NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered the first U.S. cases of whooping cough caused by a germ that may be resistant to the vaccine.Health officials are looking into whether cases like the dozen found in Philadelphia might be one reason the nation just had its worst year for whooping cough in six decades. The new bug was previously reported in Japan, France and Finland."It's quite intriguing....
Wall Street ends flat as investors pull back
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended mostly flat on Wednesday, taking another pause in the recent rally that has driven the S&P 500 to five-year highs, as transportation and technology shares lost ground. Transportation stocks were among the worst performers. Shares of CH Robinson Worldwide fell 9.7 percent to $60.50 and the stock was the biggest percentage loser on the Nasdaq 100 after...
Tunisian government out after critic's killing causes fury
Label: WorldTUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's ruling Islamists dissolved the government on Wednesday and promised rapid elections in a bid to calm the biggest street protests since the revolution two years ago, sparked by the killing of an opposition leader. The prime minister's announcement that an interim cabinet of technocrats would replace his Islamist-led coalition came at the end of a day which had...
Exclusive: Microsoft and Symantec disrupt cyber crime ring
Label: TechnologyBOSTON (Reuters) – Software makers Microsoft Corp and Symantec Corp said they disrupted a global cyber crime operation by shutting down servers that controlled hundreds of thousands of PCs without the knowledge of their users.The move made it temporarily impossible for infected PCs around the world to search the web, though the companies offered free tools to clean machines through messages that were...
Jack Osbourne: How Marriage and a Baby Changed My Life
Label: Lifestyle Jack Osbourne says his life has changed so much now that's married with a child that the only rockstar he hangs out with is Grandpa Ozzy Osbourne. "Getting married and having a child definitely has focused me," the senior correspondent for Fuse News tells PEOPLE. "Now I'm not so much worried about going out on a Tuesday night and staying up until 3 in the morning and meeting hot chicks. No."
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Critics seek to delay NYC sugary drinks size limit
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — Opponents are pressing to delay enforcement of the city's novel plan to crack down on supersized, sugary drinks, saying businesses shouldn't have to spend millions of dollars to comply until a court rules on whether the measure is legal.With the rule set to take effect March 12, beverage industry, restaurant and other business groups have asked a judge to put it on hold at least until...
Wall Street bounces back after sell-off; results a boost
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks climbed on Tuesday, recovering a day after the market's biggest sell-off since November, as stronger-than-expected earnings brightened the profit picture. Dell Inc's stock rose after the world's No. 3 computer maker agreed to be taken private in a $24.4 billion deal, the largest leveraged buyout since the 2008-2009 financial crisis. The stock gained 1.1 percent...
Iran's Ahmadinejad kissed and scolded in Egypt
Label: WorldCAIRO (Reuters) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was both kissed and scolded on Tuesday when he began the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian president since Tehran's 1979 Islamic revolution. The trip was meant to underline a thaw in relations since Egyptians elected an Islamist head of state, President Mohamed Mursi, last June. But it also highlighted deep theological and geopolitical differences....
BlackBerry eyes future beyond its new line of devices
Label: TechnologyTORONTO (Reuters) – Barely a week after launching an all-new, make-or-break line of smartphones, BlackBerry is already looking at a future in which it is a leader in “mobile computing,” Chief Executive Thorsten Heins said on Tuesday.Heins said BlackBerry is aiming to reclaim its spot as an innovator in a world where smartphones already have the processing power to replace tablets and laptops.The company,...
Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway & More Share Oscar Dress Hints
Label: Lifestyle By Alex Apatoff 02/05/2013 at 04:30 PM EST Clockwise from top left: Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Amy Adams Splash News Online; PR Photos; Getty; WireImage The countdown to the Academy Awards has officially begun, and so has the buzz around what the nominees will be...
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