PepsiCo Says It Will Cut 8,700 Jobs Worldwide
PepsiCo, the maker of Pepsi soda and Doritos chips, said it will cut 8,700 jobs worldwide. That represents about 3 percent of its 300,000 person global work workforce. The announcement also comes just after the company announced better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. The Financial Times reports that net income for the company rose 3 percent to $1.4 [...]
Fighting Fit, Venezuela’s Chavez Roars Back
Last year was a tough one for Venezuela’s firebrand leftist president, Hugo Chavez, who has frequently taunted the United States during his 13 years in power. In June, a cancerous tumor was discovered in Chavez’s abdomen, forcing him to dramatically scale back public appearances as he sought treatment in Cuba. Some predicted that the end [...]
More Than Miso: Food Writer In Japan Records Struggling Region’s Cuisine
If there was a Julia Child of Japanese cooking – a witty and passionate interpreter of the cuisine – Elizabeth Andoh would fit the bill nicely. As an exchange student back in the 1960s, Andoh came to Japan from New York to pursue anthropology. She fell in love, but not just with a local businessman. [...]
Gang Signs And A Sticker: Chicago Pulls Teen’s Design
It’s one of the few politician-sponsored activities that should be controversy free: a high school art contest. But an annual city-wide competition to design the stickers affixed to every windshield in Chicago has suddenly become a public relations nightmare. The sticker, designed by 15-year-old Herbie Pulgar, depicts Chicago’s famous skyline inside of a heart, with [...]
Over Bowls Of Soup, Donors Find Recipe For Change
The Soup Movement in America is based on a simple recipe: Bring a bunch of people together to eat soup. Ask each person for a modest donation — say $5. Listen to a few proposals about how people might use that pool of money for a worthwhile project. Vote on the best proposal, and give [...]
Bishops Stand Strong Against Birth Control Mandate
The Obama administration has drawn fierce criticism over a new rule requiring religiously affiliated charities, universities and hospitals to provide contraceptive coverage in their insurance plans. Now, that mandate has created a stalemate between American Catholic bishops and the White House that shows few signs of easing. Richard Doerflinger is the point man on life [...]
Gay Marriage Opponents Take Battle To The Ballot
Washington may soon become the seventh state to legalize gay marriage. Lawmakers passed the bill Wednesday, and it has the governor’s support. Before it takes effect, though, it’s likely to face a referendum challenge in November. Same-sex marriage will be on the ballot in a handful of states this year, and supporters have yet to [...]
The Mortgage Deal: A Reality Check
The $26 billion deal Thursday reached by the federal government, most states and the nation’s largest banks to compensate homeowners for abusive foreclosure practices was hailed as a landmark agreement. But it’s unlikely to end the mortgage mess that has depressed property values and left millions of homeowners owing more than their homes are worth, [...]
Feds Find Wide Variation In Serious Infections Linked To Catheters
Across the country, 1 in 6 hospitals has high rates of one of the most serious kinds of preventable infections — those caused by catheters inserted into large veins, according to new data published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Patients at hospitals in Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, Maine and New Hampshire were most [...]
Historian Seeks Artifacts From Lincoln’s Last Days
Historian Noah Andre Trudeau is known for uncovering secrets of the Civil War. His previous books, Bloody Roads South and Gettysburg, have unveiled information about Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s march to the sea in 1864, and the legacy of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Now, in preparation for a book about a largely unexamined period [...]
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