The father of taser victim Phillip Coleman and a neighbor have conflicting thoughts about the incident. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) ...
“X Factor” judge L.A. Reid quitting TV talent show
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – L.A. Reid, “The X Factor” judge, says he is leaving the TV talent show next season after two years on the panel.Reid, 56, chairman and chief executive of Epic Records, told “Access Hollywood,” the television program and website, he has decided to leave the Fox reality singing show to return to the record label full time.“I have decided that I will not return to ‘The X Factor’...
Paper Links Nerve Agents in ’91 Gulf War and Ailments
Label: HealthReviving a 20-year debate over illnesses of veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf war, a new scientific paper presents evidence that nerve agents released by the bombing of Iraqi chemical weapons depots just before the ground war began could have carried downwind and fallen on American troops staged in Saudi Arabia. The paper, published in the journal Neuroepidemiology, tries to rebut the longstanding...
Push for minimum wage hike intensifies
Label: Business NEW YORK — Before the recession, Amie Crawford was an interior designer, earning $50,000 a year patterning baths and cabinets...
Dec
13
23-year-old aspiring comedian dies after falling down smokestack
Label: WorldA man who fell down the smokestack at a Mag Mile hotel has died. Nicholas Wieme, 23, was trying to take a photo from the top of the Intercontinental Hotel on Michigan Avenue. (WGN-Chicago) ...
Selling flak jackets in the cyberwars
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – When the Israeli army and Hamas trade virtual blows in cyberspace, or when hacker groups like Anonymous rise from the digital ether, or when WikiLeaks dumps a trove of classified documents, some see a lawless Internet.But Matthew Prince, chief executive at CloudFlare, a little-known Internet start-up that serves some of the Web’s most controversial characters, sees a business...
“Lincoln” leads Golden Globe movie nominations
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Lincoln,” the tale of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‘s battle to end slavery, ruled at the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday, while a very different movie take on slavery – “Django Unchained” – got a big boost in Hollywood’s crowded awards season.Steven Spielberg’s portrayal of one of America’s most revered presidents won a leading seven nominations, including best drama,...
World’s Population Living Longer, New Report Suggests
Label: HealthA sharp decline in deaths from malnutrition and diseases like measles and tuberculosis has caused a shift in global mortality patterns over the past 20 years, according to a new report, with far more of the world’s population now living into old age and dying from diseases more associated with rich countries, like cancer and heart disease. The shift reflects improvements in sanitation, medical...
Illinois foreclosures up for 11th month
Label: Business Foreclosure activity in Illinois posted the 11th straight year-over-year increase in November, but compared with a month earlier,...
Dec
12
Aldermen OK $6 million in drunk city worker case
Label: World The City Council today voted to pay $6.25 million to a man who suffered brain damage and permanent disability when he was hit...
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