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Jenny Craig will close its doors after four decades in the weight loss and nutrition business, according to internal communications to employees reviewed by NBC News. In an email sent to employees late Tuesday, the company said it will close “due to its inability to secure additional financing.” Jenny Craig corporate and salaried field employees' last day will be Friday, and hourly center employees’ last day working was Tuesday. The company operated about 500 company-owned and franchised stores in the United States and Canada, according to H.I.G. Capital when it acquired Jenny Craig for an undisclosed amount in April 2019....

Jenny Craig has alerted employees to potential mass layoffs as it begins “winding down physical operations” and hunts for a buyer, according to communications the weight-loss company sent some staffers this week. The company said it “has been going through a sales process for the last couple of months,” according to a document titled “Jenny Craig Company Transition FAQs” that was dated Tuesday and provided to NBC News. Several Jenny Craig staffers said the company alerted them in recent days about potential layoffs. The FAQ document said: “While we had to issue Warn Notices specifically for sites where we had...

“The View” co-host Meghan McCain touted the way her father handled defeat in 2008 and suggested President Trump and his family would “melt down” and create “absolute bedlam, anger, and hysteria” if they’re defeated by Democratic nominee Joe Biden. [Snip] “When my Dad lost in ‘08, he huddled my brothers and sisters in a corner and said buck up, we’re the luckiest people in the entire world and we’re not going to feel sorry for ourselves, we made history. He then thanked the secret service and told them to go home to their family,” McCain wrote in a tweet. “I...

Monica Lewinsky says she's looking for a job. No longer shying away from the spotlight, two decades after her reputation was destroyed in the Clinton impeachment scandal, Lewinsky spoke to NBC's Savannah Guthrie Wednesday in an interview tied to National Bullying Prevention Month. Lewinsky, 46, told Guthrie she's looking for a "proper career" and would like to continue her work as a storyteller.(snip) While running for president in 2016, Hillary Clinton -- who famously stood by her husband during the scandal -- said he should not have resigned after the scandal with Lewinsky, whom she called an "adult."

Looking to redeem itself after its fallout with pharmaceutical giant Merck, Nastech announced positive results Thursday for early phase trials of a nasal spray for the treatment of obesity. The spray, dubbed PPY (3-36) was well tolerated when given to a group of 24 obese patients during a testing for variables such as food intake and appetite. The study was intended to find the most effective dose of the drug for further trials. Nastech said that, when administered by IV, the PPY caused patients to reduce their calorie intake by 30 percent, which matches results from previous studies of PPY....

Before you rush to take offence, let me make one thing clear. I am not a starver, or a dieter, or the kind of mean-spirited creature who looks at other women's thighs and thinks: they could use some work. I am a greedy person, a keen consumer of all things meat and dairy. I am also a lumpy person. When I wear low-cut jeans, a ripe Brie-like swell of flesh rises and falls above my waistband. You are as likely to see me in a miniskirt as you are the Duchess of Cornwall in full bondage gear. Does this worry...

Jenny Craig Inc., one of the nation's leading authorities on weight management, announced today that actress Kirstie Alley is the company's "star" client for 2005. In response to recent statements that she wants to lose the very weight that prompted her new Showtime series, "Fat Actress," Jenny Craig has offered Alley and ten of her closest friends the opportunity to participate in the program. Alley is currently working with her Jenny Craig consultants to lose weight and learn how to eat and live healthier. She will star in the company's advertising campaign featuring television commercials that begin airing January 10,...

On Saturday October 16th, Elizabeth Edwards will talk with voters in Santa Fe, New Mexico on the first day of early vote at expanded satellite locations throughout the state. Details of Mrs. Edwards' schedule for October 16th are below: Event is open to the press and the public. 2:30 p.m. M.T. Elizabeth Edwards Talks with New Mexico Voters Santa Fe Rodeo Fairgrounds 3229 Rodeo Road Santa Fe, N.M. OPEN PUBLIC; OPEN PRESS