As the father of an 11-year-old with Crohn’s disease, Justin Vandergrift is often in search of information that can help him better understand his daughter’s illness and give her the best support. When she was prescribed steroids, he took to the internet to see how long the weight gain would last and what other parents were experiencing with their children.
With the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins tied 5-5 in overtime of game four of the Stanley Cup Finals, the NBC affiliate in Austin, Texas went to local news promos in the middle of play, missing the game-winning goal by just three seconds. Three seconds! After close to 30 seconds of promos, KXAN went back to the game as players were celebrating the game-winning goal.
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China's seven day repo rate hit a record high of 12% according to Bloomberg, the biggest one-day increase since 2006. Meanwhile the overnight repo rate was quoted near 25%. The liquidity squeeze in China first began ahead of the Dragon Boat festival earlier this month. Spikes in interbank rates are common right before holidays.
"Sopranos" fans headed to the ice cream parlor that served as a diner setting in the series finale shortly after the news of James Gandolfini's death, according to News 12 NJ reporter John Klekamp. Holsten's packed after news James Gandolfini died. #TheSopranos finale shot here. Live report on @News12NJ pic.twitter.com/cIWHBxXGCE — John Klekamp (@JKlekamp) June 20, 2013 Gandolfini passed away at age 51 in Italy of a reported heart attack.