Michael Nagle for The New York TimesAngel Gonzalez, 36, faced huge bills after emergency gallbladder surgery, despite having good insurance coverage. “I was on the hook for more than I made in a year.” Just over a year ago, Angel Gonzalez, 36, awoke with searing chest pain at 2 a.m. A friend drove him to the closest emergency room. Though he was living on $18,000 a year as a graduate...
Hackers target Western news organizations in China
Label: Business More than 30 journalists and executives at Western news organizations in China, including the New York Times and the Wall Street...
Jan
30
Bell city clerk testifies signatures on documents were forged
Label: World A key prosecution witness in the Bell corruption case testified Wednesday that signatures on city contracts, minutes for council...
Timeline: From RIM to BlackBerry, a company in transition
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Research In Motion Ltd has launched its new line of re-engineered BlackBerry smartphones, taking the wraps off the long-delayed devices at a series of events around the world on Wednesday.The company used the occasion to announce that it was changing its name to BlackBerry, hoping a new brand identity will polish its tarnished image and help give it a fresh start.The company, which has...
Lindsay Lohan appears in court, trial delayed
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan briefly appeared in court Wednesday for the first time in nearly a year and left with a new attorney, new trial date and new judge.Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner shook her head when she saw Lohan seated with her attorney, just months after the judge had warned the "Liz and Dick" star to grow up and stay out of trouble.The actress was required to attend the...
Well: Waiting for Alzheimer's to Begin
Label: HealthMy gray matter might be waning. Then again, it might not be. But I swear that I can feel memories — as I’m making them — slide off a neuron and into a tangle of plaque. I steel myself for those moments to come when I won’t remember what just went into my head.I’m not losing track of my car keys, which is pretty standard in aging minds. Nor have I ever forgotten to turn off the oven after use, common...
Avery Dennison to sell business units for $500 million
Label: Business Avery Dennison Corp. has agreed to sell two of its businesses for $500 million in cash to CCL Industries Inc., a Canadian maker...
Jan
29
L.A. city workers' union doesn't endorse Garcetti or Greuel
Label: World An influential union representing City Hall workers failed to reach a consensus Tuesday evening on whether and whom to endorse...
Critical, long-overdue BlackBerry makeover arrives
Label: TechnologyTORONTO (AP) — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. will kick off a critical, long-overdue makeover when chief executive Thorsten Heins shows off the first phone with the new BlackBerry 10 system in New York on Wednesday.Repeated delays have left the once-pioneering BlackBerry an afterthought in the shadow of Apple’s trend-setting iPhone and Google’s Android-driven devices. There has even been...
Actor Jason London arrested after Ariz. bar fight
Label: LifestylePHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say actor Jason London has been arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct after an Arizona bar fight.Scottsdale police say London allegedly sneezed on a man who then asked him to apologize, but London refused and instead hit the man in the face.The Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/VoULau ) says the two men were escorted out of the bar, but London began pushing...
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