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Jennifer Aniston's production company plans to reboot '9 to 5'
The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
New Study Says Chilly Offices Hurt Women Workers' Productivity, Health
by David Greene
Women tend to feel colder than men in heavily air-conditioned workplaces. Alan Hedge, a professor of ergonomics at Cornell University, explains why — and how it can impact companies' bottom lines.
DNA Testing Identifies Another Victim Of Brutal Florida Reform School
by Mark Schreiner
Researchers from the University of South Florida are piecing together what happened at the now-closed Dozier School for Boys, where 51 sets of remains were found in an unmarked graveyard.
Villainous Scheme Makes Dozens A Few Minutes Late
A 40-foot inflatable "minion" — the yellow, unintelligible sidekicks from the Despicable Me movies who recently were given their own spinoff — broke loose and blocked traffic in Dublin this week.
Love Is Dead: Ms. Piggy And Kermit Call It Quits
Despite the end of their tempestuous 30-year relationship, the Hollywood power couple will continue to work together on the new prime-time Muppets show.
Patriots Fan Interrupts Goodell's Vacation With Message In The Sky
Upset by Tom Brady's suspension over "deflate-gate," Richard Pate of Maine hired a pilot to fly over the NFL commissioner's summer vacation home with a banner reading "Jet Back to New York!"
Berlin's New Airport: Still In A Holding Pattern
by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
Burundi's Former Intelligence Chief Assassinated
by Gregory Warner
The killing was a surgical strike that many believe was carried out by members of the military. Many worry that if the army is pulled into political divisions, the country is headed toward civil war.
Italian Crime Bosses' Coded Notes Get Them Busted
Police can tap phones, which is why a mafioso might use pizzini, or scraps of paper with coded messages. But Italian police recently broke some of those codes, and made 11 arrests.