McDonald's cuts Angus burgers from menu McDonald's is cutting the Angus burger from its menu. The Oak Brook, Ill.-based company had said earlier this year that it was evaluating whether to continue selling the Angus Third Pounders, which were introduced in 2009 and are among the chain's priciest items. More
US medicine spending shows rare dip Total U.S. spending on prescription medicines declined last year, a first in more than half a century. The dip was 1 percent, to $325.8 billion — a 3.5 percent drop after accounting for population growth and economic expansion, according to the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. More
Microsoft may buy Barnes & Noble's Nook unit for $1 billion According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. More
US casino revenue up nearly 5 percent in 2012 Things are looking up for most of the nation’s commercial casinos, as gambling revenue increased by nearly 5 percent last year and jobs held roughly steady. According to the annual survey of casinos by the American Gaming Association, America’s nontribal casinos took in $37.3 billion from gamblers last year, an increase of 4.8 percent over 2011. More
Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy consumer spending is driving the economy’s steady growth ... 11/15/2024 - 12:49 am | View Link
Retail sales climb again ahead of holiday shopping season. U.S. economy still has momentum. Sales at retailers rose solidly in October and suggested the economy still has plenty of momentum heading into the holiday shopping season. 11/15/2024 - 12:37 am | View Link
Chick-fil-A enters the streaming sphere: What it means for consumers Next month, Chick-fil-A will launch its streaming app, Chick-fil-A Play. The app will feature animated shows, podcasts, e-books and games. 10/31/2024 - 11:57 am | View Link
Pool Report on the foul called on Giannis Antetokounmpo with 7.3 second remaining in the Bucks at Hornets Game NBA OfficialDoc Rivers laments refs 'blowing call' late in Bucks' loss ESPNRefs admit they blew call that gave Hornets game-winning free throws vs. Bucks Yahoo SportsGiannis has triple-double but Bucks fall to Hornets 115-114 in final seconds Milwaukee Journal SentinelBucks' Doc Rivers blasts refs for crucial 'phantom foul' against LaMelo Ball in controversial loss to Hornets CBS Sports
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First known case of mpox strain reported in Bay Area county KRON4United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California CNNUS reports first case of Clade I mpox in California BBC.comUS health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler The Associated PressFirst known US case of person infected with new mpox strain reported The Guardian
NASA’s only visit to Uranus happened during a rare cosmic occurrence CNNUranus Might Have Experienced a Freak Event When Voyager 2 Visited The New York TimesThe anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby Nature.comWe've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals Livescience.com
Medical officials confirm Oregon's first human case of avian flu in Clackamas County KATUOregon reports first H5 case in farm worker, California reports 5 more University of Minnesota Twin CitiesWhat Oregonians need to know about the ongoing avian flu outbreak KATUWhat Oregon’s bird flu case means for your Thanksgiving turkey KOIN.com
Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia | Scientific Reports Nature.comWorld First 35,000-Year-Old Saber-Toothed Kitten Found Mummified In Permafrost IFLScienceWell-preserved remains of saber-toothed kitten found frozen in Russian tundra, researchers say ABC News