Jan
29

Dior: Jennifer Lawrence dress had no malfunction

LOS ANGELES (AP) — That was no wardrobe malfunction — that was couture.When Jennifer Lawrence ascended the stairs to accept her SAG Award Sunday night, a bit of skin showed through the skirt of her gown, leading to some speculation that it had ripped.Dior Couture told The Associated Press that wasn't so.The design house said Lawrence's gown was designed by Raf Simons "with different levels of tulle...
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Chicago home price recovery lags

The Chicago area's housing recovery continued to lag behind other cities and the nation, as prices in November fell 1.3 percent...
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Jan
28

Boy Scouts may end ban on gay scouts, leaders

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Insight: Apple's grip on carriers, suppliers loosens

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's shareholders have been hit by one of the bloodiest weeks in the history of the stock, but wider fallout from such weakness might more important to the long-term value of their investments. While Apple's iPhones, iPads and Macs remain gold standards, signs the company is losing some of its edge in the smartphone market suggest its clout with business...
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Who are these guys at QB in Super Bowl?

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tom Brady is not playing in the Super Bowl. Neither is Ben Roethlisberger or either of the Mannings.This Super Bowl has a pair of fresh faces in Colin Kaepernick and Joe Flacco, one of whom will leave New Orleans as the latest and greatest at football's glamour position.For each, this is new territory.Flacco, the only quarterback to win a playoff game in each of his first five NFL...
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Barbara Walters, hospitalized after fall, recovering from chicken pox

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Celebrity newswoman Barbara Walters, who was hospitalized earlier this month after falling and injuring her head, is recovering from chicken pox, her co-host Whoopi Goldberg said Monday on “The View” talk show.Goldberg said Walters, 83, who is in a New York hospital, has been told to rest and is not receiving visitors.“You all know that she fell and cut her head 10 days ago and...
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Soldier who lost 4 limbs has double-arm transplant

The first soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the Iraq war has received a double-arm transplant.Brendan Marrocco had the operation on Dec. 18 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, his father said Monday. The 26-year-old Marrocco, who is from New York City, was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009.He also received bone marrow from the same dead donor who supplied his new arms. That novel...
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Taylor Swift talks sexier look, new tour

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift says you can expect some of her bolder choices of late — from her music to her sexier image — to be incorporated in her upcoming tour.Swift kicks off her worldwide tour in Omaha, Neb., next month in support of her latest album, "Red," which has sold more than 3 million copies since its release last fall and produced two No. 1 singles — "I Knew You Were Trouble" and "We...
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2012 stocks: How Illinois cos. fared

If you invested heavily in Illinois companies that provide consulting services, you had little reason to celebrate in 2012.While...
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Jan
27

Freezing rain, fog expected to complicate roadways

The National Weather Service has issued a freezing rain advisory for northeast Illinois that warns of an ice storm that is expected...
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