Headphones and speakers lead holiday audio gift trend
Audio gear tops holiday gift lists with headphones and sound bars driving strong sales. NPD Group reports 13 percent of $8 billion in electronics sales from late November to early December, with headphones up 14 percent and sound bars surging 80 percent as wireless speakers nearly quadruple. Consumers seek better sound from tablets, smartphones and TVs amid a shaky economy, as brands like Beats, Bowers Wilkins, Rose, Jawbone and JBL expand offerings.
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Winter storm grips U S with ice and outages in multiple states
Winter weather lingers across the Midwest Great Lakes and Northeast with freezing rain snow and flooding. Utilities report over 390000 customers without power in Michigan New York and northern New England with Michigan worst hit. Bangor Maine clinic loses power as temperatures stay below freezing per National Weather Service forecast.
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Holidays Up Heart Problems
Studies show heart troubles rise during the holiday season with fatal and nonfatal heart attacks and holiday heart syndrome from irregular heartbeat due to alcohol. Experts cite cold weather stress and overindulgence. Northwestern Memorial Hospital reports higher incident levels and American Heart Association notes a measurable but not dramatic uptick.
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