Don't bother telling Wednesday night's Powerball winners that a lottery is just a tax on those who flunked math....
'That 70s Show' star arrested in North Carolina
Label: LifestyleSTATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — "That '70s Show" star Lisa Robin Kelly is free on bond after being arrested for assault.Police in the Charlotte, N.C., suburb of Mooresville arrested the 42-year-old Kelly and 61-year-old husband Robert Joseph Gilliam after responding to a disturbance at their home Monday. Both are free on bond.Gilliam is charged with misdemeanor assault on a female. Kelly is charged with...
Cost of Brand-Name Prescription Medicines Soaring
Label: HealthThe price of brand-name prescription medicines is rising far faster than the inflation rate, while the price of generic drugs has plummeted, creating the largest gap so far between the two, according to a report published Wednesday by the pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts. The report tracked an index of commonly used drugs and found that the price of brand-name medicines increased...
Union walkout cripples ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Label: Business A small union of maritime clerks managed to shut down most of the nation's busiest seaport complex Wednesday, raising concerns...
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27
Regents OK raise for new UC Berkeley chief
Label: World Despite strong opposition from Gov. Jerry Brown, the UC Board of Regents on Tuesday gave the incoming chancellor of UC Berkeley...
Cyber Monday sales best ever, for Amazon’s Kindle too
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Internet sales jumped more than 30 percent on Cyber Monday, making it the biggest online shopping day ever, according to data released on Tuesday.Walmart.com, the online division of Walmart U.S., had its best sales day in history, a spokeswoman said.Cyber Monday also was a record day for sales of Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle devices, the online retailer said, without specifying the number sold.Still,...
'Dancing With the Stars: All Stars' champ crowned
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — She was dissed on "The Bachelor" and came in third place during her first stint on "Dancing With the Stars," but Melissa Rycroft is now a winner.The reality TV star and her professional dance partner, Tony Dovolani, were named the champions Tuesday on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars: All Stars."The pair beat out fellow finalists (and former champs) actress Kelly Monaco and Olympian...
Amid Hurricane Sandy, a Race to Get a Liver Transplant
Label: HealthIt was the best possible news, at the worst possible time. The phone call from the hospital brought the message that Dolores and Vin Dreeland had long hoped for, ever since their daughter Natalia, 4, had been put on the waiting list for a liver transplant. The time had come. They bundled her into the car for the 50-mile trip from their home in Long Valley, N.J., to NewYork-Presbyterian...
UCLA Medical Center gets failing grade on patient safety
Label: Business A national report card on patient safety gave a failing grade to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, one of the country's most...
Nov
26
Egypt president meets judges, fails to 'contain crisis'
Label: World CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi suggested Monday that he would scale back broad powers he assumed last week but failed to appease...
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