CAIRO — Algerian troops raided a remote natural gas refinery Saturday, killing 11 Islamic militants but not before extremists...
Dotcom says new site legal, no revenge for Megaupload saga
Label: TechnologyAUCKLAND (Reuters) – Kim Dotcom, founder of outlawed file-sharing website Megaupload, said his new “cyberlocker” was not revenge on U.S. authorities who planned a raid on his home, closed Megaupload and charged him with online piracy for which he faces jail if found guilty.Dotcom said his new offering, Mega.co.nz, which will launch on Sunday even as he and three colleagues await extradition from New...
AP Source: Lady Gaga to perform at inaugural ball
Label: LifestyleWASHINGTON (AP) — Watch out Beyonce (bee-AHN'-say) and Katy Perry. There's another diva set to perform during the inauguration festivities — Lady Gaga.A person familiar with the inauguration tells The Associated Press that the pop star will perform at Tuesday's ball for White House staffers. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because that person wasn't authorized to publicly reveal the information.The...
Personal Health: That Loving Feeling Takes a Lot of Work
Label: HealthWhen people fall in love and decide to marry, the expectation is nearly always that love and marriage and the happiness they bring will last; as the vows say, till death do us part. Only the most cynical among us would think, walking down the aisle, that if things don’t work out, “We can always split.”But the divorce rate in the United States is half the marriage rate, and that does not bode well...
Downtown L.A.'s edgy arts district is neighborhood in transition
Label: Business When Gideon Kotzer set out to open a discount electronics store in the mid-1990s, he deliberately chose an old warehouse in...
Jan
18
House leaders offer short-term debt increase
Label: World WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – House Republicans announced Friday that they will vote next week to authorize a temporary extension of the...
Morrisons to launch online kitchenware business
Label: TechnologyLONDON (Reuters) – Britain‘s fourth largest supermarket group Wm Morrison said on Friday it would extend its online presence in the spring with the launch of a kitchenware website in partnership with specialist Lakeland.The joint venture will be Morrisons‘ third fully transactional website following the launch of wine website MorrisonsCellar.com in November and the purchase of baby care retailer Kiddicare.com...
'Django Unchained' action figures discontinued
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Weinstein Co. has asked a toy maker to discontinue a line of "Django Unchained" action figures after receiving complaints that they were offensive.The studio said Friday that such collectibles have been created for all of director Quentin Tarantino's films, including "Inglourious Basterds," and that they were meant for people 17 and older, the audience for the film."Django Unchained"...
Well: Your Twitter Tips for Going Vegan
Label: HealthIn this week’s Well column, “How to Go Vegan,”, we asked you to send in your favorite tips and tricks for adopting a solely plant-based diet on Twitter. We received a range of responses, from quirky ingredient combinations that replicate a nonvegan dish to simple mantras to get you in a vegan frame of mind. Here are some of our favorites. To see the entire list of submissions, visit the hashtag, #vegantips.Let’s...
Stocks flat; GE, Morgan Stanley up
Label: Business A mixed batch of earnings reports from some of Corporate America's biggest names nudged the stock market lower Friday. General...
AT&T Offers $100 Off HSPA+ Nexus 7 for a Limited Time
Label: TechnologyThe Nexus 7, made by Asus in partnership with Google, was the first really successful Android tablet that wasn’t made by a bookseller. It brought the hundreds of thousands of games and apps on Google Play (formerly the Android Market) to a wide audience, and it did so at an unheard-of price point: Only $ 199, for a device packing a Tegra 3 processor which made it much more powerful (and better for...
'Dear Abby' advice columnist dies at age 94
Label: LifestyleMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the long-running "Dear Abby" advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout the world, has died. She was 94.Publicist Gene Willis of Universal Uclick said Phillips died Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.Phillips' column competed for decades with the advice...
The New Old Age: In Flu Season, Use a Mask. But Which One?
Label: HealthFace masks help prevent people from getting the flu. But how much protection do they provide?You might think the answer to this question would be well established. It’s not.In fact, there is considerable uncertainty over how well face masks guard against influenza when people use them outside of hospitals and other health care settings. This has been a topic of discussion and debate in infectious...
American Airlines unveils new look for its planes
Label: Business It is still unclear if American Airlines will emerge from bankruptcy alone or merged with US Airways.What is clear now is that...
Jan
16
L.A. councilman seeks ban on large-capacity gun magazines
Label: World Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian wants the city to explore the feasibility of banning the possession of high-capacity...
“GameStick” and NVIDIA “Project SHIELD” Consoles-in-a-Controller on Their Way
Label: TechnologyBoth GameStick and NVIDIA’s Project Shield are upcoming game consoles the size of a game controller, which can hook up to a larger display. Both are powered by Android, Google‘s open-source operating system that’s normally used on smartphones and tablets. And both have working hardware prototypes already. But one is a $ 99 Kickstarter project by an indie group, while the other has the backing of two...
Cotillard named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Label: LifestyleCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard (koh-tee-YAR') has been named the 2013 Harvard University Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year.The French actress, who won the 2007 best actress Oscar for her role in "La Vie En Rose," will be honored with a parade and roast, and given her ceremonial pudding pot, at Harvard on Jan. 31.The 37-year-old Cotillard has appeared...
The New Old Age: In Flu Season,Use a Mask. But Which One?
Label: HealthFace masks help prevent people from getting the flu. But how much protection do they provide?You might think the answer to this question would be well established. It’s not.In fact, there is considerable uncertainty over how well face masks guard against influenza when people use them outside of hospitals and other health care settings. This has been a topic of discussion and debate in infectious...
Japan Airlines grounds Boeing 787 fleet
Label: Business BEIJING -- Japan Airlines said it suspended operations of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet Wednesday following the emergency...
Jan
15
Cuban hospital carefully guards Hugo Chavez’s privacy
Label: TechnologyHAVANA (Reuters) – You would never guess that one of the world’s most famous heads of state, Venezuelan president and self-proclaimed revolutionary Hugo Chavez, is battling cancer at Havana’s Center for Medical-Surgical Research (CIMEQ).At the weekend there was no visible increase in security at the hospital’s main entrance, where guards in olive green uniforms checked the comings and goings of visitors...
Not guilty pleas entered for Lohan on misdemeanors
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three misdemeanor charges related to a car crash and was ordered to appear in court for a hearing later this month.Her plea was entered by her attorney Shawn Holley, who declined to comment after the hearing. Lohan was not required to attend.Superior Court Commissioner Jane Godfrey said the actress must appear at a Jan. 30 pretrial hearing.Lohan...
Well: Turning to the Web for a Medical Diagnosis
Label: HealthThirty-five percent of American adults said they have used the Internet to diagnose a medical condition for themselves or someone else, according to a new Pew Research Center study. Women are more likely than men to turn to the Internet for diagnoses. Other groups more likely to do so are younger people, white adults, people with college degrees and those who live in households with income above $75,000.The...
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