KABUL, Afghanistan -- Firefighters battled through the night to contain a raging fire that swept through a market in the Afghan...
'Hobbit' extends No. 1 journey with $36.7 million
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood.Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" took in $36.7 million to remain No. 1 at the box office for the second-straight weekend, easily beating a rush of top-name holiday newcomers.Part one of Jackson's prelude to his "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the Warner Bros. release raised...
Genetic Gamble : Drugs Aim to Make Several Types of Cancer Self-Destruct
Label: HealthC.J. Gunther for The New York TimesDr. Donald Bergstrom is a cancer specialist at Sanofi, one of three companies working on a drug to restore a tendency of damaged cells to self-destruct. For the first time ever, three pharmaceutical companies are poised to test whether new drugs can work against a wide range of cancers independently of where they originated — breast, prostate, liver, lung. The drugs...
Association board can't use email instead of meetings
Label: Business Question: I recently was elected to the board of directors of my homeowners association. I was surprised to learn that rather...
Dec
22
This bus' next stop: doing good
Label: World Maybe you want to help others. Maybe you long to lend a hand. But you're not sure where and you're not sure how and you don't...
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...
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