Making Friends Online Could Help You Lose Weight
In the age of the social network, there’s certainly such a thing as sharing too much. But when it comes to losing weight, sharing could be key. – They’re also…
4 Things You Should Know About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
A recent episode of NPR’s new podcast, Invisibilia shed light on a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder that’s rarely talked about: One that involves intrusive thoughts about harming others. The show’s…
Old Firm reunited: Do Celtic and Rangers need one another?
How times have changed in Scotland’s largest city. Over the last three years Celtic and Rangers have been like strangers in the night as the financial capitulation of Glasgow’s blue…
White House unveils new medical research initiative
READ: Obama cracks ‘Deflategate’ joke, jabs at Romney – “I’m launching a new Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes — and to…
Here’s how your desk should be organized
It’s also best to group like items together. “All your office supplies should be kept together, not split up in multiple drawers,” said Andrew Mellen, a professional organizer. More Tips:…
This ‘eco stove’ does more than cook your dinner
To tackle energy poverty, many entrepreneurs are increasingly devising innovative solutions to explore feasible alternative power options. One of them is Rose Twine. Having grown up in both urban and…
Is Wall Street ready for another Mitt Romney campaign?
Financial executives remember the attacks in 2012 all too well and, faced with the possibility of another Romney campaign, are wary of another round of negative attention. “His formal entry…
NFL gets billions in subsidies from U.S. taxpayers
Taxpayers paid for most of the University of Phoenix Stadium, which opened in 2006 and is home to this Sunday’s Super Bowlto the tune of about $300 million. Teams even…
Europe hints at Greek bailout extension
Greece’s creditors point to signs of recoverythe country is growing again after six years of recession, and the public finances have been stabilized. But in a sign of the difficult…
Are Vitamin Drinks a Bad Idea?
“You have vitamins and minerals that occur naturally in foods, and then you have people taking supplements, and then you have all these fortified foods,” said Mridul Datta, an assistant…
ESPN selling Cricket World Cup on the web
The cable providers will set their own prices for the cricket package. The most noteworthy part of ESPN’s plan is the “digital subscription service,” as the network dubbed it Friday….
The most important investing rule
Investors would be best left to focus on the basics, and stick to what they can possibly know. It’s knowable that Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathawa (BRKA)gets special access to…
Liban Haji Mohamed Added To FBI’s Most Wanted List Of Terrorists
The FBI on Thursday added a former taxi driver from northern Virginia to its list of most-wanted terrorists, saying he was a recruiter for the al-Shabab terror group in Somalia….
Pakistan Mosque Explosion In Shikarpur Kills At Least 20
(Adds claim of responsibility, details) By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD, Jan 30 (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed on Friday when an explosion ripped through a crowded Shi’ite…
Make it a Double Shack. Shake Shack up 135%!
“#Gratitude. Team, Guests, Community, Suppliers, and Investors. In that order. Thank you all,” he wrote. Shake Shack, which started in 2001 as a hot dog cart in New York’s Madison…
How ISIS’ new hostage strategy is shifting the goalposts
Three of the prisoners ISIS apparently wants back are womena failed suicide bomber, an alleged bomb maker and a woman tied to the head of ISIS. The fourth is a…
Seahawks v. Patriots: How do the fans measure up?
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Chevron slashes spending as oil prices crash
Related: Oil giant Shell cuts spending by $15 billion Still, the results were better than expected as strength in Chevron’s refining business helped offset lower oil prices. Investors weren’t sure…
Jay-Z buys music streaming Aspiro for $56 million
Last year, Neil Young raised more than $6 million for his startup Pono, which makes a portable music player that emits vinyl-record quality sound. Then there’s Dr. Dre and Jimmy…
Attendant: ‘Nut rage’ exec cursed and shoved over service
The flight attendant who served the offending macadamia nuts testified that she and the chief flight attendant knelt before Heather Cho, the former vice president at Korean Air, and the…
Drones Spotted, but Not Halted, Raise Concerns
WASHINGTON — As Major League Baseball’s top players took the field at the All-Star Game in Minneapolis in July, a covert radar system scanned the sky above the 40,000-seat stadium…
Qatar Airways Acquires 9.99% Stake in British Airways Parent
PARIS — Qatar Airways said on Friday that it had acquired a 9.99 percent stake in the International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia of Spain,…
South Africa Grants Parole to Apartheid Death Squad Leader
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s government says Eugene de Kock, a death squad leader for the apartheid state, has been granted parole after two decades in jail. Justice Minister Michael Masutha…
Eugene de Kock, Apartheid-Era Death Squad Leader, Granted Parole
Eugene de Kock, a death squad leader for the apartheid state, has been granted parole after two decades in jail, the South African government announced Friday. – De Kock was…
Marion ‘Suge’ Knight Involved In Fatal Hit-And-Run, Lawyer Says; Incident Investigated As Homicide
Death Row Records founder Marion “Suge” Knight accidentally ran over and killed a friend and injured another man on Thursday as he fled attackers, his lawyer said. Authorities said the…
ISIS launches attack on Kirkuk
Separately, heavily armed militants attacked an abandoned hotel in central Kirkuk used by local police as headquarters. Police and Peshmerga sources in Kirkuk told CNN that armed men put snipers…
She penned the ‘Thorn Birds;’ Colleen McCullough dead at 77
Her 1977 novel The Thorn Birds, which sold 30 million copies worldwide, was made in to a TV miniseries in 1983, starring Richard Chamberlain, Barbara Stanwyck, Jean Simmons and Christopher…
US economy misses its mark at end of 2014
Economists predict the U.S. economy will grow faster in 2015, but the new year has already brought its challenges. Some are starting to warn that the hiccups could turn into…
‘Some People Call Me Maurice’: Best Los Angeles theme bars
But to pretend you’re totally somewhere else? That requires a more inspired atmosphere. The transportive kind. With, say, exotic opium den decor and a last-call gong. Or vintage 1970s home…
5 things to know for your New Day — Friday, January 30, 2015
Waiting and watching: A prisoner swap didn’t go through yesterday, and the fate of two hostages held by ISIS is up in the air. A video purportedly from the Islamist…