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Chocolate not yet China's cup of tea
Feb 06, 2013 03:13 EST
Michelangelo's David stands proud next to the Eiffel Tower in a Chinese display, flanked by the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army -- all made of chocolate.
Finding God -- or maybe just comfort -- in candy
May 16, 2012 10:10 EDT
Can a lollipop wrapped in a Bible verse help people come to Jesus? Can a piece of chocolate bring a moment of bliss? Or how about just a bit of comfort after a bad day?
Maker of Snickers to put its chocolate on a diet
Feb 15, 2012 19:34 EST
(Reuters) - Mars Inc, the maker of Snickers and Twix candy bars, will stop selling chocolate products with more than 250 calories in them by the end of next year, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Despite low risk, paranoid parents scan Halloween candy
Oct 29, 2011 23:36 EDT
CHESAPEAKE, Va (Reuters) - Creating a colorful pile of wrappers, the medical center technician upends a basket of Skittles, Hershey bars, Twizzlers and other candy onto the bed of an x-ray machine.
McDonald's stockholders reject obesity proposal
May 19, 2011 16:22 EDT
OAK BROOK, Illinois (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp spurned calls to assess the impact of its food on childhood obesity, and said its trademark clown Ronald McDonald would be hawking Happy Meals to kids for years to come.
New York state workers share $319 million lottery
Mar 31, 2011 14:42 EDT
SCHENECTADY, New York (Reuters) - Seven state workers who won the $319 million Mega Millions lottery said on Thursday they are still deciding whether to split it with five unlucky co-workers who chose not to play this time around.
Seven New York state workers win $319 million lottery
Mar 31, 2011 12:42 EDT
SCHENECTADY, New York (Reuters) - Seven state workers who won the $319 million Mega Millions lottery said on Thursday they're still deciding whether to split it with five unlucky co-workers who chose not to play this time around.
Roseanne's Snickers Bowl spot tops with TiVo users
Feb 07, 2011 17:55 EST
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As it turns out, TV viewers love watching whiny comedian Roseanne get knocked silly by a giant log.
Bridgestone is tops in Super Bowl advertising buzz
Feb 07, 2011 15:09 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The polls are out, the critics, academics and armchair ad executives have cast their votes and the winners of this year's Super Bowl branding battle have been declared: Volkswagen, Bridgestone, Doritos and Bud Light.
A year of iPads, Betty, 'Glee' and multiple Palins
Dec 23, 2010 00:00 EST
Pop culture moments 2010: The iPad, 'Glee,' Betty White and multiple Palins all made a splash. Politics and pop culture. Remember when they used to be, well, separate? In recent years these two worlds have seemed to inch ever closer, or maybe to overlap, but in 2010, nobody traveled between them more successfully than Sarah Palin.
Betty White voted AP entertainer of the year
Dec 20, 2010 13:03 EST
After a year of `SNL' to the Super Bowl, Betty White voted AP entertainer of the year. What Betty White did in 2010 doesn't usually happen: an 88-year-old actress with more than six decades in Hollywood suddenly became the object of adulation of the Facebook-connected masses, which campaigned for her to host "Saturday Night Live," boosting the show's ratings and helping her set ratings records for her own show.
Hershey sues Mars over similar candy packaging
Nov 26, 2010 14:55 EST
Hershey sues candy rival Mars over packaging similarities shared by Reese's, Dove lines. Bitter rivals in the candy aisle may also duke it out in court.
Michael Jackson's children recall pop star father
Nov 08, 2010 17:11 EST
Michael Jackson's children, mother say they're still learning to cope after pop star's death. Michael Jackson's children and mother said on Monday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that they're still learning to cope with his death a year and a half after the pop star overdosed on a powerful anesthetic.
Trick or Treat: Chocolate always a Halloween hit
Oct 20, 2010 17:22 EDT
What's in the bag?: Chocolate, classic candies always a hit with kids on Halloween. In a block-long warehouse at the McKeesport Candy Co., wooden pallets are piled high with boxes of candy fangs, wax mustaches, peanut butter and chocolate pumpkins, even a bag of "blood" that resembles a hospital IV.
Trick or Treat: Chocolate always a Halloween hit
Oct 20, 2010 15:55 EDT
What's in the bag?: Chocolate, classic candies always a hit with kids on Halloween. In a block-long warehouse at the McKeesport Candy Co., wooden pallets are piled high with boxes of candy fangs, wax mustaches, peanut butter and chocolate pumpkins, even a bag of "blood" that resembles a hospital IV.
Scientists complete cacao genome mapping
Sep 15, 2010 07:04 EDT
Mars-funding mapping of the cacao gene is complete, hopes to help farmers and chocolate lovers. Some sweet science news: Researchers have released a nearly complete preliminary mapping of the DNA of the tree that produces chocolate.
Scientists complete cacao genome mapping
Sep 15, 2010 07:03 EDT
Mars-funding mapping of the cacao gene is complete, hopes to help farmers and chocolate lovers. Some sweet science news: Researchers have released a nearly complete preliminary mapping of the DNA of the tree that produces chocolate.
Betty White gets comic book treatment
Sep 07, 2010 16:21 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Veteran actress Betty White is the latest Hollywood star to get the comic book treatment.
`Glee' Emmy nods point to changing TV world
Jul 08, 2010 17:55 EDT
Emmy nominees `Glee,' `Modern Family' point to changing TV comedy, world. TV comedies aren't what they used to be, and viewers and the industry are signaling that's just fine with them.