Private employers hired more workers than expected in August, lifting hopes for the weak U.S. economy, but the nation’s unemployment rate rose for the first time in four months. Employment - Unemployment - United States - Recreation - Picture Ratings […]
“He’s doing things dead babies don’t do — you might want to come see this!” Kate Ogg told doctors who had declared her premature baby dead. After the Australian mom held him to her body for two hours in a method called “kangaroo care,” the infant stirred to life. Preterm birth - Infant - Australia - Infant mortality - Health […]
Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending a key rally on Friday. Iran - Middle East - Mir-Hossein Mousavi - Mehdi Karroubi - Basij […]
It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together. A popular New York blogger attended a brunch with fellow "frazzled moms." They took in tips from a style expert and listened to a nurse extol the virtues of Mirena, a birth control device sold by Bayer Healthcare. The nurse was on Bayer's payroll. birthcontrol - Bayer - So […]
Indiana State Police say a movie extra has been critically injured on the production set of "Transformers 3." Transformers - Indiana State Police - Transformers 3 - Indiana - Business […]
"The American" is a ho-hum name for a thriller starring one of Hollywood's most powerful leading men -- George Clooney -- but it also makes you realize just how many movies have the word "American" in their title. George Clooney - United States - Thriller - Film - Hollywood […]
A definite “gobble gobble” sound came wafting in ahead of "The American." Why would a George Clooney action thriller be screened for critics just two days before opening? It's actually an arty character study about a lonely assassin for hire who has become a target and hides out in an Italian village. George Clooney - Thriller - United State […]
Fall is when the studios trot out their finest product, ostensibly for Oscar consideration. Right? But looking at the slate ahead, this particular crop of movies is shaping up like summer's second chances. Academy Award - Paranormal - Crop Circles - Business - Video Games […]
"Takers" debuted with $20.5 million to grab to grab a narrow win over "The Last Exorcism," which opened in second-place with $20.4 million, according to final studio numbers Monday. Box office - Entertainment - Last Exorcism - Takers - Shopping […]
Viewers get precisely what they're paying for: beheadings, skewerings and kill shots to the head by the dozen, with other means of dispatch — death by corkscrew, high heels, crucifixion — tossed in for variety. […]
Drew Barrymore's latest romantic comedy exhibits a realism that is often lacking in the genre, but despite a funny cast, the couple is insufferable and the script feels desperate for laughs. […]
"The American" is a ho-hum name for a thriller starring one of Hollywood's most powerful leading men -- George Clooney -- but it also makes you realize just how many movies have the word "American" in their title. […]
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