LONDON (AP) — Officials in London say the inquest into the death of soul singer Amy Winehouse was overseen by a coroner who lacked the proper qualifications and will be re-heard next month.Camden Council says a new hearing will take place on Jan. 8.Winehouse was found dead in her London home in July 2011 at age 27. An inquest in October 2011 found the “Back to Black” singer had died of accidental...
Experts Say Thimerosal Ban Would Imperil Global Health Efforts
Label: HealthA group of prominent doctors and public health experts warns in articles to be published Monday in the journal Pediatrics that banning thimerosal, a mercury compound used as a preservative in vaccines, would devastate public health efforts in developing countries. Representatives from governments around the world will meet in Geneva next month in a session convened by the United Nations...
Reyes goes craft with Windy City deal
Label: Business Independent breweries are still a niche category in the marketplace, but interest in them continues to grow.Reyes Beverage Group,...
Dec
16
1 dead, 2 injured in overnight shootings on West Side
Label: World A 28-year-old far north suburban man was killed in the West Side's Tri-Taylor neighborhood and two women were injured in separate...
Actor Depardieu hits back at French PM over tax exile
Label: LifestylePARIS (Reuters) – Actor Gerard Depardieu, accused by French government leaders of trying to dodge taxes by buying a house over the border in Belgium, retorted that he was leaving because “success” was now being punished in his homeland.A popular and colourful figure in France, the 63-year-old Depardieu is the latest wealthy Frenchman to seek shelter outside his native country after tax increases by...
Dr. William F. House, Inventor of Cochlear Implant, Dies
Label: HealthDr. William F. House, a medical researcher who braved skepticism to invent the cochlear implant, an electronic device considered to be the first to restore a human sense, died on Dec. 7 at his home in Aurora, Ore. He was 89. The cause was metastatic melanoma, his daughter, Karen House, said. Dr. House pushed against conventional thinking throughout his career. Over the objections of...
Greener planet is goal for 3 startups
Label: Business If the glut of companies billing themselves as "solutions" providers is any indication, the world has no shortage of problems.Green...
Dec
15
Police: Gang member faces charge for shooting officer
Label: World Police said a 27-year-old gang member has been charged with shooting a Chicago police officer earlier this week during an attempted...
Stars Tweet Over Gun Control Following Elementary School Shootings In Connecticut — Updated
Label: TechnologyCelebrities were outraged over the tragic elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. on Friday, and many immediately turned to Twitter, to share their sadness.And some even urged America’s leaders to address gun control.PLAY IT NOW: Edward Norton Discusses Tragic Colorado Shootings“Gun control is our only road to freedom. Freedom from the fear of senselessly losing children. I’m so saddened. WE...
Weight Watchers anniversary cookbook out in May
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Weight Watchers is marking its 50th year by shedding its old publisher and hoping to expand its audience for an anniversary cookbook.“Weight Watchers 50th Anniversary Cookbook: 270 Delicious Recipes for Every Meal,” will come out in May. The release starts a partnership between the diet company and St. Martin’s Press. Weight Watchers had previously released its cookbooks through Wiley.According...
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