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Consumer Reports has confirmed a design defect in the latest iPhone, which causes dropped calls. The problem occurs when a finger or hand covers the gap in the antenna that wraps around the phone. Apparently, a small piece of duct tape to cover the antenna, or a phone cover, can take care of the problem.  

Danish researchers have found that men who are obese by age 20 live eight years less than their non-obese peers, according to the Associated Press. In related news: I missed the live chat with First Lady Michelle Obama yesterday, but she announced an updated look to her website Let’sMove.gov, which focuses on eradicating childhood obesity in a generation. For evidence that there is a need for such an organization, look no further than Manchester, Kentucky, which was identified by the Washington Post as one of the biggest and most unhealthy towns in the country.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest plans to slap McDonald’s with a lawsuit for using toys to promote its Happy Meals, according to the Appetite for Profit blog. The basis for the potential lawsuit is that using toys to market to small children is unfair and deceptive under consumer protection laws in a number of states, including California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, and D.C.. (Thank you, Jill, for the tip!)

In celebrity gossip break: Rocker Chris Daughtry and wife Deanna are expecting twins — a boy and a girl — via surrogate, according to People magazine. They have two older children, son Griffin and daughter Hannah.

Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski was freed by the Swiss yesterday after they decided not to extradite him to Los Angeles to face sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, according to the Washington Post. A slap in the wrist?

What else is in the news? What’s up with you?  


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