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American stars struggling in Olympics’ early days
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — What a surprising sight: Shani Davis gliding across the speedskating oval, head down in defeat, staring glumly on the ice.
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Dance-off! Lolo Jones captures Vine of bobsled team boogie
It looks like the competitors in Sochi is not too stiff.The Olympic bobsledding events do not kick off unless Sunday, however the teams are already enticing in somewhat friendly competition.
Sting’s musical finds a Broadway home
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Sting's new musical "The Last Ship" has found a nice berth on Broadway.
Exclusive: Opposition plan for post-war Syria ignores Assad
Via Khaled Yacoub Oweis GENEVA (Reuters) – The Syrian opposition referred to as on Wednesday for a transitional governing body to supervise a U.N.-monitored ceasefire throughout Syria and expel overseas combatants, in a paper that avoided any mention of President Bashar al-Assad. The private paper, viewed via Reuters, lays out […]
Mozilla plans to sell ads in Firefox browser
Mozilla, the corporate at the back of the Firefox Web browser, will begin promoting commercials as it tries to seize a larger slice of the fast-increasing internet advertising market. The company stated in a weblog posting on Tuesday that it has reached out to possible company sponsors about its fledgling […]
Obama Will Now Include Workers With Disabilities In His Minimum Wage Hike
Supply: thinkprogress.org – Wednesday, February 12, 2014 CREDIT: Shutterstock The Obama administration announced on Wednesday that it is going to make bigger the scope of its imminent Executive Order elevating new federal contractors’ minimal wages to $10.10 per hour to incorporate workers with disabilities — an incredible shift that would […]
Stroke risk tied to cold, humidity, weather swings
There could also be a hyperlink between climate and the risk of suffering a stroke, say researchers who analyzed local weather tendencies and clinic data on hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Jobless drop will force Fed to more ‘traditional’ policy: Bullard
By means of Jonathan Spicer NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will almost certainly have to come back to more "traditional" coverage-making now that the U.S. jobless rate has fallen to 6.6 percent, so as regards to the U.S. critical bank's current 6.5-percent threshold for considering an interest-fee rise, […]
Obama resists pressure to act alone on immigration
For a president on the lookout for a legacy piece of legislation, the current state of the immigration debate represents a excessive-wire act. Go to Information Source
DiCaprio, Hill re-team for story of Richard Jewell
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio says he and "The Wolf of Wall Street" co-star Jonah Hill are "going to give you something unique" as they re-workforce to tell the story of 1996 Olympics security defend Richard Jewell.
Afghan civilian deaths up in 2013 as war intensifies
Via Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) – Conflict took an rising toll on Afghanistan's civilians in 2013 as preventing intensified between the government and insurgents, the United Nations said in a document on Saturday, with complete casualties rising 14 percent. "The new pattern in 2013 of increased civilian casualties from ground […]
Allen defends self against Farrow’s abuse claims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an almost 2,000-word open letter punctuated with rhetorical questions and many years-previous anecdotes, notoriously media-shy Woody Allen again defended himself towards renewed claims that he molested adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow 21 years ago.
Fallon exits ‘Late Night, ‘ headed for ‘Tonight’
NEW YORK (AP) — It's now not a lot "goodbye" as "taking a wreck."
Baseball greats toast Hank Aaron for 80th birthday
WASHINGTON (AP) — At a lodge overlooking the White Home, Lawyer Common Eric Holder motioned toward a window and paid Hank Aaron an enormous praise.
