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feed text Shot of history: World's best distillery tours
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:10:52 -0400
The Macallan Distillery is located on a 370-acre estate that borders the River Spey in Scotland.
The country's medical association has adopted a declaration apologizing for sadistic experiments and other actions of doctors under the Third Reich.
text Uggs unveils boot line for brides
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:50:58 -0400
The popular Australian footwear company Uggs has unveiled a new line for brides looking to satisfy their inner couch potato as they walk down the aisle.
California's Coronado Beach has been named the No. 1 beach in the United States in the 2012 survey by "Dr. Beach" professor Stephen P. Leatherman of Florida International University.
text A 'cuddly' robot phone that hugs you back
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:34:00 -0400
The Hugvie is a pillow-like robot shaped in a minimal, genderless human form designed to give users a feeling of interaction and touch when chatting on the phone to friends and family.
text Kids sickened after eating detergent pods
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:22:41 -0400
They may be more convenient for laundry-doers, but experts warn that single-dose laundry packs are sweet, toxic temptation for kids.
A Long Island high school teen hoped her anti-bullying video would make an impact, and it did — she was suspended.
text Father of six gets epic shock: He’s a woman 
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:52:51 -0400
Five years ago, a man married for 25 years who had six kids went to the hospital with a kidney stone and left with a piece of life-changing news — he was a woman. Now, Stevie Crecelius — formerly Steve — is sharing her story.
text U.S. Senate passes ban on sale of synthetic pot
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:50:07 -0400
The U.S. Senate passed a ban on the sale of potentially deadly synthetic pot after the rogue lawmaker who held it up for months was outfoxed by New York’s Chuck Schumer.
Walking away from a suffering addict is the worst thing you can do to someone you love.
text Bard of McSorley's publishes 2nd book of poems
Fri, 25 May 2012 06:00:13 -0400
"Light or Dark" is also the title of the second volume of Batholomew’s "McSorley Poems," a book a decade in the making in which he pays tribute to the bar where he has pulled beers for four decades.
text The modern-day moonshine of upper Manhattan
Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:06 -0400
It's the modern-day moonshine of upper Manhattan, and a group of local filmmakers wants to be the first to tell its story. And they’re not holding anything back.
text High school to give condoms at prom 
Fri, 25 May 2012 02:31:06 -0400
Hundreds of condoms will be made available to students at Bedford-Stuyvesant Preparatory High School’s prom on June 7, the school’s principal told the Daily News.
text VIDEO: Kansas wedding with a twister
Thu, 24 May 2012 22:09:52 -0400
In the plains of central Kansas, tornadoes are so unremarkable that guests barely flinched as a barrel-racing bride wed her bull-riding groom with a twister dropping from the sky just miles away.
text Supermodel Bar Refaeli: ‘No one hits on me'
Thu, 24 May 2012 18:13:11 -0400
Even supermodels have trouble meeting men. Bar Refaeli was recently named Maxim’s hottest woman in the world, but the Israeli born stunner claims men don’t have any interest in dating her.
Uniqlo announced May 23 that its latest global brand ambassador is tennis ace Novak Djokovic, with the sports star to showcase match wear designed by the retailer at the upcoming Roland-Garros French Open.
text China-made treats sickened or killed 900 pets
Thu, 24 May 2012 17:42:27 -0400
A growing number of pet owners say their dogs were sickened or died after eating chicken jerky dog treats made in China.
The "Snow White and the Huntsman" actress admitted to Ellen DeGeneres Thursday that she has had major help from two very important males in her life — her two dogs.
text Tiffany & Co. and Elsa Peretti may part ways
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:59:44 -0400
For nearly forty years, millions of Holly Golightlys flocked to Tiffany & Co. to get their hands on Peretti’s chic designs, including the open heart, the bean and the starfish.
text Study links calcium pills to heart attacks 
Thu, 24 May 2012 14:34:21 -0400
Eat it, don't pop it: People with a naturally high calcium intake through foods like milk and cheese tended to have a lower heart attack risk, the study found.
text Topshop going green with eco capsule line 
Thu, 24 May 2012 13:43:41 -0400
Brand has teamed up with Reclaim To Wear to create a debut upcycled capsule collection made entirely from discarded materials.
text The beaches of Europe: Which is the cleanest?
Thu, 24 May 2012 13:31:51 -0400
Europe's beaches are generally clean but France is lagging behind other tourist destinations in the south of the continent.
text The woman who saved the Brooklyn Bridge
Thu, 24 May 2012 13:19:12 -0400
The Brooklyn Bridge was still a week away from opening to the public when a determined woman named Emily Warren Roebling hitched up a team of horses and became the first person to cross the completed span.
French pastry wizard Pierre Hermé, best known for his inventive macaron flavors and cakes.
text Stress makes men social, not angry
Thu, 24 May 2012 13:11:14 -0400
A new study finds that stress actually makes men trusting and social, and not so different from women after all.
Zero-calorie sweeteners stevia and monk fruit are being hailed as Holy Grails of the food industry and key ingredients in the fight against obesity, in a report by an influential market research group.
The social network was implicated in a third of all divorce filings last year, according to Divorce-Online, a survey by a British legal service.
