One consequence of our elders’ extended lifespans is that we half expect them to keep chugging along forever. My father, a busy yoga practitioner and blackjack player, celebrated his 90th birthday in September in reasonably good health.So when I had the sad task of letting people know that Murray Span died on Dec. 8, after just a few days’ illness, the primary response was disbelief. “No! I just talked...
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
Judge: No felony for dad in Facebook posting
Label: World Andre Curry, 22, talks about his felony conviction for posting...
Did Microsoft Just Announce the Next Xbox with a Countdown? Probably.
Label: TechnologyGo countdowns, saving marketing departments untold piles of cash! Microsoft’s Larry Hryb, colloquially known by his Xbox LIVE handle “Major Nelson,” just threw one up on his blog, and it’s causing precisely the sort of speculative stir the company doubtless intended.“And it’s on…” reads the ultra-austere post, followed by a simple Flash-based timer titled “Counting down to E3 2013″ (cribbed from a...
Actor Dempsey: Coffee chain bid appears successful
Label: LifestyleSEATTLE (AP) — Actor Patrick Dempsey said it appears his bid to buy a small coffee chain has prevailed in a bankruptcy auction that included Starbucks Corp.Late Thursday night, Dempsey announced that his company, Global Baristas LLC, made the winning bid for Tully’s Coffee. He noted in a KOMO-TV interview that a bankruptcy judge will have the final say on Jan. 11. Still, Dempsey tweeted “We got it!...
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...
U.S. unemployment holds at 7.8%
Label: BusinessCBS News business and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis talks to Norah O'Donnell and Anthony Mason about the final jobs report of 2012 to be released later today. ...
Jan
03
Feds drop escape charge in downtown prison break
Label: World In a surprise move, federal prosecutors today dropped an escape charge against Joseph Jose Banks, a convicted bank robber who...
More leaked BlackBerry Z10 pictures emerge along with new details
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Putin gives tax exile Depardieu Russian citizenship
Label: LifestyleMOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted citizenship to Gerard Depardieu, the French movie star who is quitting his homeland to avoid a tax hike on the rich, the Kremlin said on Thursday.The “Cyrano de Bergerac” actor bought a house across the border in Belgium last year to avoid a new tax rate for millionaires in France planned by Socialist President Francois Hollande but said...
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