WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Food companies spent considerably less to advertise to children in 2009 than they did in 2006, although the foods that were pitched were only slightly more nutritious, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a report out on Friday.The FTC, in a survey of data from industry, found that companies spent $ 1.79 billion to advertise to children aged 2 to 17 in 2009, down almost...
NRA calls for armed personnel in schools
Label: BusinessWayne LaPierre speaks at Friday's press conference (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)The National Rifle Association on Friday offered his vision of a nationwide program that would place armed security in every school desiring protection in response to last week's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn."I call on Congress today to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police...
Kenya police: 28 people killed in clashes
Label: WorldNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A police official says 28 people have been killed in clashes between farmers and herders in south-eastern Kenya.Anthony Kamitu, who is leading police operations to prevent the attacks, said Friday that the Pokomo tribe of farmers raided a village of the Orma herding community, called Kipao, at dawn in the Tana River Delta.The latest deaths in a tit-for-tat cycle of killings may...
Investors shed shares of Blackberry maker
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Blackberry maker Research in Motion slumped more than 16 percent Friday with future revenue coming into question and a declining number of subscribers.RIM’s stock jumped initially Thursday when the Canadian company released better-than-expected third-quarter results and a stronger cash position.Shares reversed course during a conference call later, when executives said that...
AffordRx.com Makes Prescription Drugs Affordable
Label: HealthAffordRx.com to donate thousands of discount drug cards to those in need.Margate, NJ (PRWEB) December 21, 2012AffordRx, a discount prescription drug card, is currently giving away thousands of free discount cards to those in need.Countless senior citizens and children living in the United States are not able to afford their prescriptions regularly. Many people are left with no choice but to skip doses...
Emotional moment for Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims
Label: BusinessFirefighters take part in a moment of silence near the entrance to Sandy Hook Elementary School, Dec. 21, 2012. …NEWTOWN, Conn.—Bells rang out here and across the country 26 times following a moment of silence on Friday morning, one week after a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School, killing 27 people—including 20 children—in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.Connecticut...
Moroccan road film subverts Hollywood stereotypes
Label: LifestyleDUBAI (Reuters) – When director John Slattery first visited Morocco, the familiarity was jarring – and as removed from the images of an exotic Orient conjured up by Hollywood as possible.That dichotomy between the representation and the reality of Morocco drives Slattery‘s charming paean to a country he clearly loves and makes “Casablanca, Mon Amour” a thoughtful rejoinder to U.S. popular culture.Two...
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State Department security chief leaves post over Benghazi
Label: WorldWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday its security chief had resigned from his post and three other officials had been relieved of their duties following a scathing official inquiry into the September 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi.Eric Boswell has resigned effective immediately as assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, State Department spokeswoman...
“Gangnam Style” in line for UK dictionary inclusion
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – He has the most-watched video in Youtube history, become a pop sensation with a horse-riding dance craze that has swept the world and now Korean singer Psy may cement his place in popular culture with recognition from a British dictionary.“Gangnam Style,” Psy’s signature song, has been chosen along with “fiscal cliff” and “Romneyshambles” as some of Collins Dictionary‘s words of...
Alliance Health Networks Brings Prominent HCV Clinical Trials Leader, Dr. Peter Ruane, to Hepatitis Connect Social Network
Label: HealthSALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alliance Health Networks, the leading social networking company serving consumers and the healthcare industry, today announced the addition of Dr. Peter Ruane, prominent HIV and HCV clinical trials doctor and founder of Lightsource Medical, as a new community advocate on the Hepatitis Connect social network.Hepatitis Connect is part of Alliance Health’s growing portfolio...
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