A sharp decline in deaths from malnutrition and infectious diseases like measles and tuberculosis has caused a shift in global mortality patterns over the past 20 years, according to a report published on Thursday, with far more of the world’s population now living into old age and dying from diseases mostly associated with rich countries, like cancer and heart disease. Tony Karumba/Agence...
Retailers scramble to woo shoppers in final days before Christmas
Label: Business The holiday crunch is on at the mall, and Toys R Us is opening all its stores for 88 straight hours until Christmas Eve. And,...
Dec
12
Quinn, Emanuel assail court's concealed carry decision
Label: World Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday indicated he would like to see assault weapons banned in Illinois as lawmakers this spring revise...
Rock legends take to New York stage for storm Sandy victims
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Alicia Keys were among the musical stars headlining an all-star benefit concert for victims of Superstorm Sandy on Wednesday, in what producers promised was “the greatest line-up of legends ever assembled on a stage.”Organizers said the “12-12-12″ concert at New York‘s Madison Square Garden was being distributed to nearly 2 billion people...
Well: Life, Interrupted: My Mother's Cooking
Label: HealthLife, InterruptedSuleika Jaouad writes about her experiences as a young adult with cancer.For many of us, the holiday season triggers memories of food and family. That’s certainly the case for me. I can always tell when my mother, an artist who grew up in Switzerland, starts to feel nostalgic for home. It is the smell of the crispy apple tarts, the ginger cookies, and the creamy muesli full of nuts...
Snow-making at ski resorts goes high tech
Label: Business Mother Nature has been a fickle manager of snowfall lately, sending an avalanche of powder to ski resorts across the country...
Dec
11
3 dead, including gunman, in Portland, Ore., mall shooting
Label: World A masked gunman wearing camouflage opened fire Thursday in a...
Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92
Label: LifestyleNEW DELHI (AP) — Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over a 10-decade career, died Tuesday. He was 92.A statement on the musician’s website said he died in San Diego, near his Southern California home. The musician’s foundation issued a statement saying that...
Well: Why Afternoon May Be the Best Time to Exercise
Label: HealthPhys EdGretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness.Does exercise influence the body’s internal clock? Few of us may be conscious of it, but our bodies, and in turn our health, are ruled by rhythms. “The heart, the liver, the brain — all are controlled by an endogenous circadian rhythm,” says Christopher Colwell, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles’s Brain Research...
HSBC to pay record $1.9B fine
Label: BusinessBritish-owned bank HSBC is paying $1.9B to settle a US money-laundering probe. The bank was investigated for involvement in the transfer of funds from Mexican drug cartels and sanctioned nations like Iran. (Dec. 11) ...
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