Shauna Wright
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Verizon Wireless Announces New ‘Convenience Fee’
If you listen closely, you’ll hear the collective screams of a lot of Verizon Wireless customers — the company has announced that starting next month, it will impose a $2 fee on anyone who pays a monthly bill using a credit or debit card online or by phone.
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Could ‘Silent Strokes’ Be Responsible for Memory Loss?
While dementia is often blamed for memory loss among senior citizens, new research suggests undetectable “silent strokes” could be the culprit instead.
![Hugo Chavez Thinks the US Might Be Giving Latin Leaders Cancer [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/12/hugo-chavez.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Hugo Chavez Thinks the US Might Be Giving Latin Leaders Cancer [VIDEO]
In recent months, Latin leaders, including Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez, Paraguay’s Fernando Lugo, Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff and former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, have all been diagnosed with cancer.
Simple coincidence — or an American plot?
![10 Tips for the Common Hangover](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/12/hangover.jpg?w=980&q=75)
10 Tips for the Common Hangover
Hangovers have long been the price of a night of overindulgence — and come January 1, you may be feeling the effects of one yourself. So how can you make it a little less painful?
![How to Get Home Safely on New Year’s Eve](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/12/newyears.jpg?w=980&q=75)
How to Get Home Safely on New Year’s Eve
With New Year’s Eve vastly approaching, many are planning a night of revelry — one that usually includes alcohol. But have you figured out how you’ll get home?
![What Were 2011′s Stupidest Consumer Fees?](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/12/fees.jpg?w=980&q=75)
What Were 2011′s Stupidest Consumer Fees?
As consumers, we’re all used to being nickel-and-dimed to death with fees — from charges for checking a bag when we fly to charges to pay a bill online, we see them every day. They may be small, but they add up.
![10 Tips to Get Fit With Your Kids in 2012](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/12/workoutkids.jpg?w=980&q=75)
10 Tips to Get Fit With Your Kids in 2012
Want to help your kids get in shape this year? It could be easier — and a lot more fun — than you think.
![Hey Moms, It Could Be Your Fault Your Kid Is Overweight](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/12/obesechild.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Hey Moms, It Could Be Your Fault Your Kid Is Overweight
Childhood obesity is soaring. In fact, about a third of US children are currently overweight or obese — and a new study may reveal one big cause.
Researchers found toddlers who have a poor relationship with their moms could be twice as likely to be obese by the time they turn 15, possibly because they tend to turn to food as a substitute for motherly comfort.
![Why Are More and More Americans Deciding Against Owning a TV Set?](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/12/family-tv.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Why Are More and More Americans Deciding Against Owning a TV Set?
For pretty much an entire generation, televisions have been as ubiquitous as living room sofas — but that could be changing.
For the first time in 40 years, the number of households with TV sets has actually dropped, despite the fact that the number of US households in general has continued to grow.
![Weekend Box Office — ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ Refuses to Be Ignored](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/12/missionimpossible.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Weekend Box Office — ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ Refuses to Be Ignored
With at least six movies opening in wide release on various days over the past week, it would’ve been easy for any film to get lost in the shuffle.
But since Tom Cruise flicks rarely fade into the background, it’s hardly a surprise that ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ brought in $26.5 million to handily beat all its competitors at the box office this weekend.