31 December, 2012

Movers roundup: Facebook, Best Buy

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Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Dec. 31, from AP Business News : — Shares of Facebook Inc. rose after an analyst said adverti...

Hillary Clinton, Hospitalized with a Blood Clot, Faces New Decisions

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Yesterday evening Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was hospitalized for treatment and monitoring of a blood clot . Earlier this mo...

U.S. heading off ‘fiscal cliff’ despite Senate efforts

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States was headed over the “ fiscal cliff ” – at least temporarily – at midnight on Monday as time was ru...

Pope marks end of difficult year, notes God’s good

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI marked the end of a difficult year Monday by saying that despite all the death and injustice in the w...
30 December, 2012

Kobe Bryant Finally Joins Twitter — Kind Of

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Long among the sports world’s biggest Twitter holdouts, Kobe Bryant has finally joined the social network . But he hasn’t opened an account...

UK “X Factor” winner regains top chart spot

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LONDON (Reuters) – James Arthur , winner of this year’s British version of the “X Factor” TV talent show , saw his debut single climb back ...

New Year’s Resolutions For Better Health

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New Year’s resolutions are typically so singular, self-focused and private. How about making a resolution or two this year that has benefit...

Washington pushes United States to edge of “fiscal cliff”

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers pushed the country to the edge of the “fiscal cliff” on Sunday as they struggled to reach a last-minute de...

Pakistan militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on Shi’ites

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PESHWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani militants, who have escalated attacks in recent weeks, killed at least 41 people in two separate in...
29 December, 2012

The Boy Genius Report: The Wii U is Nintendo’s last console

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I remember it still — people flipped out about the Nintendo (NTDOY) Wii. Yes, its name was mocked for a while, but there was genuine excitem...