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Gay marriages: $259-million economic boost to NYC in one year
One year after New York made same-sex marriage legal in the state, a report backed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg found that the Marriage Equality Act boosted the economy by $259 million in NYC alone. At least 8,200 same-sex marriage licenses...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Weddings, Michael Bloomberg, Marriage
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Gay Pride rainbow Oreo sparks 20,000 Facebook comments, debate
It’s not the stack of six crème patties that’s whipped up a frenzy at Oreo’s official Facebook page: It’s that together, they form a rainbow in celebration of gay pride. The image of the multi-layered Kraft cookie appears above...
Tags: Dennis Archer , Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Media Industry, Gays and Lesbians
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Wal-Mart latest to leave conservative advocacy group ALEC
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. dumped its membership in conservative advocacy group ALEC ahead of what is expected to be a contentious annual shareholders meeting. The American Legislative Exchange Council, known for its role-shaping controversial legislation, has...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Gun Control, Companies and Corporations, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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Pfizer plans IPO for the dogs with Zoetis animal health unit
Pfizer Inc., the largest drug maker in the U.S., is planning to spin off its animal health unit into a separate company, named Zoetis, that will be partially owned by shareholders. Let’s deal with the name first. Zoetis derives from the root "zo,"...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Vaccines
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Kettle Chips maker Diamond Foods in a crunch with Nasdaq
[For the record, June 25, 2012: The photo used with this post was originally identified as being from Bue Diamond. It should be attributed to Diamond Foods.] Diamond Foods Inc. is in a crunch -- and not the kind that the Bay Area maker of Kettle Chips...
Tags: Diamond Foods Incorporated, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations
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Coca-Cola, Kraft leave conservative ALEC after boycott launched
Coca-Cola Co. and Kraft Foods Inc. bowed to consumer pressure this week and cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative lobbying group that has recently backed controversial voter ID and so-called “stand your ground&...
Tags: Elections, George Zimmerman, Laws, Coca-Cola Co., Economy, Business and Finance
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Food & drink fail: Belvedere rape ad, Rihanna burger, Kraft gaffe
There were some questionable decisions made in the food and beverage industry last week and their consequences are still being felt Monday. Belvedere Vodka posted an ad that horrified customers with an implied rape scene while a Georgia steakhouse based a...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Reebok Ltd., Consumer Goods Industries, Foods and Beverages, Media Industry
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John Rich dies at 86; director of landmark sitcoms
As a top television comedy director who won an Emmy directing "The Dick Van Dyke Show"in the early 1960s, John Rich was faced with a tough choice in 1970.
On the same day he received a phone call from Mary Tyler Moore wanting to set up a meeting to...Tags: The Brady Bunch (tv program), Elvis Presley, Radio, Entertainment, The Dick Van Dyke Show (tv program)
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Video: Reggie Watts blames Skrillex for ruining dubstep
Pop & HissComedian Reggie Watts has blamed Skrillex for ruining dubstep in a new video for Funny or Die, and builds a new song from scratch to prove his point.... -
Merkel's party suffers loss in key German state, early results show
World NowChancellor Angela Merkel's party fares poorly Sunday in a key election in Germany's most populous state. The election in North Rhine-Westphalia, which centered on austerity cuts, could bode ill for Merkel in next year's federal election.... -
PASSINGS: Murray Lender, Samuel Glazer
Murray Lender
Chief executive of bagel company
Murray Lender, 81, who helped turn his father's small Connecticut bakery into a national company credited with introducing bagels to many Americans, died Wednesday at a Miami hospital of complications...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Obituaries, Leukemia, Pinnacle Foods Incorporated
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Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl leads spirits growth with 388% boom
Smirnoff and Bacardi may still be the largest brands in the spirits industry, but it’s smaller and more health-conscious names such as Skinnygirl Cocktails getting the most growth. Volume sales from the top 250 liquor brands grew 3.1% last year,...
Tags: Rihanna, Potatoes, Alcoholic Beverages, Bethenny Frankel
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