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A recent survey indicates that fewer Japanese women are willing to give obligatory chocolates to colleagues this Valentine's Day, signaling a decline in the local "giri choco" tradition. About the tradition: In Japan, it is a common practice for women to give chocolates to male colleagues, superiors and sometimes even clients as a social obligation. The "giri choco" tradition, which means "obligation chocolate," is considered a polite gesture and not romantic...

>> reporter: so what are you making here? >> i am making peanut butter guckeyes. ut reporter: buckeyes. >> yes. >> reporter: fall is candy season and its when talk in donna mcnemars candy shop, coco beans in sandusky county, ohio, turns to politics. sandusky is a swing county. enesident obama won it twice, but so did george w. bush. and who would you like to see win this election? >> i would like to see donald trump win this election. >> reporter: mcnemar says she especially likes his plans for ...

If you never got around to returning your vhs videotapes years ago, you might want to watch out. a north carolina man found out the hard way. you see he was actually arrested for failing to return of all things "a freddie got fingered" from 14 years ago. although the video store is closed, james meyers is due in court next month and can face a fine if convicted. with easter right around the corner, candy retailers are sure to rejoice this week. the holiday beats out halloween as the most lucra...

Finally tonight here, a new study almost too sweet to believe. chocolate helps our memory? our concentration? heres abcs clayton sandell. >> reporter: okay, we all know, sometimes chocolate makes us act a little strange. just ask homer simpson. >> wow, chocolate, half price. >> reporter: or augustus gloop. >> my chocolate! >> help! >> my beautiful chocolate! >> reporter: but a new study the authors insist was not paid for

Heart-shaped boxes of candies already shipped nationwide may be mislabeled and could contain nuts. sees is recommending people with nut allergies avoid their eight-ounce boxes labeled classic red hearts, with assorted chocolates. and seeing red tonight. lawyers for pop superstar katy perry. yeah, you remember that left shark who seemed to forget the dance moves during her super bowl halftime show. well, an enterprising artist created a 3-d printable left shark and sold it online but perrys law...

It be what i want it to be. >> leonard wanted more joy in her life. and so she overhauled her company. >> the business will be transformed into what i want it to be. which is an internet business and a business that is for corporations, local images and the like. >> she spent the summer returning to her original plan. expanding her web presence and selling her chocolates to corporate clients. leonards slowly easing out of the retail market. leonard said it was easy to cut back and retool because...

>> i need to start over and have it be what i want it to be. >> leonard wanted more joy in her life so she overhaul ld her company. >> the business will be transformed into what i want it to be which is an internet business. >> she spent the summer returning to her original claim, selling her chocolates to corporate clients. leonard also slowing out of the retail market because she wanted to control her life and regain her business. >> it gave me new life. there was a little more spark in me tha...

He mentioned so-called mohawk guy, the mission control staffer whose distinctive hair has gotten almost as much attention as the rover at some times. and the president asked to be notified if the rover has any company up there. >> if, in fact, you do make contact with martians, please let me know right away. ive got a lot of other things on my plate but i suspect that will go to the top of the list. >> by the way, the newest photos from the rover show a landscape even more astoundingly similar t...

Prosecution, andrew young, a former aide who wrote a tell-all book and says edwards solicited and orchestrated the money for the cover-up. edwards is vigorously challenging youngs credibility, and in court documents argues young actually pocketed much of the money, himself. young was not available for comment. >> i think it will definitely be the trial of andrew young. i think hes the centerpiece witness for the prosecution. >> reporter: experts say the defense may have difficulty to get the def...