WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said it would raise $7.6 billion in the sale of its remaining shares of American International...
Dec
10
In Venice, a new business bloom on Rose Avenue
Label: World Step inside the Rose Market near the corner of Rose and 5th avenues in Venice, and make your way to the refrigerator in the...
The Wii U uses less than half the power of the Xbox 360 and the PS3
Label: TechnologyNintendo’s (NTDOY) Wii prided itself for being a super energy-efficient console that ran nearly silent and sipped very little electricity. And although Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox 360 was originally a loud monster with a penchant for Red-Ring-of-Death-ing itself, the amount of power it consumed was never as much as Sony’s (SNE) launch PlayStation 3, which used more power than...
'Skyfall' launches back to top spot with $10.8M
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — The James Bond blockbuster "Skyfall" has risen back to the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, taking in $10.8 million.That brought its domestic total to $261.4 million and its worldwide haul to a franchise record of $918 million.The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts...
Rate of Childhood Obesity Falls in Several Cities
Label: HealthPHILADELPHIA — After decades of rising childhood obesity rates, several American cities are reporting their first declines. The trend has emerged in big cities like New York and Los Angeles, as well as smaller places like Anchorage, Alaska, and Kearney, Neb. The state of Mississippi has also registered a drop, but only among white students. “It’s been nothing but bad news for 30...
Wells Fargo settlement over 'pick-a-pay' home loans is challenged
Label: Business Accusing Wells Fargo & Co. of reneging on a sweeping mortgage-modification deal, a lawyer for troubled homeowners is trying...
Dec
09
Boehner, Obama talk 'fiscal cliff' at White House
Label: World WASHINGTON -- After days of theatrics and threats from both sides, President Obama met privately with House Speaker John A....
Plane believed to be singer's found in Mexico
Label: LifestyleMONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera was found in northern Mexico on Sunday and there were no survivors, authorities said.Transportation and Communications Minister Gerardo Ruiz Esparza said "everything points toward" the wreckage belonging to the plane carrying Rivera and six other people to Toluca, outside Mexico...
A Breakthrough Against Leukemia Using Altered T-Cells
Label: HealthPHILIPSBURG, Pa. — Emma Whitehead has been bounding around the house lately, practicing somersaults and rugby-style tumbles that make her parents wince. It is hard to believe, but last spring Emma, then 6, was near death from leukemia. She had relapsed twice after chemotherapy, and doctors had run out of options. Desperate to save her, her parents sought an experimental treatment at...
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