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Jan

Joe McGinniss has cancer, but feels 'terrific'

NEW YORK (AP) — Author-journalist Joe McGinniss says he was diagnosed in May with advanced prostate cancer but is responding well to treatment and feels "terrific."The 70-year-old McGinniss is best known for controversial works such as "The Selling of the President" and "Fatal Vision." On Wednesday, he posted on his Facebook page that he had "inoperable, terminal, metastatic prostate cancer." He confirmed...

U. of I. launching Chicago tech center

Label: Business

Plans to launch a University of Illinois-affiliated technology research center in Chicago will be unveiled Thursday — the latest...

Jan

Pearl Jam announces July concert at Wrigley Field

Label: World

The Buzz; Pearl Jam reunion, Beyonce lip synched, Shakira has...

Cisco to buy Israel-based software maker for $475 million

Label: Technology

(Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc said it will buy Israeli software maker Intucell for about $475 million in cash to expand its mobile network management offerings. Privately held Intucell makes software that helps mobile carriers manage cellular networks automatically. (Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Bangalore; Editing by Maju Samu...

APNewsBreak: UCI's McQuaid replaced on IOC panel

Label: Sports

LONDON (AP) — The head of cycling's governing body has been replaced on a key International Olympic Committee panel as he deals with the fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid said Wednesday he was too busy to attend all the meetings of the Olympic commission evaluating bids for the 2020 Summer Games."It's quite simple," McQuaid told The Associated...

Actress Lake Bell finds her directorial voice “In A World”

Label: Lifestyle

PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) – In a world where men rule the voice-over industry, actress Lake Bell brings a tale of women versus men and old versus new in her directorial debut comedy.“In A World,” which premiered at the Sundance Film festival this week, follows voice-over artist Carol (Bell) attempting to follow in the daunting footsteps of her father (Fred Melamed), a famous and respected voice who...

Beverage attorney: NYC drinks limit bad for public

Label: Health

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's limit on the size of sugary drinks is an "extraordinary infringement" on consumer choice, a lawyer for the American Beverage Association and other critics said in court on Wednesday."New Yorkers do not want to be told what to drink," attorney James Brandt told Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling.Opponents also are raising questions of racial fairness...

'Mad Men' to return for new season on April 7

Label: Entertainment

NEW YORK (AP) — AMC says "Mad Men" will return for its new season on April 7.AMC announced Wednesday that the two-hour premiere kicks off the acclaimed drama series' sixth season. The episode was written by "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner."Mad Men" is set in the advertising world of circa-1960s New York City and stars Jon Hamm as agency exec Don Draper. Other stars include January Jones, Elisabeth...