Herbalife Ltd. is girding for a fight against a Wall Street money man who's betting $1 billion that the company is nothing more...
Marilyn Monroe subway grate photo on view in NYC
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — A famous image of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt billowing atop a New York City subway grate is on display in a picture-perfect spot: outside the Times Square subway station.The supersized version of Sam Shaw's well-known picture is part of an exhibit. The exhibit also features eight of Shaw's other Monroe pictures, on view inside the 42nd Street-Bryant Park station on the B, D, F,...
About New York: One Boy’s Death Moves State to Action to Prevent Others
Label: HealthPrompted by the death of a 12-year-old Queens boy in April, New York health officials are poised to make their state the first in the nation to require that hospitals aggressively look for sepsis in patients so treatment can begin sooner. Under the regulations, which are now being drafted, the hospitals will also have to publicly report the results of their efforts. The action by New York...
Hedge fund manager alleges Herbalife is 'pyramid scheme'
Label: Business Herbalife Ltd. is girding for a fight against a Wall Street money man who's betting $1 billion that the company is nothing more...
Dec
19
Family, fans say goodbye to Jenni Rivera
Label: World Jenni Rivera was remembered in death the same way she was celebrated in life: on an illuminated stage, with thousands of fans...
Kodak in $525 million patent deal, eyes bankruptcy end
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Eastman Kodak Co agreed to sell its digital imaging patents for about $ 525 million, a key step to bringing the photography pioneer out of bankruptcy in the first half of 2013.The deal for the 1,100 patents allows Kodak to fulfill a condition for securing $ 830 million in financing.The patent deal was reached with a consortium led by Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corp, and which includes...
Miss USA Olivia Culpo is crowned Miss Universe
Label: LifestyleLAS VEGAS (AP) — A 20-year-old Boston University sophomore and a self-described "cellist-nerd" brought the Miss Universe crown back to the United States for the first time in more than a decade when she won the televised contest Wednesday.Olivia Culpo beat out 88 other beauty queens to take the title from Leila Lopes of Angola during the two-hour competition at the Planet Hollywood casino on the Las...
Officials Confront Skepticism Over Health Law
Label: HealthOn its face, the low-key discussion around a conference table in Miami last month did not appear to have national implications. Eight men and women, including a diner owner, a chef and a real estate agent, answered questions about why they had no health insurance and what might persuade them to buy it. But this focus group, along with nine others held around the country in November, was an...
UBS to pay $1.5 billion to settle Libor charges
Label: Business UBS has agreed to pay a fine of $1.5 billion to authorities and plead guilty to a felony count of wire fraud, the most recent...
Dec
18
Fix for flawed light rail junction in downtown L.A. is outlined
Label: World Local transit officials Tuesday outlined plans to permanently repair the flawed intersection of two light rail lines in downtown...
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