Details on some of the top iTunes apps by country/region for the week, chosen from among the top ten paid and free apps recorded on May 23, can be found here.
text Flu shot offers benefits for expecting moms
Thu, 24 May 2012 12:13:16 -0400
A new study announced Tuesday finds the H1N1 flu vaccine not only can protect you from getting sick but can actually benefit your baby.
text Sex offender to undergo chemical castration
Thu, 24 May 2012 10:30:51 -0400
In South Korea, a 45-year-old man will get an injection that lowers testosterone-producing hormones and aims to inhibit sexual impulses.
text Gaga angers fans with fake Rolex comment 
Thu, 24 May 2012 09:55:51 -0400
The singer told her 24 million Twitter followers that she wanted to buy a fake Rolex in Bangkok, sparking a uproar Thursday in Thailand where some fans called it offensive, insulting and bad for the country’s image.
text Man loses leg to necrotizing fasciitis
Thu, 24 May 2012 09:33:28 -0400
A man in Georgia had his leg amputated after he was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, the flesh-eating infection that has made headlines worldwide for the past month.
text Skinny jeans can cause nerve damage
Thu, 24 May 2012 09:25:56 -0400
Doctors are warning that the stubborn skinny-jeans fad can have painful side effects beyond ’80s flashbacks.
text Six Flags debuts new SkyScreamer ride 
Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:46 -0400
If you like swinging in circles at 40 miles per hour with just a slim strap of canvas keeping you from falling 242 feet to the ground, this is the ride for you.
text J. Crew CEO knows how to tailor a comeback
Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:05 -0400
As all dedicated followers of fashion know, there is no person named J. Crew. But there is a person named Millard "Mickey" Drexler, and if there were a J. Crew, he would not be spared Drexler’s critical but talented eye.
text Brad Pitt channels 'Legends of the Fall' look
Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:01 -0400
Six kids, a well-chronicled divorce and one equally publicized engagement later, Brad Pitt is clearly still the victor in his battle against Father Time.
text Nanny accuses Sharon Stone of racial harassment
Thu, 24 May 2012 01:01:22 -0400
Sharon Stone’s former nanny is going for bust with a damaging lawsuit accusing the "Casino" star of racial harassment, sweatshop conditions and wrongful termination.
text Fast food burgers tripled in size since '50s
Wed, 23 May 2012 21:48:40 -0400
According to a shocking new graphic from the Centers for Disease Control, a typical fast-food burger weighed just 3.9 ounces in the 1950s. Now, it’s 12 ounces — three times larger.
text Queens to get first brew house in decades 
Wed, 23 May 2012 18:57:29 -0400
Manhattanite Rich Buceta, owner of the soon-to-open SingleCut Beersmiths in Astoria, said that Queens is fertile ground for a suds factory.
text LA to ban plastic grocery bags
Wed, 23 May 2012 18:40:36 -0400
The Los Angeles City Council has moved toward banning plastic bags at grocery stores in the nation’s second-largest city. The council voted 13-1 Wednesday to approve a policy that would ban single-use plastic bags.
text Judge rules in 'no-breakfast' club spa case
Wed, 23 May 2012 18:24:03 -0400
A Manhattan attorney who sued a Wall Street health club because it quit serving free breakfast has to fork over $440 after a judge ruled that his lawsuit was toast. Richard Katz was a member of the posh, exclusive The Setai Wall Street Club and Spa from December 2009 until October 2011, paying $5,000 in annual dues.
Dubai, which already claims the world's highest building, has set a new record with Princess Tower, which the Guinness World Records website said on Monday was the world's tallest residential building.
text China is the world's most noodle-loving nation
Wed, 23 May 2012 17:39:45 -0400
The country consumed 42.5 billion packets of instant noodles last year.
Supermodel is taking charge of 25 Magazine, a glossy publication in the style of '70s erotic magazine Viva.
text $49 mini laptop is affordable way to get online
Wed, 23 May 2012 17:03:50 -0400
Taiwan-based computer chip manufacturer VIA Technologies Inc. has unveiled an inexpensive and compact computer, hoping to help drive innovation in the compact computing market.
text Jillian Michaels becomes mom to two kids
Wed, 23 May 2012 15:58:56 -0400
The former trainer for "The Biggest Loser" welcomed not one, but two children into her family earlier this month with partner Heidi Rhoades.
text Eating at home could give you a longer life
Wed, 23 May 2012 15:08:00 -0400
A new study gives you a good reason to skip the take out -- researchers find that eating a home cooked meal up to five times a week could add years to your life.
After big bucks patrons of this past weekend’s food fest complained they got stiffed, organizers announced they’d be getting their money back.
text Ashes to ashes: Kids suffer when parents smoke
Wed, 23 May 2012 14:22:39 -0400
Children exposed to their parents' cigarette smoke are at greater risk of suffering serious cardiovascular health problems later in life, a study showed Wednesday.
text Georgia May Jagger is latest Material Girl
Wed, 23 May 2012 14:08:16 -0400
Jagger, the youngest daughter of legendary rocker Mick Jagger and supermodel Jerry Hall, has been chosen as the new global face of junior clothing line Material Girl.