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Healthier Diet in Women Could Lower Birth Defects

October 5, 2011 // 11:00 am

Ladies, if you want healthy babies, better start eating better! A new study shows that women who eat a healthy diet primarily of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains during there key child-bearing years will have a lower chance of bearing babies with birth defects.

The study, which was funded…

IHOP faces Sexual Harassment Suit

September 29, 2011 // 7:00 pm

IHOP is being sued by The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission for sexual harassment. The General Manager of several of the pancake chains in the New Mexico area is being accused of sexual harassment towards female employees. According to reports from the affected womens’ attorneys, they had…

Toys Make Kids Healthier?

September 27, 2011 // 12:00 pm

So it looks like playing with toys will make kids healthier.

A study conducted by the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing shows that children’s taste preferences for either healthy or fast food can be influenced. The children, through various studies, were given toys that correlated to different…

Coffee Exports Decline 38%

September 23, 2011 // 4:40 pm

Coffee exports from Columbia have seen it’s lowest numbers since 1988.

DBR reports, Columbia’s National National Federation of Coffee Growers reveal that coffee exports in the country have dropped 38% in August. Coffee growth has been struggling since the storms hit the country last year. The exports have declined…

Texas Ends Special Last Meal Requests

September 23, 2011 // 4:03 pm

If you were on death row awaiting execution, what would your last meal be? Now I’m not going to lie, I’ve thought about this a lot more than I should.

Inmates in the state of Texas, however, will no longer allowed such a privilege. According to LA Times,…

[Video] Man Pulls Gun on Taco Bell Employee for Forgetting Hot Sauce

September 22, 2011 // 10:28 pm

Every fast food employee forgets to throw some hot sauce in the bag every once in a while. You just can either go back and ask for some, or you can come back with a 12-gauge shotgun.

KCTV5 reports, Jeffery Combs, 3o, a man from Lee’s Summit was dissatisfied…

[Video] Starbucks Employee Fired for Making Video

September 22, 2011 // 9:58 pm

I’ve worked at McDonalds for 4 years and I’ve had my share of customers who make me want to stick my head in a hole and scream, but I’ve never made a video about them like this guy.

Huffington Post reports, Christopher Cristwell, 25, was a barista at a…

Wrigley Sells Chicago Headquarters

September 22, 2011 // 8:00 am

After over 90 years of ownership, the iconic William Wrigley Junior Company building on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue has been sold to investors for an undisclosed amount of money.

Wrigley had put up the building for sale some time ago after deciding to relocate its global headquarters to the company’s…