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December video game retail sales drop 22 percent
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. retail sales of video games and gaming systems fell 22 percent in December, capping a year of declining sales for the industry.Research firm NPD Group said Thursday that overall sales fell to $ 3.21 billion from $ 4.1 billion in December 2011. NPD estimates that sales of new game hardware, software and accessories account for about half of what consumers spend on gaming.Sales...
Milan Fashion Week starts on somber note
Label: LifestyleMILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week started off on a somber note Saturday, as the design world maintained a vigil for the missing CEO of the family-run Missoni fashion house.The Italian National Fashion Chamber urged the fashion community to post messages on social networks to keep pressure on authorities not to abandon the search for Vittorio Missoni and five others who disappeared aboard a twin-engine...
‘Bodega Clinicas’ Draw Interest of Health Officials
Label: HealthHUNTINGTON PARK, Calif. — The “bodega clinicas” that line the bustling commercial streets of immigrant neighborhoods around Los Angeles are wedged between money order kiosks and pawnshops. These storefront offices, staffed with Spanish-speaking medical providers, treat ailments for cash: a doctor’s visit is $20 to $40; a cardiology exam is $120; and at one bustling clinic, a colonoscopy is advertised...
Aaron Schwartz, Reddit co-founder, commits suicide in Brooklyn
Label: Business A co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead, authorities confirmed...
Jan
11
Judge delays arraignment of theater shooting suspect James Holmes
Label: World CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A judge Friday delayed the arraignment of theater shooting suspect James E. Holmes on 166 counts of murder,...
Canada natives block Harper’s office, threaten unrest
Label: TechnologyOTTAWA (Reuters) – Aboriginal protesters blocked the main entrance to a building where Canada’s prime minister was preparing to meet some native leaders on Friday, highlighting a deep divide within the country’s First Nations on how to push Ottawa to heed their demands.The noisy blockade, which lasted about an hour, ended just before Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his aides met with about 20 native...
Kimmel says he expects to run 3rd in late night
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel says he expects to settle in at third place in the ratings behind Jay Leno and David Letterman, even as one week of direct competition suggests a healthy competition.There were backstage smiles at Kimmel's Los Angeles studio Friday after Nielsen ratings showed the ABC comic had his largest audience ever on Thursday. This is the first week for "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in...
The New Old Age Blog: As Flu Rages, Caregiving Suffers
Label: HealthThe flu started in the personal care center at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Pa., then moved to the nursing home. Within a few days, seven older adults had taken ill.Administrators moved quickly: they shut down two floors of the buildings and told all visitors to stay away. All social activities stopped, and residents were asked to stay in their rooms.The phones began to ring. “How is my wife...
Best Buy stock leaps 16% on holiday-season results
Label: Business Shares of Best Buy Co. jumped more than 16% after the electronics giant had a better-than-expected showing during the crucial...
Jan
10
Irvine City Council overhauls oversight, spending on Great Park
Label: World Capping a raucous eight-hour-plus meeting, the Irvine City Council early Wednesday voted to overhaul the oversight and spending...
A Tale of 2 Strategies: The Twitter Genius of Chuck Grassley and Cory Booker
Label: TechnologyIf you’re on Twitter and not following Sen. Chuck Grassley, you’re not using Twitter correctly.The Iowa Republican is known for his colorful and personal Twitter feed. Take a gander: He personally tweets about everything from the History Channel to “Obamacare” to an incident in which he hit a deer with his car (“assume dead”). Grassley’s tweets take us along for a ride, one that’s often...
Kimmel's pot jokes earn invite from Calif. college
Label: LifestyleARCATA, Calif. (AP) — Humboldt State University in California has invited Jimmy Kimmel to deliver the school's commencement address after he joked about its marijuana research program.The host of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" devoted a segment of his late-night show to poking fun at the new academic program, which the university says is probably the first dedicated to examining marijuana through the lens of...
Children’s Flu Medicine in Short Supply
Label: HealthAs influenza cases surge around the country, health officials say they are trying to stem a shortage of treatments for children. Pharmacies around the country have reported dwindling supplies of liquid Tamiflu, a prescription flu medicine that can ease symptoms if taken within 48 hours of their onset. The drug is available in capsules for adults and a liquid suspension for children and infants....
Rivals seek to write Patrick Dempsey out of Tully's Coffee script
Label: Business Patrick Dempsey may enjoy the return Thursday of the "Grey's Anatomy" TV series, but the would-be owner of the Tully's Coffee...
Jan
09
In China, press censorship protests continue
Label: World GUANGZHOU, China — Like wedding guests separated across the aisle, the protesters assembled on either side of a gated driveway...
Go Ahead, Keep Being Mean to Celebrities on Twitter
Label: TechnologyWe realize there’s only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: RELATED: The Honey Boo Boo Nature Special; Everyone’s Favorite Sleepwalking MomWe usually don’t condone...
Adele to make post-baby debut at Golden Globes
Label: LifestyleBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Adele is coming to the Golden Globes.The executive producer of the show says the 24-year-old Grammy-winning pop star is set to make her first post-baby appearance at Sunday's ceremony, where she is nominated for original song for the James Bond theme "Skyfall."Adele welcomed her first child, with boyfriend Simon Konecki, in October. The singer has kept a low profile since...
Americans Under 50 Fare Poorly on Health Measures, New Report Says
Label: HealthYounger Americans die earlier and live in poorer health than their counterparts in other developed countries, with far higher rates of death from guns, car accidents and drug addiction, according to a new analysis of health and longevity in the United States. Researchers have known for some time that the United States fares poorly in comparison with other rich countries, a trend established...
Wall Street gains as earnings flow in
Label: Business Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday after U.S. corporate earnings reports got off to a good start. The Dow Jones industrial...
Jan
08
Ada Louise Huxtable dies at 91; renowned architecture critic
Label: World Ada Louise Huxtable, the architecture critic who in two decades of writing for the New York Times became a powerful force in...
James Franco Does His Best Justin Bieber
Label: TechnologyWe realize there’s only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: RELATED: All We Want for Christmas Is Jimmy Fallon and Mariah Carey Singing to UsRemember when Justin...
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