“Citing a harmful effect on businesses and consumer buying power, lawmakers in Denmark have repealed the so-called fat tax, which was charged on foods high in saturated fats, after just one year. In a related decision, the Danish tax ministry said it was canceling plans for a sugar tax. “The …

“On Wednesday, The Air Force released its report detailing a culture of sexual abuse at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, where members of the Air Force go through basic training. Eleven basic training instructors have been charged with offenses ranging from inappropriate touching of female recruits to rape. Two …

“John Metz, the owner of 40 Denny’s franchise restaurants in Florida, plans to add a 5 percent surcharge to his customers’ checks to pay for his legal responsibility to provide health care coverage to his employees per Obamacare. Obamacare requires that businesses with more than 50 workers must offer a …

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“Israel is bombarding Gaza for a second day, with 13 Palestinians killed, including four children, and over 100 injured. The attack’s timing is under question with a looming Israeli election, as is the precision of airstrikes which kill civilians. Israel’s military operation started on Wednesday with a strike killing Hamas …

“Georgia’s Republican governor isn’t saying why he gave a part-time seat on a state task force to the state senator who organized a four-hour briefing that told Republican lawmakers President Barack Obama and the United Nations are engaging “mind-control” techniques to force a land use agenda. Gov. Nathan Deal (R) …

“Audio and new quotes from Mitt Romney’s postmortem calls with donors have emerged in which the Republican nominee elaborates on his claim that “big gifts” from President Obama to minorities, youth, and women swung the election. If this audio had come out two weeks ago, the tape would officially classify …

“Environmental advocates have expressed frustration with the lack of discussion of climate change in the presidential race this year, a reticence that persisted even after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. On Wednesday, in his first post-election news conference, President Obama offered his most extensive remarks on climate change in months. …

“Hostess Brands Inc, the bankrupt maker of Twinkies snack cakes and loaves of Wonder Bread, is seeking a U.S. court’s permission to go out of business after failing to get wage and benefit cuts from thousands of its striking bakery workers. The 82-year-old Hostess, which has about $2.5 billion in …

4th-gen. 4G. $459. $130. MACS0647-JD. 13.7 billion — 13.3 billion = 420 million. 3. 70 million. 360. 47-to-1. All these numbers and more in today’s episode!* * Actually, I think that’s about it for the numbers. And some of those are just more implied than actually said, so it doesn’t …