Coroner releases new report on Natalie Wood death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A newly released report shows coroner's officials amended Natalie Wood's death certificate based on unanswered questions about bruises on her upper body but were lacking several pieces of evidence and could only conclude that she drowned under undetermined circumstances more than 30 years ago.Los Angeles County coroner's officials state in an 10-page addendum to Wood's autopsy report...

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The New Old Age Blog: What You Need to Bring Your Loved One Home to Die

Most of us, when asked about how and where we want to die, answer simply “at home.” Making that happen is not always as simple as it sounds. After a post in November, “Turning a Home into a Hospital,” some readers of this blog left comments asking what equipment they needed on hand and what other steps they needed to take to make that last wish a reality.To even begin to answer that, you have to consider...

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F.D.A. Warns St. Jude Medical

St. Jude Medical, a maker of medical devices, said Monday that it had received a warning letter from federal regulators concerning manufacturing issues at its Sylmar, Calif., plant, where it makes cardiac rhythm management products. In a regulatory filing, St. Jude said the Food and Drug Administration had noted in the letter that it would not approve certain new product applications until...

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Sonia Sotomayor Makes Herself at Home in Washington

Todd Heisler/The New York TimesJustice Sonia Sotomayor visiting the Bronx housing project where she grew up. WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor is a proud daughter of New York City, and her adjustment to life in the nation’s capital has been rocky. Do not get her started, for instance, about ordering takeout. “I go to New York, I order food, it’s at my door in 10 to 15 minutes. O.K.?” she...

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Women pry open door to video game industry’s boys’ club

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – When video game developer Brenda Brathwaite Romero started her career in the 1980s, she could count the number of female developers in the industry on one hand.Today, many “Women in Games” roundtables she attends are filled to capacity with new faces. The 46-year-old, sometimes referred to as the longest-serving woman in the video game arena, jokes that these days one can...

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City Room: Cuomo Declares Public Health Emergency Over Flu Outbreak

With the nation in the grip of a severe influenza outbreak that has seen deaths reach epidemic levels, New York State declared a public health emergency on Saturday, making access to vaccines more easily available.There have been nearly 20,000 cases of flu reported across the state so far this season, officials said. Last season, 4,400 positive laboratory tests were reported.“We are experiencing...

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Treasury Will Not Mint $1 Trillion Coin to Raise Debt Ceiling

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said Saturday that it will not mint a trillion-dollar platinum coin to head off an imminent battle with Congress over raising the government’s borrowing limit. “Neither the Treasury Department nor the Federal Reserve believes that the law can or should be used to facilitate the production of platinum coins for the purpose of avoiding an increase in...

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Weekend Kitchen

Restaurant Review | El Toro BlancoPlaying Cool With a Mexican PaletteBy PETE WELLS El Toro Blanco in the West Village conjures a midcentury modern, California ambience, where the centerpiece of a fun and stylish night on the town can be a plate of tamales.Hold the ButterBy JEFF GORDINIER A new certification coming to restaurants, cafeterias and cruise lines has a message: our experts have...

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Microsoft may have exited gadget show prematurely

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Microsoft may have relinquished its starring role in America’s gaudiest gadget show a year too early.After 13 straight years in the spotlight, Microsoft’s decision to scale back its presence at this week’s International CES deprived the software maker of a prime opportunity to explain and promote a new generation of redesigned computers running its radically remade Windows operating...

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CBS welcoming actor Angus Jones back to comedy

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — CBS says all is forgiven with "Two and a Half Men" actor Angus T. Jones.The network's entertainment president, Nina Tassler, said Saturday the 19-year-old actor is expected back at work next week, apology accepted for his interview declaring the CBS comedy "filth" and "very inappropriate."Jones plays the "half" in the popular comedy, portraying actor Jon Cryer's son in the...

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