Free-agent buzz: Butler joining Clippers
Caron Butler will sign a three-year, $24 million contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. He sees the Clippers with a more stable foundation of players, one source familiar with Butler s thinking told Yahoo! Sports …
Fired for claim of sewage in cheese aisle, worker wants job back
The case of a Miami Beach grocery store worker allegedly fired for complaining about raw sewage in the specialty cheese section is in federal court this week. The U.S. Department of Labor s Occupational Safety and Health Administration sued …
Caraviello: Tone of Champion s Week took cue from Stewart
He stayed up until the wee hours of the morning playing craps. He joked about his waistline and his uncanny ability to pick up women. He pocketed check after check after check, the next almost always worth more than the previous one, and then …
Hot Cloud Offers Samsung Chance to Boost Chip Lead
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and Google Inc. (GOOG) operate farms of always-on computer warehouses to sell music and books and run Internet searches. The servers also produce heat, an unwanted consequence that Samsung Electronics …
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Cops just can t keep up with latest designer-drug threats
DULLES, Va. Day after day, inside a tightly guarded federal lab, chemist Arthur Berrier probes packages of dangerous new synthetic drugs in search of secrets he can share with criminal investigators before the substances kill or seriously …
Celeb birthdays for the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3
Nov. 27: Actor James Avery (”Sparks,”"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 63. TV personality Bill Nye (”Bill Nye the Science Guy”) is 56. Actor William Fichtner (”Invasion”) is 55. Guitarist Charlie Burchill of Simple Minds is 52. Drummer Charlie …
Average rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 4 pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 4 percent this week, nearly matching the all-time low hit just one month ago. Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on the 30-year loan dropped from 4.10 percent last week …
Hawaiian Airlines Plans New York Flights
After expanding to Japan and Korea over the past year, Hawaiian Airlines is now aiming for its Far East: New York City. In June, the Honolulu-based airline will make its first touchdown on the East Coast with nonstop flights between Honolulu and …
Google’s Android in 52% of smartphones sold in Q3, report says
Since January, Google’s Android has worn the crown as the most widely used smartphone operating system worldwide. But in the third quarter of the year (July through September), Android ran on an estimated 52.5% of all smartphones sold, “more …