million.The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average...
Vital Signs: Smoking Tied to Less Dense Bones for Girls
Label: HealthSmoking in teenage girls is associated with slower development of bone mineral density, a new study reports.The scientists studied 262 healthy girls ages 11 to 19, using questionnaires and interviews to assess their smoking habits. The researchers also measured the girls’ bone density at the hip and lumbar spine three times at one-year intervals.Smokers entered adolescence with the same lumbar and...
McDonald's sales rebound in November
Label: Business McDonald’s took Wall Street by surprise Monday morning, with a November same store sales report that beat expectations and showed...
Dec
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Plane believed to carry singer Jenni River found in Mexico
Label: World The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Mexican-American singing superstar Jenni Rivera was found in northern...
Amazon’s Android Appstore explodes, downloads increase 500% over last year
Label: TechnologyAmazon’s (AMZN) Appstore is on fire. While the marketplace may not boost as many apps as Google’s (GOOG) Play Store, it has seen substantial growth in the past year. In fact, the company announced on Thursday that its Appstore has seen downloads increase more than 500% since last year. Amazon also revealed that the number of developers utilizing in-app purchasing doubled in the third quarter and that...
Bond movie “Skyfall” beats “Lincoln” at box office
Label: Lifestyle(Reuters) – James Bond showed remarkable staying power as the latest installment of the spy series, “Skyfall,” captured the box office title and collected $ 11 million in its fifth week in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters, outgunning Steven Spielberg‘s “Lincoln” and “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2,” the final installment of the blockbuster vampire series.“Skyfall,” the 23rd film in the...
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