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Reuters(Reuters) – Hershey Co, the No. 1 candy producer in the United States, on Tuesday hiked its chocolate prices for the first time in three years, a sign that a year-long soaring cocoa market is eating into confectioners’ profits. The overall price increase, effective …Hershey increases prices as commodity costs riseChicago TribuneHershey boosts candy prices … Read more
Los Angeles TimesCities throughout California will have to impose mandatory restrictions on outdoor watering under an emergency state rule approved Tuesday. Saying that it was time to increase conservation in the midst of one of the worst droughts in decades, the State …California Approves Fines For Water-WastersCBS Local all 316 news articles …read more Source: … Read more
MiamiHerald.comAnyone, it seems, except the Miami Beach Police Department. James’ attorney called a news conference Tuesday to announce a lawsuit against the NFL stars, claiming they beat his client up at South Beach’s Cameo nightclub early Saturday. Miami Beach …Victims Of Alleged Altercation With Pouncey Twins To Announce LawsuitCBS Local all 31 news articles …read … Read more
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Lisa Rinna to Join Lisa Vanderpump and …International Business Times AU“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” fans welcome the new housewife. Lisa Rinna is all set to join the cast of “RHOBH”. The show set to premiere this fall stars Lisa Vanderpump, Brandi Glanville, Kyle Richards, Kim Richards and … Read more
Nationals TV ratings down 34 percentWashington Post (blog)According to SportsBusiness Journal’s annual July assessment of local TV ratings for baseball’s 29 U.S. franchises, Nationals ratings in the D.C. television market on MASN/MASN2 and WDCW WUSA are averaging a 1.90 rating, which is down 34 percent …The Orioles are winning games, but losing TV viewersBaltimore Business … Read more
KyForward.comThe five contests in August will air on SEC Network + via SECNetwork.com and WatchESPN and are in addition to eight UK volleyball matches and three soccer matches scheduled for broadcast on the SEC Network and ESPNU. The full slate of matches …Women’s SoccerUKAthleticsSEC Network Digital Platform Begins Roll-OutBeach Carolina Magazine all 20 news articles … Read more
Bobby Wagner breaks down the Super BowlField GullsBobby Wagner breaks down the Super Bowl on ESPN First Take. By Danny Kelly @FieldGulls on Jul 15 2014, 5:54p 2. Stephen A. Smith: Were the Broncos intimidated? Bobby Wagner: “You’re not wrong. They looked scared out there. Nobody wanted to … …read more Source: NFL – … Read more
CBS LocalPHILADELPHIA (CBS) – HAZMAT crews, police, and the fire department are on the scene of a school in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday night. The incident was reported around 7:12 p.m. at The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush in the 11000 block of Knights …Hazmat Crews On Scene Following Knights Road ExplosionMyFox PhiladelphiaWorker Hurt in Explosion … Read more
New Orleans Saints’ Sean Payton ranked No. 2 head coach by NFL.comThe Times-PicayunePayton returns last year and leads the Saints to an 11-5 mark. Notice a pattern? Payton is indispensable to this franchise. He’s taken the Saints to the playoffs five times, making the NFC Championship Game twice and winning the organization’s only … …read … Read more
Dallas Morning NewsNew York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) meet each other following a 24-17 Dallas win following the team’s NFL football season opener at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Wednesday, … and more …read more Source: NFL – Super Bowl Game News
Yahoo NewsFitness trackers are becoming a popular way to track daily activity, but they have lagged behind on the fashion front. Many trackers are plain black (or single color) wristbands, and look more like digital watch straps than jewelry. But the fitness …Fashion meets fitness with new Tory Burch Fitbit collectionTechRepublicTory Burch teams up with … Read more
Dodgers send Dothan’s Clint Robinson back to Triple-A Albuquerqueal.comClint Robinson, the former Northview High School and Troy standout, was sent back to Triple-A Albuquerque by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. The move is according to the Dodgers’ official website. Robinson, 29, went 3-for-9 with two RBIs in nine … …read more Source: Albuquerque NM … Read more
9NEWS.comDENVER— Like most cities, Denver has its share of concrete, glass and asphalt. But it’s also home to an urban homesteading movement that’s bringing small-scale farming to the urban core. The city passed an ordinance Tuesday designed to enable urban … …read more Source: Denver News From Google
CBS LocalSAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Companies using San Francisco city bus stops to pick up and drop off passengers on commuter shuttles will have to pay more than triple the cost to the city. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board of directors …San Francisco transit workers ratify new contractSacramento BeeSan Francisco Muni operators … Read more
Whisked Away for Tea With a Rebel in UkraineNew York TimesLUHANSK, Ukraine — The pro-Russian rebel with bad teeth and aviator sunglasses was trying to help me. We had been waiting at a checkpoint on the side of a highway just a few miles from the entrance to this rebel stronghold of wide streets and … Read more
