LONDON (AP) — A patient being treated for a mysterious SARS-like virus has died, a British hospital said Tuesday.Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, central England, said the coronavirus victim was also being treated for "a long-term, complex unrelated health problem" and already had a compromised immune system.A total of 12 people worldwide have been diagnosed with the disease, six of whom have...
Clive Davis reveals in memoir that he's bisexual
Label: EntertainmentNEW YORK (AP) — Record executive Clive Davis says he's bisexual.In his new memoir, out Tuesday, the 80-year-old, who is twice divorced, reveals that he had sex with a man in the 1970s. Davis writes in "The Soundtrack of My Life" that he hadn't been repressed or confused during his marriages and that sex with a man "provided welcome relief."He also writes that he started dating a man from 1990 to 2004,...
2nd major hotel for McCormick Place
Label: Business The agency that owns McCormick Place announced Tuesday that it will build a second hotel near the convention center complex,...
Feb
18
Country singer Mindy McCready dead in apparent suicide: officials
Label: World LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — ...
EU privacy regulators take aim at Google privacy policy
Label: TechnologyBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European data watchdogs said on Monday they plan to take action against Google by this summer for its privacy policy, which allows the search engine to pool user data from across all its services ranging from YouTube to Gmail. The move is the latest in a skirmish between the web giant and Europe's data protection regulators who view the privacy rules put in place...
Jerry Buss, Los Angeles Lakers' owner, dies at 80
Label: SportsLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships from the '80s Showtime dynasty to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday, his assistant said.Buss died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said Bob Steiner, his assistant. He was 80.He'd been hospitalized for cancer, but the immediate cause of death was kidney failure, Steiner...
Study: Better TV might improve kids' behavior
Label: HealthSEATTLE (AP) — Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers' behavior, even without getting them to watch less, a study found.The results were modest and faded over time, but may hold promise for finding ways to help young children avoid aggressive, violent behavior, the study authors and other doctors said."It's not just about turning off the television....
Singer Mindy McCready dies in apparent suicide
Label: EntertainmentHEBER SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Perhaps there was one heartbreak too many for Mindy McCready.The former country star apparently took her own life on Sunday at her home in Heber Springs, Ark. Authorities say McCready died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot to the head and an autopsy is planned. She was 37, and left behind two young sons.McCready had attempted suicide at least three times since 2005,...
Google to open retail stores this year
Label: Business It started with Apple stores. Then came Microsoft stores.Are Google stores next?The Silicon Valley company hopes to open retail...
Feb
17
Hutchinson expected to drop out, endorse Kelly
Label: World State Sen. Toi Hutchinson dropped out of the 2nd District special Democratic primary today and endorsed former state Rep. Robin...
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