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Massive PC, Console Game Discounts Ring in Holiday Season
Label: TechnologyBlack Friday, the day right after Thanksgiving, is normally the day associated with electronics sales. And while the proponents of “Cyber Monday” and “Small Business Saturday” have tried to get in on the action, it’s still common knowledge that Thanksgiving weekend is the best time to upgrade your PC or console game arsenal. Right?Not according to online game retailers. Discounts of up to 80 percent...
Ashton Kutcher files for divorce from Demi Moore
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ashton Kutcher filed court papers Friday to end his seven-year marriage to actress Demi Moore.The actor's divorce petition cites irreconcilable differences and does not list a date that the couple separated. Moore announced last year that she was ending her marriage to the actor 15 years her junior, but she never filed a petition.Kutcher's filing does not indicate that the couple...
The Neediest Cases: The Daughter of a Sick Woman Falls Prey to a Craigslist Scam
Label: HealthSitting side by side on their living room sofa, Patricia Morales and her daughter, Katherine, could be any mother-daughter duo. Both have dark hair, dark eyes and welcoming, infectious smiles. Librado Romero/The New York TimesPatricia Morales, 62, at home in the Bronx. Her treatment for ailments like rheumatoid arthritis and hepatitis C led to depression. ...
Naomi Gleit helps keep Facebook growing
Label: Business The gig: As senior director of Facebook Inc.'s growth, engagement and mobile team, Naomi Gleit helps grow the social network's...
Dec
21
State unemployment rate falls to 9.8% even as employers shed jobs
Label: World California's unemployment rate hit single-digits in November for the first time in almost four years, thanks in part to a holiday...
RIM shares dive as fee changes catch market off guard
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd dropped 20 percent on Friday on fears that a new fee structure for its high-margin services segment could put pressure on the business that has set the company apart from its competitors.The shares were still more than 80 percent above the year’s low, which was hit in September. They started to rally in November as investors began to bet...
PSY's 'Gangnam Style' reaches 1B views on YouTube
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Viral star PSY has reached a new milestone on YouTube.The South Korean rapper's video for "Gangnam Style" has reached 1 billion views, according to YouTube's own counter. It's the first time any clip has surpassed that mark on the streaming service owned by Google Inc.It shows the enduring popularity of the self-deprecating video that features Park Jae-sang's giddy up-style dance moves....
About New York: One Boy’s Death Moves State to Action to Prevent Others
Label: HealthPrompted by the death of a 12-year-old Queens boy in April, New York health officials are poised to make their state the first in the nation to require that hospitals aggressively look for sepsis in patients so treatment can begin sooner. Under the regulations, which are now being drafted, the hospitals will also have to publicly report the results of their efforts. The action by New York...
Herbalife to answer 'pyramid scheme' claim; stock slide continues
Label: Business With its three-day stock plunge accelerating Friday, Herbalife Ltd. said it will defend itself against a hedge fund manager’s...
Dec
20
New York Stock Exchange operator agrees to be sold for $8.2 billion
Label: World A flag flies on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange. (Richard Drew...
Heart joins select class with Rock Hall induction
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — The journey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame can be a long and winding road for some acts. For Heart, it took more than a decade, and sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson admitted they were losing hope."(The) running joke in the band was (we) would never get in," Ann said.But all that changed when the group made the class of 2013, announced this month."Well, it just goes to show you that...
U.N. Suspends Polio Campaign in Pakistan After Killings of Workers
Label: HealthB.K. Bangash/Associated PressA Pakistani woman administered polio vaccine to an infant on Wednesday in the slums of Islamabad. Militants have killed nine polio workers this week. LAHORE, Pakistan — The front-line heroes of Pakistan’s war on polio are its volunteers: young women who tread fearlessly from door to door, in slums and highland villages, administering precious drops of vaccine to children...
Stocks fall as sides snipe in `cliff' talks
Label: Business Stocks dipped Wednesday, recording their first loss of the week. President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress sniped at...
Dec
19
Robert Bork, failed Supreme Court nominee, dies at age 85
Label: World Robert H. Bork, whose failed Supreme Court nomination in 1987 infuriated conservatives and politicized the confirmation process...
Wii U finally gets Nintendo’s TVii service on December 20th
Label: TechnologyAfter a month-long delay, Nintendo (NTDOY) will launch its Nintendo TVii service for the Wii U on December 20th in the U.S. and Canada. Nintendo TVii is the company’s take on organizing all of the various video streaming and DVR services a user might subscribe to and then displaying them in an easy-to-navigate touchscreen-based interface on the Wii U GamePad. With Nintendo...
A year for enduring pop culture icons to shine
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Marilyn Monroe. The Rolling Stones. And Bond — James Bond. What do they have in common?Sure, one's long gone, and one's fictional. But all three marked a golden anniversary in 2012. And after a half-century in our pop-culture consciousness, they each displayed a surprisingly enduring appeal.So even though, as a culture, we still worshiped at the fountain of youth this year, marveling...
Shattering sunroofs prompt Hyundai to recall sport Veloster
Label: Business Hyundai is recalling 13,500 of its Veloster coupes because their big panoramic sunroofs can shatter and rain glass onto the...
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