Новости за 02.12.2014

There are serious maladies that will leave you weak, physically diminished and at your worst, a shell of your former self, but there are few diseases as cruel as Alzheimer's. An unstoppable attack on memory, it gradually strips away the accomplishments, life events, family members, loved ones and more from the mind until nothing is left. It removes a lifetime of knowledge and independence. It's heartbreaking and vicious, reducing sufferers into ghosts of who they were, both to themselves and to their family. Читать дальше...

Will Winona County agree to mediation with a former county administrator who filed a state discrimination claim alleging he was wrongfully fired?

Zappos opened its first pop-up store in Las Vegas for the holidays. Its CEO explains why he made the move.

The holidays are a time of year when the excitement of shopping is high. But pros have a warning.

Public choice economics came at a critical time, when trust in government was increasing. The insights of that field should make us all less trusting of broad governmental solutions, according to Don Boudreaux.

Patricia Edwards, Senior Investment Strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management, explains her bullish call on U.S. markets. Paul Gambles of MBMG Group weighs in.

"Breaking Bad" may be over, but there are still more stories to tell, and "Better Call Saul" is going to give us all we need to know about the slick, small time lawyer who becomes the go-to guy for a certain drug kingpin in a jam. And AMC continues their brief teases with yet another look at the upcoming series, this time showing us how Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) and fixer extraordinaire Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) first cross paths. The minute-long look finds a dust-up at a parking garage... Читать дальше...

Judges praise Glasgow artist’s ‘ambitious and complex’ film ‘It for Others’

The NHTSA is investigating whether Graco Children Products waited too long to report a safety defect that it said affected nearly 4 million car seats.

The Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend is always one of the busiest travel days — and yesterday was an epic one for many travelers, with a line at Chicago’s Midway airport measuring a whopping 1.2 miles long. What can you do if you’re in a similar situation?

In the summer of 1995, 26-year-old Cheryl Strayed decided to walk the entire length of the Pacific Crest Trail by herself without ever having attempted a serious hike in her life. Following the death of her mother and after years of dissolute self-destructive behavior, Strayed found herself divorced, alone, lost and filled with despair. Desperately trying to find her humanity and reclaim her ideal self, she impulsively set out on an unpredictable and grueling odyssey from the Mojave desert through... Читать дальше...

Electrical storms create awesome, beautiful displays of nature around the world

Ebola was just a wake-up call for a more serious health threat, says Barry I. Eistenstein, a doctor and senior VP at Cubist Pharmaceuticals.

The online sports retailer expects to process 10 times normal volume — roughly 700,000 packages — on Cyber Monday.

Dalian Wanda, the Chinese entertainment and retail group which also owns the AMC cinema chain, is in talks to buy a stake in Lions Gate Entertainment.

General Motors is recalling 316,357 vehicles in North America because their headlights can stop working.

We're sure there's a precedent for this somewhere, but it's rare for actors to join remakes of films they previously starred in. But then again, Jean-Claude Van Damme is no regular actor. The martial artist and thespian is replacing Tony Jaa in the currently lensing remake of his breakout hit film "Kickboxer." The actor is taking the role of "Master Chow" which should be....interesting. Dave Baustista, former UFC champ Georges St. Pierre and some guy named Alain Moussi lead the movie, and with JCVD involved, we just got more interested. Читать дальше...

Apple dropped five percent around 9:50 a.m. ET from $117 to $111. Plausible reasons: Fat-finer trade and/or a large seller.

As tech focuses on e-commerce, here's a reason to click away from the checkout basket: LendingClub's IPO.

Chris Rock is getting ready to go hard on the press circuit for his upcoming comedy "Top Five," and his first major interview is over at Vulture. The extensive piece has been making the rounds for the comedian's observations about politics, race relations and more, but he does actually talk about movies as well, and one of the most intriguing insights we get is his argument that drama is actually easier to make than comedy. And he's not equivocating.  "It’s not may. It is easier," he says, before... Читать дальше...