Six people were shot on the South Side of Chicago. Police investigate one of the crime scenes in the 4200 block of S. Wells St. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) ...
Average wireless bill increased 7% in 2012 , 70% of subscribers now own smartphones
Label: TechnologyWe all love our smartphones, but they are a costly addiction to support. According to Consumer Reports, American wireless subscribers saw their wireless bills increase by 7% between 2011 and 2012, and the big culprit is the continued proliferation of smartphones. Overall, 70% of wireless subscribers who took part in Consumer Reports’ survey owned smartphones this year, up from 50% in 2011. As the...
Putin aide denies Russian president has health problems
Label: LifestyleTOKYO/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin is in good health, his chief of staff said on Friday after Japanese media said Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda had postponed a visit to Moscow next month because the Russian president had a health problem.A former KGB officer who enjoys vast authority in Russia, Putin has long cultivated a tough-guy image, and health issues could damage that. His condition though...
Doctors Who Work for Hospitals Face a New Bottom Line
Label: HealthFor decades, doctors in picturesque Boise, Idaho, were part of a tight-knit community, freely referring patients to the specialists or hospitals of their choice and exchanging information about the latest medical treatments. But that began to change a few years ago, when the city’s largest hospital, St. Luke’s Health System, began rapidly buying physician practices all over town, from general...
Jewel parent says sale talks proceeding
Label: Business Exterior of Jewel-Osco's first "Green Store" located at 370 N. Desplaines in Chicago. ...
Nov
30
Male shot by police on South Side
Label: World An off-duty Chicago police officer who witnessed a crash during a police chase shot the driver of a stolen SUV after it struck...
Apple overcomes last hurdle, iPhone 5 cleared for sale in China as Android continues to dominate
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Stephen King and Steven Spielberg’s “Under the Dome” gets series order from CBS
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “Under the Dome” has landed under the wing of CBS.The network has given a 13-episode, straight-to-series order for the project, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name.The series will premiere in summer 2013.King will executive-produce, along with Steven Spielberg, whose Amblin Television will produce the series in association with CBS Television Studios....
Recipes for Health: Asian Chopped Salad With Seasoned Tofu ‘Fingers’ — Recipes for Health
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesI like to serve the baked seasoned tofu “fingers” warm on top of the salad. They are delicious cold, too; it is worth making up a separate batch for the refrigerator. If you have an assortment of vegetables leftover from Thanksgiving dinner, throw them in! For the Tofu: 1/4 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine) ...
U.S., state to fund battery research at Argonne
Label: Business The U.S. Department of Energy has chosen Argonne National Laboratory, in suburban Lemont, to become America's capital for battery...
Nov
29
Officials: Winning Powerball tickets sold in 2 states
Label: World Powerball officials say tickets sold in Arizona and Missouri matched all six numbers to win the record the record $579.9 million...
Facebook exec says company is reducing spam despite clogging your feed with brands you don’t like
Label: TechnologyRecent changes to Facebook’s (FB) Edgerank, the algorithm that’s responsible for displaying items on a user’s Newsfeed, have angered privacy groups who say the new policy will actually produce more spam than reducing it. According to Forbes’ Jeff Bercovici, Facebook’s VP of global marketing solutions Carol Everson said on Tuesday that the social network is reducing spam...
‘The Inbetweeners’ Canceled by MTV
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “The Inbetweeners” now falls solidly in the “canceled” camp.MTV has decided not to go forward with a second season of the scripted series, which premiered in August and was an adaptation of a British sitcom of the same name.“While we won’t be moving forward with another season of ‘The Inbetweeners,’ we enjoyed working with the show’s creators and such a talented, funny...
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...
Groupon CEO Mason offers to step down
Label: Business Groupon Inc Chief Executive Andrew Mason, under fire for a plunging share price and tapering growth, declared on Wednesday he...
Nov
28
Charges dropped against NIU officer
Label: World Sex assault charges against a former Northern Illinois University police officer were dropped Tuesday after new revelations...
Nintendo: more than 400,000 Wii Us sold in US
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK (AP) — Nintendo says it has sold more than 400,000 of its new video game console, the Wii U, in its first week on sale in the U.S.The Wii U launched on Nov. 18 in the U.S. at a starting price of $ 300. Nintendo says the sales figure, based on internal estimates, is through Nov. 24.Six years ago, Nintendo Co. sold 475,000 of the original Wii in that console’s first seven days in stores. The...
U.S. author sues filmmaker Tyler Perry over plot of 2012 film
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – An American author sued the prolific filmmaker Tyler Perry in a federal court on Tuesday, accusing him of lifting the plot of his 2012 movie, “Good Deeds,” from her book.Terri Donald, who also writes under the pseudonym TLO Red’ness, says Perry based the film on her 2007 book, “Bad Apples Can Be Good Fruit.”The lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia, says Donald sent a copy of her book...
Recipes for Health: Spinach and Turkey Salad — Recipes for Health
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesTurkey or chicken transforms this classic spinach salad (minus the bacon) into a light main dish, welcome after Thanksgiving and before the rest of the holiday season feasting begins. 2 cups (12 ounces) shredded cooked turkey, chicken breast or chicken breast tenders 1 6-ounce bag baby spinach 6 white or cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced...
Grim recovery forecast for U.S., global economies
Label: Business WASHINGTON — In a grim new forecast, a leading international economic group sharply cut its outlook for U.S. and global growth...
Nov
27
Gunfire at gang funeral: 'It s broad daylight,' says stunned neighbor
Label: WorldRev. Corey Brooks talks about shooting after a funeral in Chicago on Monday, November 26, 2012. (Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune) ...
Bin Laden movie “Zero Dark Thirty” based on first-hand accounts
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The makers of a Hollywood movie about the U.S. operation to kill Osama bin Laden denied asking for classified material for their film, but say they did conduct interviews with a CIA officer and others at the heart of the decade-long hunt for the al Qaeda leader.“It was all based on first-hand accounts so it really felt very vivid and very vital and very, very immediate and...
Books: Woe Is Syphilis, and Other Afflictions of Famous Writers
Label: HealthThe old Irishman was a swollen, wheezing mess, blood pressure wildly out of control, kidneys failing, heart fibrillating. “What we have here,” said his new Spanish doctor, “is an antique cardiorenal sclerotic of advanced years.” In fact, what the doctor had there was William Butler Yeats: the poet had a long list of chronic medical problems and experienced one of his regular cardiac crises...
Holiday sales continue to soar on Cyber Monday
Label: Business Web shopping soared on Cyber Monday, continuing a strong start to the holiday season.Online sales were up 26.6 percent from...
Nov
26
Pfleger points police to suspect in fatal stabbing
Label: World During an argument with his wife Wednesday, Demetrius Jackson allegedly stabbed to death a 55-year-old man who intervened, then...
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