Hostess Brands Inc agreed in court on Monday to enter private mediation with its lenders and leaders of a striking union to...
Nov
19
Fatal Indianapolis explosion now a homicide investigation
Label: WorldAuthorities have launched a criminal homicide investigation into the house explosion that killed two people and damaged numerous homes in an Indianapolis neighborhood. Indianapolis Homeland Security Director Gary Coons made the announcement Monday evening. Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry says search warrants are being executed and that official are looking for a white van that was seen in the...
U.S. ITC will review Apple, Samsung patent decision
Label: TechnologyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission will review a judge's decision which found that Apple did not violate patents owned by Samsung Electronics in making the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad. An administrative law judge at the ITC had said in a preliminary ruling in September that Apple was innocent of violating the patents. The ITC, which could have opted to simply...
Marlins salary dump to Toronto finalized
Label: SportsMIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins' latest payroll purge received final approval Monday from the commissioner's office, and as the team's top baseball executive began to discuss the deal during a conference call, a bad connection generated waves of reverberating noise that filled the phone line.Nearly a week after the Marlins swung their widely ridiculed trade with Toronto, negative feedback keeps coming.Commissioner...
Charlie Chaplin’s bowler hat and cane fetch over $60,000 at auction
Label: Lifestyle
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One of Charlie Chaplin’s bowler hats and a cane, the staple of Hollywood silent-era comedy, were auctioned for $ 62,500 on Sunday, said auction house Bonhams.Chaplin’s hat and cane, which fetched more than the initial estimate of $ 40,000-60,000, are synonymous with his “Little Tramp” character in films such as “City Lights” and...
New push for most in US to get at least 1 HIV test
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — There's a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks.Americans ages 15 to 64 should get an HIV test at least once — not just people considered at high risk for the virus, an independent panel that sets screening guidelines proposed Monday.The draft guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are the latest recommendations that aim to make...
Wranglers say 'Hobbit' animals died on unsafe farm
Label: EntertainmentWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Animal wranglers involved in the making of "The Hobbit" movie trilogy say the production company is responsible for the deaths of up to 27 animals, largely because they were kept at a farm filled with bluffs, sinkholes and other "death traps."The American Humane Association, which is overseeing animal welfare on the films, says no animals were harmed during the actual...
Best October in 6 years for area home sales
Label: Business The Chicago area's housing market last month regained the momentum it lost in September, resulting in more homes being sold...
Nov
18
2 reported dead in Wisconsin plane crash
Label: World Members of the Burlington Police Department guard the scene of a plane crash in Burlington Wis. ...
Exclusive: Facebook offering e-retailers sales tracking tool
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc wants more credit for making online cash registers ring. Facebook will begin rolling out on Friday a new tool which will allow online retailers to track purchases by members of the social network who have viewed their ads. The tool is the latest of the new advertising features Facebook is offering to convince marketers that steering...
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