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PLUS Model Magazine has sparked controversy with a new editorial spread featuring a plus size model posing alongside a skinny straight-size model in an effort to show how fashion magazines and advertisements promote unhealthy weight standards. One of the magazines many claims is that runway models set unreasonable standards for women and classify as anorexic.

Women in business who either ask for pay raises and promotions, or change jobs for purposes of career advancement, often experience lower rates of compensation growth.

Bank of America Corp has put its advertising account up for review as it seeks to mold a new image for a company that has changed significantly since the financial crisis and suffered repeated blows to its brand.

First he banned smoking in public places, and then he went after trans-fat, salts and sugary drinks. Now Mayor Michael Bloomberg has set his sights on limiting the sale of alcohol in the city.

While AMC has not released the official date for season five of Mad Men, star Jon Hamm leaked the premiere date, slated for March 25.

Asus has confirmed at a press event that its Windows 8 ARM-based tablets would hit the markets by the end of this year, as reported by Netbooknews.

Hyundai Motor Co's Elantra won car of the year honors at the Detroit auto show on Monday, a marketing boost for the car with the fastest sales growth in the Korean automaker's line-up.

Kelly Clarkson might have the Ron Paul Effect to thank for the recent jump in her album sales. After she endorsed GOP candidate Ron Paul on Twitter Dec. 28, Clarkson's album sales jumped anywhere between 200 and 400 percent, depending on the report. Ron Paul was proud the endorsement boosted sales.

Friends with Benefits actress Mila Kunis is the latest celebrity to become the face of Dior, the French fashion label said on Thursday.

Hana Amal Beshara, the co-founder and public face of pirate website NinjaVideo.net, has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for conspiracy and criminal copyright infringement, U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton announced Friday morning.

One winner in 2012's political races already has been decided: local television stations.

Rick Perry's team essentially calculated that Rick Santorum, who emerged in Iowa as the leading conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, isn't a strong enough candidate to hold that position in future contests.

Yahoo Inc. is searching for new members for its board of directors, following its hiring of a new chief executive, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The Arizona Lottery announced the Millionaire Raffle winning ticket number on Thursday.

Investors are about to find out if the economic woes in Europe are going to deliver a deep wound to U.S. company earnings instead of the mere scratch that many expect.

The funeral for the three girls that perished in the Christmas Day fire was held Thursday, gathering more than 1,000 mourners.

Online game developer Zynga Inc is releasing a new mobile word game called Scramble with Friends on Thursday to expand its user base beyond Facebook and catch up with rivals in the handheld market.

Benchmark Co analysts downgraded Google Inc to hold from buy, citing a decline in advertising revenue from Europe and an uncertain outlook for the first half of this year.

Actress Dakota Fanning appears on the cover of the February issue of Cosmopolitan magazine looking glamorous. But some eyebrows rose when Fanning’s Cosmo cover debuted since the actress is just 17-years-old.

Benchmark Co analysts downgraded Google Inc to hold from buy, citing a decline in advertising revenue from Europe and an uncertain outlook for the first half of this year.

The Nano is not a flop, its creator Ratan Tata said on Thursday, but he acknowledged that his Tata Motors failed to capitalise on the early excitement surrounding the launch of the world's cheapest car.