5 Ways Music Improves Our Health
By Jill Suttie When I gave birth to my first-born, I listened to CDs of classical music in the hospital. I figured that music would help calm me and distract…
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Doom and gloom dominates Corporate America
Strong dollar, weak guidance: Just look at what United Technologies (UTX) said late last month when it warned of below-consensus results. The helicopter and elevator maker said that while it…
Why should we trust the Sony PlayStation Network ever again?
But it’s been especially patchy lately. In August, digital punks calling themselves “Lizard Squad” interrupted the PlayStation Network along with several others. On Dec. 8, they attacked knocking the network…
GoDaddy’s Super Bowl Ad Do-Over Plays It Straight
After igniting a controversy with the leaked version of its Super Bowl ad spot that appeared to make fun of Internet puppy mills, and eventually pulling the ad, GoDaddy ran…
Super Bowl Commercials Go for Heart, Not Just Funny Bone and Jugular
The game plan for the advertising blitz during Super Bowl XLIX was simple: Go straight for the heart. Many of the commercials during NBC’s national broadcast of Sunday’s game sought…
Obama Defends Ambitious Agenda In Pre-Super Bowl Interview
President Barack Obama on Sunday defended the ambitious agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address in January, during an interview with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie ahead of…
Thousands Of Hong Kongers March For Democracy
Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators marched through Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in the first major rally since mass protests last year. – Police had raised no objection to the march, though…
Roger Goodell, start respecting women
Since then, Goodell said he has visited shelters and spoken to abused women and saw the pain and despair that come to families when women are not valued. His mission…
NFL’s Roger Goodell Talks ‘Tough Year’ At Press Conference
As if wishing made it so, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell described his league — and himself — as having addressed missteps on difficult matters such as domestic violence and being…
Pastor held in Iran writes letter thanking Obama for meeting with family
Saeed Abedini, who was born in Iran and whose family home is now in Idaho, relayed the letter of gratitude through his father during one of his sanctioned weekly 20-minute…
‘Harry Potter’ Star Robbie Coltrane Hospitalized After Flight
www.tmz.com: “Harry Potter” star Robbie Coltrane got off a plane Thursday and was immediately hospitalized after suffering severe flu-like symptoms during the flight … TMZ has learned.
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…
David Duke ‘just might’ primary Steve Scalise
During an interview on the Jim Engster Show, audio of which was obtained by BuzzFeed, Duke calls Scalise a “sellout” for saying his appearance at a meeting of the European-American…
How to Super Bowl #LikeAGirl
Sorry, I can’t contain my excitement about this one. Remember the #LikeAGirl ad, which became a sensation last summer? It’s now been viewed online more than 80 million times worldwide,…
Doctor’s notes: American Ebola survivor back in Africa, dealing with loss
I’ve been here 10 days now, and spent last weekend on call at ELWA Hospital, the 55-bed facility that SIM runs just outside Monrovia, Liberia’s capital city. The news here…
Worker Dies On Taiwan Film Lot To Be Used For Scorsese Movie
A worker was killed in an accident Thursday at a Taiwanese film lot during preparations for the shooting of a new Martin Scorsese movie, media reports said. – The website…
Loretta Lynch Says She Doesn’t Support Marijuana Legalization Or Obama’s Views On Pot
Loretta Lynch, the nominee for attorney general, said Wednesday during her confirmation hearing that she does not support the legalization of marijuana, and that she disagrees with President Barack Obama’s…
NFL off-field woes tainting Super Bowl?
Ah, welcome to Super Bowl week, during which we will hear countless hours of well-deserved blah-blah-blah praise about the skills of the participants, while simultaneously wondering about the gentlemen in…
Boston finish line: Three photos, one mystery
One of the first photos to surface shows a man in dark clothing approaching the street with a shovel. Love that Dirty Frozen Water #Boston #bostonblizzard #BostonStrong pic.twitter.com/BDaI2m1z0C Philip Hillman,…
Ex-Stanford Swimmer Allegedly Rapes Woman In Public
Two bikers allegedly caught an ex-Stanford University student raping an unconscious woman on the university’s Palo Alto, California campus. Brock Allen Turner, 19, is accused of raping a woman during…
Diver Discovers Ancient Underwater Forest Off Coast Of England
What’s it like to discover a prehistoric forest–one that’s been hidden under water for thousands of years? – The ruined forest is an otherworldly realm–one that Watson’s diving partner, Rob…
Can Tsarnaev, Hernandez, Holmes get fair trials?
Though the facts differ wildly in each case, there is a common issue running through them: Is it possible to guarantee a defendant’s right to a fair trial if there…
Dystopian Reality of China's Smog Captured in 'Airpocalypse' App
On many days, the sun is hidden behind a pale, brown veil of coal dust and other pollutants that is visible from space and smells like a chemical spill on…
How Apple Got Us To Spend Even More On iPhones
Apple got millions of you to buy a more expensive iPhone. The average price of an iPhone during the three months that ended in December was $687.30, up from $602.92…
Terror, drugs and the White House: Drones are everywhere
It is ironic that a drone could strike down near the White Houseas one did Monday morningsince the issue of drone strikes is one that will follow President Barack Obama…
Smart Ways To Save For Retirement At Any Age
even if you don’t make a lot of money during your working years. The keys include learning to budget early in life, sticking with it, saving aggressively during your peak…
Neil deGrasse Tyson And NFL Football Maker Wilson Call Bull On Bill Belichick’s Deflategate Excuse
Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History and all-around scientific badass, said on Monday that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is…
NFL’s domestic violence Super Bowl spot: ‘It’s up to us to listen’
The NFL has a deal to run spots during every game that’s broadcast, and it sometimes uses them to address public relations issues like serious player injuries. NoMore.org ran dozens…
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad collapses, taken to hospital
“The governor had been suffering from the effects of a cold for a couple of days,” Branstad’s spokesman Jimmy Centers said, adding in a later release “During the transport, paramedics…
Greek F16 crashes in Spain during NATO exercise
The jet crashed on takeoff, hitting other planes on the ground during a NATO training exercise, the officialby custom not namedsaid. Thirteen people were injured.