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McDonald's restaurants in Japan have suffered another blow to a business already trying to make a comeback after being hit with a vendor scandal earlier this year. Now, it's a slow-down at West Coast ports cutting the flow of goods, like french fries.

It appears the NHLPA is insisting upon dropping proposals onto the table that tell the league how to solve the issue of teams losing money. Given the way things are going - no CBA, no hockey - it seems a pointless distraction.

As the new health-care bill takes effect, many companies are finding themselves offsetting the cost by asking their employees to contribute a little more.

Just minutes following the lockout enforced upon the Players Association by National Football League (NFL) team owners, some of the leagues' players were perhaps too outspoken regarding their feelings on the issue.