BEIJING -- North Korea announced Saturday that it will send a long-range rocket into space this month, trying to make up for...
New job posting suggests Nokia may still be considering Android after all
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Glen Campbell considering more live shows in 2013
Label: LifestyleNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Glen Campbell may be wrapping up a goodbye tour but that doesn’t mean he’s done with the stage.Campbell is considering scheduling more shows next year after playing more than 120 dates in 2012.The 76-year-old singer has Alzheimer’s disease and has begun to lose his memory. He put out his final studio album, “Ghost on the Canvas,” in 2011 and embarked on the tour with family...
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Small union is causing big problems for ports
Label: World The small band of strikers that has effectively shut down the nation's busiest shipping complex forced two huge cargo ships...
Producer sues Pythons over ‘Spamalot’ royalties
Label: LifestyleLONDON (AP) — It’s no joking matter.A producer of the film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” is suing the British comedy troupe over royalties from the hit stage musical “Spamalot.”Producer Mark Forstater wants a bigger share of proceeds from the show, which is based on the Pythons’ 1975 movie spoof of the legend of King Arthur.Lawyers for Monty Python are contesting Forstater’s claim and will present...
Ranbaxy, a Generic Drug Maker, Stops Making Cholesterol Pill
Label: HealthRanbaxy Pharmaceuticals, the largest producer of the generic version of Lipitor, has halted production of the drug until it can figure out why glass particles may have ended up in pills that were distributed to the public, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. The agency said it had not received any reports of patients being harmed by the particles, which are about the...
Consumers Cut Spending in October
Label: BusinessWASHINGTON — Americans cut back on spending last month and saw no growth in their income, the Commerce Department said Friday, reflecting disruptions from Hurricane Sandy that could hold back economic growth in the final months of the year. Consumer spending dropped 0.2 percent in October, the government said. That was down from an increase of 0.8 percent in September and was the weakest...
Nov
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British judge urges new press regulator due to hacking scandal
Label: World LONDON – In a highly anticipated and lengthy report, a senior judge Thursday recommended that a new, independent regulatory...
Lindsay Lohan arrested on assault charge in NYC
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested Thursday after police said she hit a woman during an argument at a New York City nightclub.The “Mean Girls” and “Freaky Friday” star was arrested at 4 a.m. and charged with third-degree assault.She left a police precinct nearly four hours later with a black jacket pulled over her head. She was wearing leggings, a green mini skirt and high-heels, and...
Medicare Is Faulted in Electronic Medical Records Conversion
Label: HealthThe conversion to electronic medical records — a critical piece of the Obama administration’s plan for health care reform — is “vulnerable” to fraud and abuse because of the failure of Medicare officials to develop appropriate safeguards, according to a sharply critical report to be issued Thursday by federal investigators. Mike Spencer/Wilmington Star-News, via Associated PressCeleste...
Media Decoder Blog: CNN Makes It Official: Zucker to Be New President
Label: Business11:36 a.m. | Updated CNN made official Thursday morning its decision to install Jeff Zucker, the former chief executive of NBC, as the new president of CNN Worldwide.The announcement culminated a monthslong search to find a replacement for Jim Walton, who had led CNN to record profits even as ratings for its American network, CNN/U.S., hit record lows. The network announced in July that Mr. Walton...
Nov
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Obama, Romney to meet over lunch at the White House Thursday
Label: World WASHINGTON -- President Obama and former campaign rival Mitt Romney will meet for a private lunch Thursday at the White House,...
Rihanna’s “Unapologetic” tops Billboard album chart
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – R&B singer Rihanna shot straight to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Tuesday with her seventh record “Unapologetic,” scoring her first No. 1 album despite mixed reviews.“Unapologetic,” which topped iTunes charts in 43 countries just hours after its release on November19, sold 238,000 copies according to Billboard, scoring the 24-year-old singer from Barbados...
Nurses Sue Douglas Kennedy for $200,000
Label: Health Yana Paskova for The New York TimesTwo nurses have accused Douglas Kennedy, a son of Robert F. Kennedy, of assault and battery, negligence and causing them emotional and physical distress after an episode involving his newborn son. Two nurses in Westchester County have filed a $200,000 lawsuit against Douglas Kennedy, a son of Robert F. Kennedy, accusing him of...
Ex-NASA Scientist’s Data Fears Come True
Label: BusinessIn 2007, Robert M. Nelson, an astronomer, and 27 other scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory sued NASA arguing that the space agency’s background checks of employees of government contractors were unnecessarily invasive and violated their privacy rights. Privacy advocates chimed in as well, contending that the space agency would not be able to protect the confidential details it was...
Nov
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Obama returns to campaign trail to promote middle-class tax cuts
Label: World Negotiations on the fiscal cliff continue Tuesday as neither Republicans nor Democrats...
Nintendo says more than 400,000 Wii Us sold in US
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK (AP) — Nintendo has sold more than 400,000 of its new video game console, the Wii U, in its first week on sale in the U.S., the company said Monday.The Wii U launched on Nov. 18 in the U.S. at a starting price of $ 300. Nintendo said the sales figure, based on internal estimates, is through Saturday, or seven days later.The Wii U is the first major game console to launch in six years. It...
New Jersey’s Christie, more popular than ever, seeks re-election
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican star who has enjoying record-high popularity for his hands-on approach to Superstorm Sandy, on Monday filed papers announcing his intention to seek a second term next November.Christie, a popular surrogate on Republican Mitt Romney‘s failed presidential campaign, delivered the keynote address at the Republican National Convention...
Imaging Shows Progressive Damage by Parkinson’s
Label: HealthFor the first time, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology report, brain imaging has been able to show in living patients the progressive damage Parkinson’s disease causes to two small structures deep in the brain. The new technique confirms some ideas about the overall progress of the disease in the brain. But the effects of Parkinson’s vary in patients, the researchers...
News Analysis: St. Jude Medical Suffers for Redacting a Product Name
Label: BusinessPeter Muhly for The New York TimesDr. Ernest Lau holds a Durata lead from a St. Jude Medical Fortify ICD, an implanted heart defibrillator. IS covering a product’s name in a public document a sign that a company has something to hide? And how should doctors, patients and investors react if the product at issue is one on which peoples’ lives and a company’s fortunes depend? Such questions...
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SEC chief Mary Schapiro to step down
Label: World WASHINGTON -- Mary Schapiro said Monday she will step down as chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission next month.Schapiro,...
Yes, the Government Can Still Spy on Your Digital Life (for Now)
Label: TechnologyAhead of a controversial Senate debate on digital privacy this week, the battle over warrantless cell-phone and Internet searches is beginning to take shape — even as law-enforcement agencies continue to carry out the searches anyway. Judges across the country have thrown out cases that used tracked digital American lives without warrants, but others haven’t, reports The New York Times‘s Somini...
Rolling Stones turn back clock with hit-filled comeback
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – The Rolling Stones turned back the clock in style on Sunday with their first concert in five years, strutting and swaggering their way through hit after familiar hit to celebrate 50 years in business.Before a packed crowd of 20,000 at London‘s O2 Arena, they banished doubts that age may have slowed down one of the world’s greatest rock and roll bands, as lead singer Mick Jagger...
Agency Investigates Deaths and Injuries Associated With Bed Rails
Label: HealthThomas Patterson for The New York TimesGloria Black’s mother died in her bed at a care facility. In November 2006, when Clara Marshall began suffering from the effects of dementia, her family moved her into the Waterford at Fairway Village, an assisted living home in Vancouver, Wash. The facility offered round-the-clock care for Ms. Marshall, who had wandered away from home several times. Her husband...
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