BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins displays one of the new Blackberry 10 smartphones at the product launch January 30.STORY HIGHLIGHTSBlackBerry sales have slumped in the U.S. but is still strong in emerging marketsNew models launched should remember why they are popular in developing worldIn places like Brazil and South Africa, the 10 is the update to their current phonein Sub-Saharan Africa there is...
White House calls slaying of teen a 'terrible tragedy'
Labels: HealthA 15-year-old girl who had recently taken part in inauguration events in Washington was shot to death after leaving her South Side school Tuesday. ...
Egypt curfew scaled back as Mursi seeks end to bloodshed
Labels: BusinessCAIRO/BERLIN (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities scaled back a curfew imposed by President Mohamed Mursi, and the Islamist leader cut short a visit to Europe on Wednesday to deal with the deadliest violence in the seven months since he took power. Two more protesters were shot dead before dawn near Cairo's central Tahrir Square on Wednesday, a day after the army chief warned that the state...
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Wall Street advances as defensive stocks extend rally
Labels: WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks advanced on Tuesday, led by defensive sectors, in a sign the cash piles recently moving into the market are being put to use by cautious investors to pick up more gains. The S&P 500 is on track to post its best monthly performance since October 2011 and its best January since 1997 as investors poured $55 billion in new cash into stock mutual funds and exchange-traded...
Could Barbara Walters’ Chicken Pox Have Been Prevented?
Labels: WorldLegendary broadcast journalist Barbara Walters probably should have been vaccinated against chicken pox, experts say.Yesterday, it was announced that the 83-year-old, who never had chicken pox as a child, remains hospitalized with the virus. While vaccinating children against chicken pox is routine, the vaccine is also recommended for adolescents and adults who haven’t previously had the disease....
A-Rod denies PED use report; MLB investigates
Labels: TechnologyNEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez denied a newspaper report that accused him of buying human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing substances from a Miami-area clinic.The Miami New Times, an alternative weekly, reported Tuesday that it obtained records detailing purchases by Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, Gio Gonzalez, Bartolo Colon, Nelson Cruz and Yasmani Grandal from a clinic called Biogenesis,...
Is the U.S. getting Egypt wrong again?
Labels: LifestyleEgyptian riot police stand guard as people protest against Egypt's President Mohamed Morsy in Cairo on December 29, 2012.STORY HIGHLIGHTSNational protests against Morsy set for second anniversary of Egypt's revolution Cynthia Schneider: U.S. out of step, underestimates the anti-Morsy sentiment She says proponents of secular democracy think the U.S. backs Muslim BrotherhoodShe says massive protests...
Sixty-five found executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists
Labels: BusinessBEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a "new massacre" in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. Opposition campaigners blamed the government but it was impossible to confirm who was responsible. Assad's forces and rebels have been battling in Syria's commercial...
Jan
28
S&P 500 eases, ends longest winning run in eight years
Labels: WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 eased slightly on Monday after an eight-day run of gains, while the Nasdaq edged higher as Apple shares rebounded. The index remained above 1,500, however, after closing above that level on Friday for the first time in more than five years. The S&P 500's eight sessions of gains was its longest winning streak in eight years. Caterpillar...
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