Month: January 2013

Herbalife defends its honor as Ackman presses case

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(Reuters) – Herbalife Ltd executives defended their business on Thursday as a “legitimate company” with customers outside the network of people who sign up to sell its nutrition products, stepping up the defense against pyramid scheme accusations by short seller Bill Ackman. The hedge fund operator, who has placed a huge bet that Herbalife stock will fall, has argued that the company is an unsustainable scheme because distributors earn more than 10 times as much from recruitment as they do by selling company products. …

Screen time not linked to kids’ physical activity

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cutting back kids’ time watching TV and playing video games may not encourage them to spend more of the day running around outside, a new study suggests. Just four in 10 U.S. kids met dual national guidelines for getting enough physical activity and for limiting “screen time,” researchers found – but the likelihood of kids exercising regularly didn’t depend on whether they kept away from screens. …

Boy’s death highlights Brazil’s raids on "cracklands"

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The body of a boy lies covered on a road as police officers control traffic at the Brasil Avenue during an operation by Rio de Janeiro's Social Action Secretariat to bring crack addicts to shelters for rehabilitation, in Rio de JaneiroRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A 10-year-old Brazilian boy was hit by a car and killed on Thursday as he fled a drug sweep by police and social workers, reigniting debate over the government's tough response to a surge in crack cocaine use. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on one of the main thoroughfares in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's main tourist destination, the city's social welfare department said in a statement. The boy, whose name was not released, was part of a large cluster of crack users who scattered as police and social workers approached. …

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