KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brady Quinn tried to avoid looking at the empty locker when he arrived at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback couldn't bear the sight of Jovan Belcher's jersey hanging from a hook, just like it would have any other game day."That's when it kind of hit me," Quinn said. "It was kind of tough to step back and gain focus, what the task was in front of...
Call That Kept Nursing Home Patients in Sandy’s Path
Label: HealthChang W. Lee/The New York TimesWorkers were shocked that nursing and adult homes in areas like Rockaway Park, Queens, weren’t evacuated. Hurricane Sandy was swirling northward, four days before landfall, and at the Sea Crest Health Care Center, a nursing home overlooking the Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, workers were gathering medicines and other supplies as they prepared to evacuate. ...
Texas Business Incentives Highest in Nation
Label: BusinessDALLAS — The Preston Hollow neighborhood has been home to many of Texas’ rich and powerful — George and Laura Bush, Mark Cuban, T. Boone Pickens, Ross Perot. So it is hardly surprising that a recent political fund-raiser was held there on the back terrace of a 20,000-square-foot home overlooking lush gardens with life-size bronze statues of the host’s daughters. The guest of honor was...
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Tunnel Collapse Outside Tokyo Traps Motorists
Label: WorldTOKYO — At least seven people were feared dead after part of a highway tunnel collapsed Sunday in eastern Japan, trapping them in their vehicles and starting a fire that filled the tunnel with thick, black smoke. Government officials said fear of an additional collapse had prevented rescuers from reaching the two trapped vehicles. The vehicles were crushed under concrete that fell from the...
BCS bonanza: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
Label: LifestyleAlabama vs. Notre Dame. The BCS championship game couldn't get much bigger.The Crimson Tide locked up a spot in the title game in Miami on Jan. 7 with a 32-28 victory over Georgia for the Southeastern Conference championship Saturday.Sunday's selection show is just a formality.The hype can begin now for what could be the most-watched BCS title game since the system was implemented in 1998. It'd be...
Opinion: A Health Insurance Detective Story
Label: HealthI’VE had a long career as a business journalist, beginning at Forbes and including eight years as the editor of Money, a personal finance magazine. But I’ve never faced a more confounding reporting challenge than the one I’m engaged in now: What will I pay next year for the pill that controls my blood cancer? After making more than 70 phone calls to 16 organizations over the past few weeks,...
As Companies Seek Tax Deals, Governments Pay High Price
Label: BusinessIn the end, the money that towns across America gave General Motors did not matter. When the automaker released a list of factories it was closing during bankruptcy three years ago, communities that had considered themselves G.M.’s business partners were among the targets. For years, mayors and governors anxious about local jobs had agreed to G.M.’s demands for cash rewards, free buildings,...
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