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Mike Gray dies at 77; co-wrote 'China Syndrome' screenplay
Mike Gray, an author, activist and documentarian who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for "The China Syndrome," the provocative 1979 film about a cover-up at a nuclear power plant, died Tuesday of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, his...
Tags: Three Mile Island Accident (1979), Nuclear Power, China, FBI, Heavy Engineering
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Rise of the 'femivores': An activist woman's place is in the kitchen
Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline? In her book “Homeward Bound,” excerpted on Salon, author Emily Matchar points to food writers and experts who’ve pinned the problem on feminism. In driving women out of the...
Tags: Richard Nixon, Weight, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes
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'Fake beard' robber pleads guilty to charges
Daily PressA Newport News man who became known for robbing multiple Hampton Roads businesses while wearing a fake beard pleaded guilty to 28 counts of robbery without a plea agreement, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern...Tags: Dollar General Corporation, Theft, Advance Auto Parts Incorporated, Hampton Roads, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Yum China sales fall 29 percent in April
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - KFC parent Yum Brands Inc reported on Friday an estimated 29 percent drop in April sales at established restaurants in China, where a bird flu outbreak is pummeling sales that were recovering from an earlier food safety scare. In late...Tags: China, Bird Flu
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Soup's always on: Kitchen celebrates 30 years of service
The Soup Kitchen of Boynton Beach, known as the "cucina de Dios" in Spanish, celebrated its 30th anniversary gala and fundraiser April 18 at Benvenuto Restaurant in Boynton Beach. The kitchen, which has served more than 3 million hot meals since its...Tags: Delray Beach, BJ's Wholesale Club Inc., Starbucks Corp., Soups, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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The Roanoke Times, Va., Shoptimist column
The Roanoke Times, Va.Spring is here and that means your opportunities to shop are even more plentiful. Yard sales, flea markets, sidewalk sales and open houses are popping up everywhere. Locally, you can count on a few big events year after year and new prospects to explore...Tags: J. Crew, Sales, Business, March of Dimes Foundation
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RT Booklovers Convention is a seductive event for writers and fans
The Kansas City StarFirst thing to know about the RT Booklovers Convention -- coming to town next week -- is what the "RT" stands for. And what it doesn't. It refers to Romantic Times, the previous title of a magazine for fans of romance novels. But in much the same way...Tags: Authors, Genres, Fiction, Literature, Book
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Take them with you when you can
When my children were small, the highlight of my day was to pick them up from day care after work. I just could not wait to stand in the yard where they played and see their happy faces run toward me in a chorus of "Mommy! Mommy!" The smell of sunscreen... -
Kmart viral video 'Ship My Pants' creator promoted
Tribune reporterOn the heels of creating the viral "Ship My Pants" video for Kmart, Jon Flannery has been promoted to executive creative director at Draftfcb Chicago. Flannery will be responsible for "helping to elevate the creative work and profile" of the agency, and...Tags: AMC (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service, TBS (tv network), Comedy Central (tv network), YouTube
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KFC offers boneless options
Few pleasures connect us with our primordial ancestors like tearing meat from bone while grunting. In cartoons, it is the best illustration of a voracious appetite — Bluto inserts drumstick in mouth, removes bone denuded of meat in one impressive...
Tags: USA Today, McDonald's, Foods and Beverages, Chicken
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Yum sees China KFC sales recovering by fourth quarter
ReutersApril 24 (Reuters) - KFC parent Yum Brands Inc expects sales at its KFC restaurants in China to recover by the end of the year and fears surrounding a bird flu outbreak to be short-lived, company executives told analysts during a conference call....Tags: China, Bird Flu, David C. Novak
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P&G, AT&T drop after earnings, holding back Dow
Weak earnings forecasts from Procter & Gamble and AT&T held the Dow Jones industrial average back on Wednesday. P&G, the world's largest consumer goods maker, fell 4.8 percent to $78.03 after the maker of Tide detergent and Gillette razors said its...
Tags: Stock Market, Stock Activities, Earnings, Procter & Gamble, Companies and Corporations
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