NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday and were on track for their biggest two-day decline since November as weak data suggested expectations for economic growth were overly optimistic. The two-day decline marked the U.S. stock market's first sustained pullback this year. The Standard & Poor's 500 is up 5.2 percent so far this year. The benchmark index has climbed for seven...
Deadly Bombings Hit Southern India City
Label: WorldMahesh Kumar A/Associated PressA member of the bomb squad with a sniffer dog arrived at a blast site in Hyderabad on Thursday. NEW DELHI — Two bombs planted on bicycles killed at least 13 people and wounded some 70 in a busy shopping district in the southern India city of Hyderabad at the height of Thursday’s evening rush hour, the largest terrorist bombing in the country since September 2011. ...
Diane Lane and Josh Brolin Split
Label: Lifestyle 02/21/2013 at 02:25 PM EST Josh Brolin and Diane Lane Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup After eight years of marriage, Josh Brolin and Diane Lane are splitting, their reps confirm to PEOPLE.The pair, who married in a 2004 ceremony at Brolin's central California ranch,...
Feb
20
Obama admin. tackles colonoscopy confusion
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — The new health law requires that most insurance plans cover all costs for preventive care, including colon cancer screening.But it didn't turn out to be that simple.Many patients ended up with a bill when the doctor performing the colonoscopy removed precancerous growths known as polyps. Why the bill? Because a preventive screening had turned into a procedure.Now the Obama administration...
Wall Street drops as energy sector drags
Label: BusinessDEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Doug" (24), and I (22) have been in a long-distance relationship for a year, but we were friends for a couple of years before that. I had never had a serious relationship before and lacked experience. Doug has not only been in two other long-term relationships, but has had sex with more than 15 women. One of them is an amateur porn actress.I knew about this, but it didn't...
Boiko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Submits Resignation
Label: WorldPrime Minister Boiko Borisov of Bulgaria submitted his government’s resignation on Wednesday after a tumultuous week of public anger over rising electricity prices, corruption and worsening living standards that ignited mass protests nationwide and led to bloody clashes with the police on Tuesday night. “The people gave us power, and today we are returning it,” Mr. Borisov said on Wednesday...
Twitter begins integrating advertising software
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it is opening up its platform to third-party advertising management software, taking another step to establish its ad-based business model ahead of an initial public offering.The ads application programming interface, or API, would allow advertisers to connect their existing ad management software to their Twitter account to automate ads on the...
Amy Poehler Is the Latest Star to Get Bangs - Who Should Be Next?
Label: Lifestyle Stylewatch Style News Now 02/20/2013 at 01:30 PM ET Landov, AKM-GSI, BEImages, WireimageWe’ve filled out our Oscar ballots and predicted the gowns, now the PEOPLE StyleWatch team is ready to talk hair.Bold bangs are sizzling hot in Hollywood right now: Amy Poehler’s just the latest star to...
Feb
19
UK patient dies from SARS-like coronavirus
Label: HealthLONDON (AP) — A patient being treated for a mysterious SARS-like virus has died, a British hospital said Tuesday.Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, central England, said the coronavirus victim was also being treated for "a long-term, complex unrelated health problem" and already had a compromised immune system.A total of 12 people worldwide have been diagnosed with the disease, six of whom have...
M&A deals lift shares, suggest value in market
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as this year's ongoing surge of merger activity suggested investors were still finding value in the market even as indexes hover near five-year highs. Office Depot Inc surged 12.4 percent to $5.15 after a person familiar with the matter said the No. 2 U.S. office supply retailer was in advanced talks to merge with smaller rival OfficeMax...
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