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Nov

U.S., state to fund battery research at Argonne

Label: Business

The U.S. Department of Energy has chosen Argonne National Laboratory, in suburban Lemont, to become America's capital for battery...

Nov

Officials: Winning Powerball tickets sold in 2 states

Label: World

Powerball officials say tickets sold in Arizona and Missouri matched all six numbers to win the record the record $579.9 million...

X Factor judge Louis Walsh settles defamation case

Label: Lifestyle

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Television personality and pop music producer Louis Walsh on Wednesday settled a 500,000 euro ($ 640,000) defamation case against News Group Newspapers in Ireland.The deal came after Walsh, best known for his role as a judge on the hit television show “The X Factor”, sued the group for publishing a story last year based on false allegations that he had groped a man in a Dublin night...

Recipes for Health: Roasted Sweet Potato and Crispy Kale Salad — Recipes for Health

Label: Health

Andrew Scrivani for The New York TimesThis is a great salad to make with leftover roasted sweet potatoes but you can also roast them just to make the salad. The trick to succeeding with crispy kale is to make sure it is completely dry before you put it in the oven. If you are using bunched kale I recommend that you stem and wash it, spin it twice in a salad spinner, then set the leaves in single layers...

Groupon CEO Mason offers to step down

Label: Business

Groupon Inc Chief Executive Andrew Mason, under fire for a plunging share price and tapering growth, declared on Wednesday he...

Nov

Charges dropped against NIU officer

Label: World

Sex assault charges against a former Northern Illinois University police officer were dropped Tuesday after new revelations...

In elf ears and wizard hats, ‘Hobbit’ fans rejoice

Label: Lifestyle

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Wearing elf ears and wizard hats, sitting atop their dad’s shoulders or peering from balconies, tens of thousands of New Zealanders watched their favorite “Hobbit” actors walk the red carpet Wednesday at the film trilogy’s hometown premiere.An Air New Zealand plane freshly painted with “Hobbit” characters flew low over Wellington’s Embassy Theatre, eliciting roars of...

Recipes for Health: Spinach and Turkey Salad — Recipes for Health

Label: Health

Andrew Scrivani for The New York TimesTurkey or chicken transforms this classic spinach salad (minus the bacon) into a light main dish, welcome after Thanksgiving and before the rest of the holiday season feasting begins. 2 cups (12 ounces) shredded cooked turkey, chicken breast or chicken breast tenders 1 6-ounce bag baby spinach 6 white or cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced...