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A new television ad produced by a Washington-based health group is taking aim at McDonald's high-fat menu, enraging the fast food giant. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine produced the new commercial, which is set to be aired in Washington DC during the airing of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Thursday. The ad centers around an overweight, middle-aged man seen lying dead in a morgue holding a half-eaten burger as a woman weeps over his body. McDonald's omnipresent golden...
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Betty White, the Emmy Award-winning actress, whose singular talents and universal appeal have garnered her millions of fans around the world, will write two books for G. P. Putnam's Sons, it was announced today by Ivan Held, President, G. P. Putnam's Sons. The first book, titled Listen Up!, will draw upon life lessons learned during her incredibly varied, decades-long career in Hollywood, with an emphasis on the extraordinary past 15 years of the star's...
Legal Expert Calls Drug Facilitation a Growing Problem in Hollywood LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tomorrow marks the start of criminal proceedings against lawyer and former companion of Anna Nicole Smith, Howard K. Stern. Stern, along with co-defendants Drs. Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich, is accused of obtaining and administering prescription drugs to Smith over the course of their relationship. These drugs eventually led to her overdose and death in 2007....
Send a Birthday Greeting to your Best Friend! PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While rescuers at North Shore Animal League America and shelters nationwide are able to tell the approximate age of the animals that arrive at their adoption centers, the actual birth dates of the these pets are often unknown. To give these wonderful animals their much deserved recognition, the Animal League declares the first day of the eighth month of the year - August 1st - as DOGust...
Japanese officials said Tuesday that Australia has launched legal action through the International Court of Justice to stop Japan's hunting of whales. Australia's action in The Hague follows months of tension between Canberra and Tokyo, which is allowed to kill whales because of a loophole in the 1986 international moratorium that allows lethal "scientific research.""We were informed that Australia has filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice regarding research...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- This June, Sacramento dog owners will find that getting their pets' hearts checked is a walk in the park. Veterinary cardiologists on the Mobile Dog Heart Health Tour will stop with a soundproof medical unit to perform free dog heart examinations on June 5 at the 17th annual Doggie Dash fundraiser to benefit the Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100601/CG14053) In...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary actress Betty White ("Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Golden Girls," "The Proposal") likes her hot dogs naked!--as in a delicious Pink's hot dog in a bun...with no toppings, no enhancements. In her honor, Miss White will be accorded an homage offered select notables, a hot dog in her name, to be unveiled at Universal CityWalk (www.CitywalkHollywood.com) on Monday, April 19, when the versatile entertainer helps open the first Pink's...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- NBA Champion and bad boy, Dennis Rodman, will perform a live DJ set at Derby Pretty, a Kentucky Derby Eve celebrity concert and party on April 30, 2010 at Frazier International History Museum in Louisville. Derby Pretty producers, Chicago-based entertainment and marketing company Global Adrenaline, promises to transform the museum's event spaces into a chic, exclusive setting with exciting entertainment and modern decor. Guests will be welcomed with...
TOKYO, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 29th, 2007, Hayden Panettiere, spokesperson for the Save the Whales Again! Campaign (www.TakePart.com/SaveTheWhalesAgain), created an international media frenzy when she and 5 other surfers paddled out into the blood filled waters of Taiji, Japan's notorious dolphin killing cove in a peaceful protest that became violent when the fisherman attacked them with spinning propellers and poles. (Photo:...
BOULDER, Colo., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- elephantjournal.com: The Cove star Ric O'Barry on SeaWorld Tragedy. elephantjournal.com columnist Gary Smith interviews Ric O'Barry re Tilkum and the recent tragedy at SeaWorld. To read, visit elephantjournal.com: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/03/the-cove-star-ric-obarry-on-seaworld-gary-smith/ elephantjournal.com: Sir Richard's Condoms: a new Buy One, Give one company. elephantjournal.com: Our exclusive sneak-peek interview with the founders...
