Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee, via Associated PressInsurers could raise premiums with a higher risk of lawsuits for concussions, like the one 49ers quarterback Alex Smith sustained a month ago. As the N.F.L. confronts a raft of lawsuits brought by thousands of former players who accuse the league of hiding information about the dangers of concussions, a less visible battle that may have a more...
'Dollar Menu' sparks McDonald's rebound
Label: Business McDonald's took Wall Street by surprise Monday morning, with a November same-store sales report that beat expectations and showed...
Dec
10
Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera feared dead in plane crash
Label: World The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Jenni...
RIM offers biggest clients incentives to adopt BB10
Label: TechnologyTORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion Ltd on Thursday outlined a program of incentives to encourage its biggest customers to run its soon-to-launch line of BlackBerry 10 devices, seeking to persuade corporations and government users to stick with its secure smartphones.RIM is betting that the devices, to be launched on January 30, will revive its fortunes. That will depend to a large extent on the...
U.S.-Mexican singer Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash
Label: LifestyleMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died in a plane crash after the small jet she was travelling in went down in northern Mexico, her father said on Sunday.A spokesman for the state government of Nuevo Leon said investigators had found the remains of Rivera’s Learjet, which disappeared from the radar 62 miles from the northern city of Monterrey at about 3:30 a.m. local time/4.30...
Interest Groups Push to Fill Margins of Health Coverage
Label: HealthThe chiropractors were out in force, lobbying for months to get their services included in every state’s package of essential health benefits that will be guaranteed under the new health care law. “We’ve been in constant contact with our state chapters, just telling them, ‘Look, you’ve got to get in the room,’ ” said John Falardeau, senior vice president of government relations at the...
Huppke: Don't be afraid to hire people with disabilities
Label: Business One of the best experiences of my life was watching Jamie Smith, a young man with autism, leave his routine in Chicago, travel to the Special Olympics World Games in the chaotic Chinese city of Shanghai — and succeed.Jamie's success — managing in a foreign country and bringing home a silver medal — was the result of one thing: hard work. And I've...
Dec
09
Cowboys' Brown dies in crash; former Illini teammate charged
Label: WorldRAW: Irving PD's Cowboys Josh Brent Press Conference (Posted Dec. 8th, 2012) Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent was arrested...
7 Apps You Don’t Want To Miss
Label: TechnologyTwitterificTwitter client Twitterific released version 5 of its iOS app this week. Overhauled and redesigned, the updated app has a new customizable user interface, gesture support, and the ability to sync timeline positions between several different devices.Click here to view this gallery.[More from Mashable: Google Now Updated With Boarding Passes, Improved Voice Search]It can be tough to keep up...
Orlando Bloom’s Legolas returns to Middle Earth in 2014′s “There and Back Again”
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Legolas was a fan favorite in Peter Jackson‘s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, but J.R.R. Tolkien enthusiasts won’t see the warrior Elf return to Middle Earth until 2014 when “The Hobbit: There and Back Again” hits theaters.Entertainment Weekly published the first image of Orlando Bloom reprising his role and he looks pretty much the same, with the exception of his very blue...
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