Bruce Davis, a former member of the Manson Family, moments before the start of his parole hearing in October. ...
Live action: Twitter grabs Super Bowl spotlight
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce’s splashy show, a freak power outage, and —oh, yeah— a captivating game of football combined to generate a record 24.1 million posts on Twitter during Sunday night’s Super Bowl.That’s up from 13.7 million last year — and that doesn’t even include chatter surrounding the ads.Twitter said in a late Sunday blog post that about half of the more than 50 national TV spots that aired...
Joe Pesci settles dispute over 'Gotti' film payday
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Pesci has settled a lawsuit filed against a company planning a biopic on the Gotti crime family.The Oscar-winner sued Fiore Films in July 2011 claiming the filmmakers reneged on a deal for a $3 million role in the film and were offering him a lesser part in the project and a lower payday.Pesci's attorney Jessica Trotter confirmed Monday that a settlement had been reached in...
Well: Gluten-Free for the Gluten Sensitive
Label: HealthEat no wheat.That is the core, draconian commandment of a gluten-free diet, a prohibition that excises wide swaths of American cuisine — cupcakes, pizza, bread and macaroni and cheese, to name a few things.For the approximately one-in-a-hundred Americans who have a serious condition called celiac disease, that is an indisputably wise medical directive.Kenneth Chang speaks about gluten.Now medical...
CVS' Medicare drug program causing headaches for enrollees
Label: Business Deborah Shapiro decided a few months ago to switch her prescription drug coverage from her former employer's plan to Medicare. The Medicare literature made clear that she could save hundreds of dollars on the various drugs she and her husband required.Shapiro, 76, of Woodland Hills, studied her options carefully and decided to enroll in SilverScript,...
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Court urges charges be reinstated for paparazzo in Bieber chase
Label: World An appeals court has recommended that charges be reinstated for a photographer who chased singer Justin Bieber on the 101 Freeway...
BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone Already Going for $1,500 on eBay
Label: TechnologyThe new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone won’t be out for weeks, but you can already get your hands on it via eBay for about $ 1,500.BlackBerry — the company formerly known as Research In Motion (RIM) — announced the new smartphone at an event earlier this week and handed out samples to guests and members of the press in attendance. It didn’t take long for the Z10, which could potentially turn around the...
Keys sings national anthem on piano at Super Bowl
Label: LifestyleAlicia Keys performed a lounge-y, piano-tinged — and live — version of the national anthem ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday.The Grammy-winning singer played the piano as she sang "The Star Spangled Banner" with her eyes shut. Her publicist said the performance was live, days after halftime performer Beyonce admitted singing along to a prerecorded track at the Inauguration.Keys' version was soft and...
Concerns About A.D.H.D. Practices and Amphetamine Addiction
Label: HealthBefore his addiction, Richard Fee was a popular college class president and aspiring medical student. "You keep giving Adderall to my son, you're going to kill him," said Rick Fee, Richard's father, to one of his son's doctors. VIRGINIA BEACH — Every morning on her way to work, Kathy Fee holds her breath as she drives past the squat brick building that houses Dominion Psychiatric Associates. ...
Love, money and the online dating industry
Label: Business At the heart of the new book "Love in the Time of Algorithms" is a philosophical question: does the billion-dollar dating industry,...
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