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 Anchorage, Alaska, and Kearney, Neb. The state of Mississippi has also registered a drop, but only among white students. “It’s been nothing but bad news for 30...
Study predicts rise of a global middle class
Label: Business WASHINGTON — Majorities of people in most countries will achieve middle-class economic status by 2030, but the effects of climate...
Dec
09
Plenty of smoke clouds the future of legalized pot in Washington
Label: World SEATTLE — Customers have been drifting into Jay Fratt's alternative pipe and tobacco shop, Smokin J's, in the days since Washington...
In giant “garage sale”, Japan’s TV giants hawk $3 billion of assets
Label: TechnologyTOKYO (Reuters) – Panasonic Corp, Japan‘s struggling maker of Viera brand TVs, owns more than 10 million square meters of office and factory space, dormitories for its workers and sports facilities for its rugby, baseball and women’s athletics teams.As it battles for Christmas shoppers’ wallets in the year-end holiday season, the sprawling electronics conglomerate is also seeking buyers for some of...
Singer feared dead in Mexican plane crash
Label: LifestyleMONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Jenni Rivera, the U.S-born singer whose soulful voice and unfettered discussion of a series of personal travails made her a Mexican-American superstar, was found in northern Mexico on Sunday. Authorities said there were no survivors.The singer's father, Pedro Rivera, said he thinks his daughter was on board the plane and...
Italy Grapples With Polluting by Ilva, a Giant Steel Maker
Label: HealthAlessandro Penso for The New York TimesThe Ilva steel plant, in Taranto, Italy, above, employs thousands of workers but is seen as a health threat by residents and courts. TARANTO, Italy — Every morning, Graziella Lumino cleans the black soot from her kitchen window, which looks out on the hulking Ilva steel plant where her husband, Giuseppe Corisi, worked for 30 years. After he died this...
AIG to sell majority stake in aircraft leasing firm
Label: Business American International Group Inc. says it will sell as much as 90% of its International Lease Finance Corp. to an investor group...
Dec
08
Egypt's Morsi reverses most of decree that expanded his powers
Label: World CAIRO — In a political reversal to calm weeks of unrest, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi early Sunday rescinded much of last month’s decree that expanded his powers...
Synacor partners with Zynga to bring social games to pay TV
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Synacor Inc, partly owned by Intel Corp, said it partnered with Zynga Inc to allow pay TV and broadband providers offer social games to their customers.Zynga shares rose about 3 percent to $ 2.30 in premarket trading, while Synacor shares were up about 5 percent at $ 6.60.Synacor said certain pay-TV subscribers will get in-game currency each month as part of their subscription that can...
Rolling Stones hit NY for 50th anniversary gig
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — It sure didn't feel like a farewell.The Rolling Stones — average age 68, if you're counting — were in rollicking form on Saturday as they rocked the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for 2½ hours, their first U.S. show on a mini-tour marking a mind-boggling 50 years as a rock band.And though every time the Stones tour, the inevitable questions arise as to whether it's "The Last Time," to...
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