Doctors are warning the public about the dangers associated with eating grapefruit and taking some kinds of medications. The fruit may cause some drugs not to be broken down by the liver…
Month: November 2012
Local Economies See Boost With Another Successful Small Business Saturday
Local small businesses throughout the U.S. benefit from the third annual Small Business Saturday movement. In 2010, American Express began the movement with the emphasis of supporting businesses that are run locally….
Nintendo Cautions Wii U Buyers Of Possible Console Damage
Addressing numerous Internet complaints about its Wii U consoles, Nintendo warned users not to turn devices off during a mandatory software update before the process was finished. According to the company, it…
Hostess Brands and Bakers Union Fail To Reach Agreement, Company Moves To Liquidate Assets
Hostess Brands, the manufacturer of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread, announced, that even with a mediator’s help, it was unable to come up with a new labor agreement with its bakery…
Teenage Florida Girl Killed On Bus Minutes From School, Male Student In Custody
A 13-year-old Florida girl was shot to death on her school bus; an unidentified male student is in police custody for the murder. Alvaro Zabaleta, a Miami-Dade County police detective, said the…
Mass Shooting Thwarted By Mother, Bolivar Man Charged With 3 Felonies
A Bolivar, Mo. man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to shoot people at the last installment of the “Twilight” movie and finishing the bloodbath at a nearby Wal-Mart. Blaec Lammers, 20,…
FDA Investigates Popular Dietary Supplement 5-Hour Energy
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating 5-hour ENERGY, a dietary supplement, after reports that 13 people have died after experiencing negative effects. While any person can make a report about a…
CBO Warns Fiscal Cliff Could Cause Another U.S. Recession
The Congressional Budget Office sent out a report that warned a fiscal cliff could lead the U.S. economy into another recession during 2013 and drive the unemployment rate up over nine percent….
Hostess May Liquidate Business Should Bakers’ Union Not Accept New Contract
Hostess Brands said if bakers don’t accept the new contract by end of the day Thursday, the company will have to go into liquidation. According to Greg Rayburn, Hostess CEO, the company…
Microsoft Faces Lawsuit For False Advertising With Its Surface Device
Microsoft is facing a false advertising lawsuit, which claims its Surface’s storage space has a 32GB storage space but is alleged to only have 16GB. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit…