WASHINGTON — Responding to the political storm over delays in disaster aid to the Northeast, the House on Friday approved a...
Why Some Facebook Users Constantly Update Status
Label: TechnologyScientists have found what compels people to constantly update their Facebook status. College students who posted more status updates than they normally did felt less lonely over the course of a week, even if no one “Liked” or commented on their posts, researchers found.“We got the idea to conduct this study during a coffee-break sharing random stories about what friends had posted on Facebook,” psychology...
France's Bardot threatens exile over elephants
Label: LifestylePARIS (AP) — Sex symbol-turned-animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot is threatening to join actor Gerard Depardieu in Russian exile unless France halts the scheduled euthanasia of two sick circus elephants.The 1960s screen diva says authorities have ignored her "numerous proposals" to save Baby and Nepal, a pair of 42-year-old elephants dying of tuberculosis at a Lyon zoo.In a statement on her foundation's...
Scant Proof Is Found to Back Up Claims by Energy Drinks
Label: HealthEnergy drinks are the fastest-growing part of the beverage industry, with sales in the United States reaching more than $10 billion in 2012 — more than Americans spent on iced tea or sports beverages like Gatorade. Their rising popularity represents a generational shift in what people drink, and reflects a successful campaign to convince consumers, particularly teenagers, that the drinks...
Stocks head for big weekly gain after jobs report
Label: Business NEW YORK — Stocks are holding on to their gains for the week after the government reported that hiring held up in December.The...
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Bieber urges crackdown on paparazzi after photographer's death
Label: World Justin Bieber and his collection of exotic cars have been tantalizing targets for celebrity photographers ever since the young...
The Most and Least Influential Social Media Celebs
Label: TechnologyWhile he isn’t currently available for promotional work, businesses would have the most success on social media with President Barack Obama endorsing their goods and services, new research shows.A study by social marketing platform SocialToaster revealed that Obama is considered the most influential celebrity on social media. Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Ashton Kutcher and Anderson Cooper followed the...
Depardieu, in tax fight, gets Russian citizenship
Label: LifestyleMOSCOW (AP) — Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has waged a battle against a proposed super-tax on millionaires in his native country, has been granted Russian citizenship.A brief announcement on the Kremlin website on Thursday revealed that President Vladimir Putin signed the citizenship grant following an application from the actor.The former Oscar nominee and star of the movie "Green Card"...
5-Hour Energy’s ‘No Crash Later’ Claim Is Disputed
Label: HealthThe distributor of the top-selling energy “shot,” 5-Hour Energy, has long claimed on product labels, in promotions and in television advertisements that the concentrated caffeine drink produced “no crash later” — the type of letdown that consumers of energy drinks often feel when the beverages’ effects wear off. But an advertising watchdog group said on Wednesday that it had told the company...
World's 100 richest people got $241 billion richer in 2012
Label: Business The richest people on the planet got even richer in 2012, adding $241 billion to their collective net worth, according to the...
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