Sporttechnologie im Rampenlicht der neuen Messe und Konferenz Sports Tech …OnVistaDie Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® meldete heute die Einführung der Sports Tech Marketplace, Konferenz und Messe für neueste Sporttechnologie, die im Rahmen der 2015 International CES® ihr Debüt feiern wird. Unter der Leitung der CEA … and more …read more Source: International CES News By … Read more
Contra Costa TimesOAKLAND — In a sudden reversal, police said Tuesday that they were wrong to publicly rule out the possibility that Mayor Jean Quan was on her cell phone at the time of her June car crash. It turned out that investigators were unable to determine if …Jean Quan tries to delay Coliseum vote, … Read more
PoliticoGreater Cleveland is divided, geographically and ideologically, by the Cuyahoga River. I’ve lived on both sides of it. I raised my children, mostly as a single mother, in diverse neighborhoods on the near east side. After I married Sherrod Brown in … and more …read more Source: Cleveland News From Google
NewsNet5.comCLEVELAND, Ohio – A helicopter pilot reported a near miss with a drone over Cleveland. The Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the incident that happened July 11. The FAA confirmed the incident to NewsChannel5’s Paul Kiska and … and more …read more Source: Cleveland News From Google
Modesto BeeBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Ioan Gruffudd is used to playing extraordinary characters, but his latest comes with a special challenge. In the “Fantastic Four” movies, he was the brainy shapeshifter Mister Fantastic. In ABC’s upcoming series “Forever,” the … and more …read more Source: Beverly Hills News From Google News
Bleacher ReportThere are about 350 college basketball teams in Division I, but in reality, most of those teams will never have a chance to win a national title. It’s the same 40 or 50 teams each year that are in the running for a championship, as well as to make a … …read more Source: … Read more
Dallas Morning NewsPolice Chief David Brown was right when he recently called for an end to the racially based police associations that have existed in Dallas for years. Of the four groups within the department, two are dedicated to black and Hispanic officers. And while …Police Chief David Brown Wants to Do Away with Dallas‘ … Read more
Cooler temps – and severe weather – for Midwest, NortheastCBS NewsChicago would normally see highs in the 80s and lows in the mid-60s, but the weather service says highs early this week will climb no higher than the mid-60s — maybe 70 degrees — and lows could dip into the upper 40s. Forecasters say a … Read more
8 small earthquakes shake Oklahoma as fracking critics grumbleCBS NewsThe temblors are part of an increase in earthquakes across Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas that some scientists say could be connected to the oil and gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and especially the wells in which the … …read more Source: Earthquake … Read more
CBS NewsThe Associated Press reports a fire chief told WPVI-TV in Philadelphia that crews recorded high readings of hydrogen cyanide in about 100 homes. Chief Haydn Marriott told the station they didn’t think the odor actually was hydrogen cyanide. Reports of …Mysterious Philadelphia Odor Update: Gasoline, Contaminated Water Caused …Headlines & Global News all 4 … Read more
Shocker: Extensive new study says movie piracy isn’t that harmful to HollywoodBGR“My best guess estimate is that file sharing reduced the first month box office by $200 million over 2003-2009, which is only three-tenths of a percent of what movies actually earned. I am unable to reject the hypothesis that there is no impact at … Read more
Nightlife News & Notes: Gaga concert afterparties, Deadmau5 gigs and moreLas Vegas Weekly (blog)Deadmau5 no longer has an official residency in Las Vegas, but the progressive producer/DJ has the closest thing to it at XS, where he’ll perform during the next three Fridays, starting July 17. If attending Lady Gaga’s MGM Grand Garden concert on … Read more
TV ratingsDaily HeraldPrime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for July 7-13. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership. 1. “Extant,” CBS, 9.58 million. 2. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 8.19 million. 3. “NCIS,” CBS, 8.03 million. 4. “America’s Got Talent … and more …read more Source: TV Ratings News From Google News
Matthies and Calder Earn Water Polo Coaching JobsCal AthleticsBERKELEY – Two of Kirk Everist’s former standout players who were members of the Golden Bears‘ 2006 and 2007 national championship squads – Marty Matthies and Trent Calder – have recently secured new coaching positions at Cal State Northridge … …read more Source: California Golden Bears News … Read more
Facebook Vs. YouTube: Which Site Has More US Visitors?Marketing LandMeasuring Internet traffic is a notoriously slippery science. So when I read a headline that YouTube has passed Facebook as the largest social network in the United States, I took it with a dose of skepticism. Then I checked it out. And while time didn … … Read more
MiamiHerald.comA 6-year-old girl saved herself from a sex offender by screaming for help as he tried to kidnap her, according to Miami-Dade Police. The child, whose name has not been released, was attending a summer camp last week at the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish …Man Accused Of Trying To Kidnap Child From Community CenterCBS … Read more