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Nov
30
Apple overcomes last hurdle, iPhone 5 cleared for sale in China as Android continues to dominate
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Posted by Copetau at 5:08 AM
Adkins explains Confederate flag earpiece
Labels: Lifestyle 0 commentsNEW YORK (AP) — Trace Adkins wore an earpiece decorated like the Confederate flag when he performed for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting but says he meant no offense by it.Adkins appeared with the earpiece on a nationally televised special for the lighting on Wednesday. Some regard the flag as a racist symbol and criticized Adkins in Twitter postings.But in a statement released Thursday,...
Posted by Copetau at 5:06 AM
Kenya village of AIDS orphans hangs hopes on trees
Labels: Health 0 commentsNYUMBANI, Kenya (AP) — There are no middle-aged adults in the Kenyan village of Nyumbani. They all died years ago. Only the young and old live here.The 938 children here all saw their parents die. The 97 grandparents saw their middle-aged children die. But put together, the bookend generations take care of one another.UNAIDS says that as of 2011 an estimated 23.5 million people living with HIV resided...
Posted by Copetau at 5:04 AM
Republican congressman makes waves in 'fiscal cliff' negotiations
Labels: Business 0 commentsRep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) made headlines this week when suggested that his Republican colleagues should join with President Obama on a quick "fiscal cliff" fix by voting to extend the Bush tax-rates for everyone but the highest income earners, and leaving the rest of the debate for later.Cole's plan, which was first reported by Politico, was rejected by House Speaker John Boehner, who told reporters,...
Posted by Copetau at 5:02 AM
Nov
29
Official says 10 Afghan civilians killed by bomb
Labels: World 0 commentsKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A provincial official says a roadside bomb has killed 10 people and wounded eight in a remote part Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province.District Governor Nayamatullah Khaliqi said Thursday that the blast occurred late Wednesday and that most of the dead were women and children. He had no other details about the casualties from the blast near the village of Dehzak in the...
Posted by Copetau at 5:10 AM
Lindsay Lohan arrested on assault charge in NYC
Labels: Lifestyle 0 commentsNEW 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 allegedly got into the spat with another woman at Club Avenue, in Manhattan's Chelsea section. She struck the woman in face with her hand, police said....
Posted by Copetau at 5:06 AM
Simple measures cut infections caught in hospitals
Labels: Health 0 commentsCHICAGO (AP) — Preventing surgery-linked infections is a major concern for hospitals and it turns out some simple measures can make a big difference.A project at seven big hospitals reduced infections after colorectal surgeries by nearly one-third. It prevented an estimated 135 infections, saving almost $4 million, the Joint Commission hospital regulating group and the American College of Surgeons...
Posted by Copetau at 5:04 AM
Two winners in record Powerball jackpot
Labels: Business 0 commentsWinning tickets for the record Powerball jackpot worth more than $587 million were purchased in Arizona and Missouri.Missouri Lottery official Susan Goedde confirmed to ABC News this morning that one of the winning tickets was purchased in the state, but they would not announce which town until later this morning.Arizona lottery officials said they had no information on that state's winner or winners...
Posted by Copetau at 5:02 AM
Nov
28
Tibetan protests against Chinese rule in new phase
Labels: World 0 commentsBEIJING (AP) — Two dozen Tibetans have set themselves on fire in western China this month in a dramatic acceleration of the protests against authoritarian Chinese rule, activist groups say.The surge in self-immolations, along with an increase in large demonstrations, mark a new phase in the Tibetan protests.At least 86 people have set themselves on fire since the immolations began in 2009. In a change...
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Nokia wins tribunal ruling on wireless patents
Labels: Technology 0 commentsHELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia has won its dispute with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) over use of its patents related to wireless local access network (WLAN) technology, the Finnish company said on Wednesday.Announcing that an arbitrator had ruled in its favor, Nokia said: “It found that RIM was in breach of contract and is not entitled to manufacture or sell WLAN products without first agreeing...
Posted by Copetau at 5:08 AM
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