CAIRO — Algerian troops raided a remote natural gas refinery Saturday, killing 11 Islamic militants but not before extremists...
Social media dispute resolution stumps some companies
Label: Technology(Reuters) – If HBO cuts out on you in the middle of the latest “Girls” episode, and you have Charter Communications Inc as your cable provider, don’t try tweeting your dismay to their customer service department. Nobody will hear your lament.Charter, the fourth largest cable provider in the U.S. with 5.2 million customers across 25 states, closed up its social-media based customer service team in...
Alicia Keys first Sundance as producer, composer
Label: LifestylePARK CITY, Utah (AP) — It's a busy week for Alicia Keys.The singer-songwriter is set to perform at three events during Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on Monday. She'll sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl on Feb. 3. And meanwhile, she popped over to Park City, Utah, to debut her first film as executive producer and composer.The 32-year-old entertainer is attending her first Sundance...
Business Briefing | Medicine: F.D.A. Clears Botox to Help Bladder Control
Label: Health Botox, the wrinkle treatment made by Allergan, has been approved to treat adults with overactive bladders who cannot tolerate or were not helped by other drugs, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. Botox injected into the bladder muscle causes the bladder to relax, increasing its storage capacity. “Clinical studies have demonstrated Botox’s ability to significantly reduce the frequency...
Cases of celebrities accused of financial crimes adding up
Label: Business Call it the Securities and Exchange Commission's most wanted celebrities list.Daniel Ruettiger, the Notre Dame football player...
Jan
18
Obama aides launch Organizing for Action to back his agenda
Label: World WASHINGTON -- Leaders of President Obama's reelection campaign announced Friday that they are launching a permanent advocacy organization called Organizing for Action...
Why Won’t the NRA Say Anything About Its (Possibly Fake) New Video Game?
Label: TechnologyIf this app is, in fact, an unlicensed kind of hoax using the NRA acronym without permission, you’d think the NRA might want to squash the brand association quickly. Despite the gun lobby’s slow response to the Newtown massacre, the NRA isn’t afraid of issuing cease and desists or suing President Obama, the District of Columbia, or the Department of Justice.RELATED:...
Playwright Anna Deavere Smith wins Gish Prize
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Anna Deavere Smith has won one of the largest and most prestigious awards in the arts.The committee that awards the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize announced Friday that the actress and playwright known for pioneering a form of theatrical journalism is this year's winner."Anna opens our eyes, ears and minds to some of the most challenging aspects of our lives, and in so doing helps...
The Neediest Cases: Medical Bills Crush Brooklyn Man’s Hope of Retiring
Label: HealthAndrea Mohin/The New York TimesJohn Concepcion and his wife, Maria, in their home in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. They are awaiting even more medical bills. Retirement was just about a year away, or so John Concepcion thought, when a sudden health crisis put his plans in doubt. For the past 100 years, The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund has provided direct assistance to children, families...
Stocks flat; GE, Morgan Stanley up
Label: Business A mixed batch of earnings reports from some of Corporate America's biggest names kept the stock market treading water in early...
PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 could cost just $350, expected to launch this fall
Label: TechnologySony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) are both expected to announce their next-generation gaming consoles at the Electronics Entertainment Expo in June, or even a little before then. While we have seen rumored specs for both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox 720, one thing that has escaped us is a possible price tag. In a research note to investors on Monday, Colin Sebastian of Baird Equity Research suggested...
Lance Armstrong left it 'all on table' with Oprah
Label: LifestyleAll the speculation is about to end. In a matter of hours, viewers can judge for themselves whether Lance Armstrong told the truth this time.Armstrong's confession to Oprah Winfrey about using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France a record seven times in a row will be televised at 9 p.m. Thursday, the first segment of a two-part special on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Since word of his...
The New Old Age Blog: Officials Say Checks Won't Be in the Mail
Label: HealthThe jig is up.Two years ago, the Treasury Department initiated its Go Direct campaign to persuade people still receiving paper checks for their Social Security, Veterans Affairs, S.S.I. and other federal benefits to switch to direct deposit.“At that point, we were issuing approximately 11 million checks each month,” or about 15 percent of the total, Walt Henderson, director of the campaign, told me.After...
Initial jobless claims plunged last week to lowest level in 5 years
Label: Business WASHINGTON -- Initial jobless claims fell sharply last week to 335,000, the lowest level in five years in a hopeful sign for...
Jan
16
Helicopter crashes in central London, killing at least two people
Label: WorldA helicopter crash near a busy train station in London caused a huge fireball on the ground and killed two people. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports.
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Leaked BlackBerry 10 sales manual reveals new images and details
Label: TechnologyThe buzz continues to mount leading up to the January 30th unveiling of Research In Motions’s (RIMM) next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform, but we’re not sure how much is left to learn. Many BlackBerry 10 features have already been announced, we’ve seen RIM’s first two next-generation handsets — the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry X10 — a number times, and now Rogers’ internal sales manual for...
Director defends 'Zero Dark Thirty' torture scenes
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Director Kathryn Bigelow defends torture scenes in her Oscar-nominated film "Zero Dark Thirty," saying torture was an undeniable part of the hunt for Osama bin Laden after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.The film opens by declaring it's based on firsthand accounts of actual events.But Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and other lawmakers criticized the film as misleading...
Phys Ed: Exercise Can Boost Flu Shot's Potency
Label: HealthPhys EdGretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness.As this year’s influenza season continues to take its toll, those procrastinators now hurrying to get a flu shot might wish to know that exercise may amplify the flu vaccine’s effect. And for maximal potency, the exercise should be undertaken at the right time and involve the right dosage of sweat, according to several recent reports.Flu shots are...
Dunkin' Donuts planning to expand into Southern California
Label: Business Dunkin’ Donuts is returning to Southern California, planning to open franchises in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino,...
Tata Consultancy says demand in U.S. strong across segments
Label: TechnologyMUMBAI/BANGALORE (Reuters) – India’s top software services provider Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) said demand in the key U.S. market is strong across its business segments, with regional banks stepping up spending on technology.The Mumbai-based company said on Monday that profit jumped 23 percent in the quarter ended December, beating analysts‘ expectations. TCS also gave an upbeat growth outlook,...
AP NewsBreak: Rewrite for National Book Awards
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Awards are getting a rewrite.New rules announced Tuesday include a "long list" of 10 nominees to be offered for each of the four competitive categories before being narrowed to the traditional five finalists. And the pool of judges will be expanded beyond writers to include critics, booksellers and librarians.The changes are the most extensive since the mid-1990s...
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