If Brian Kelly and his camp are using an NFL flirtation as a bargaining ploy, they may be pushing it to the absolute brink.The...
Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 comes to AT&T for $200 with no contract
Label: TechnologyAT&T (T) on Friday announced the addition of the Lenovo (LNVGY) IdeaTab A2107 to its line of tablet PCs. The 7-inch slate is equipped with a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, 3G connectivity and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The IdeaTab A2107 also includes a 3-megapixel rear camera, a microSD slot, a front-facing camera and a 3550 mAh battery. The tablet’s display...
Destiny’s Child releasing first new song in 8 years
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – One of the biggest girl groups of the 21st century is making a comeback. Or, at least, some new music.Destiny’s Child – a bootylicious R&B act consisting of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams – announced on Thursday that they will be releasing a compilation album later this month, which contains the first new song they’ve recorded since 2004.“We are...
Former Lab Technician Denies Faulty DNA Work in Rape Cases
Label: HealthA former New York City laboratory technician whose work on rape cases is now being scrutinized for serious mistakes said on Friday that she had been unaware there were problems in her work and, disputing an earlier report, denied she had resigned under pressure. The former lab technician, Serrita Mitchell, said any problems must have been someone else’s. “My work?” Ms. Mitchell said....
Jan
11
FAA orders review of Dreamliner amid 2 more mishaps in Japan
Label: WorldTwo new incidents involving the Boeing 787 Dreamliner have been reported in Japan -- a crack in the cockpit and an oil leak. Norah O'Donnell reports. ...
BlackBerry Z10 shown off in leaked marketing materials
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N. Dakota, Washington win Miss America prelims
Label: LifestyleLAS VEGAS (AP) — Miss North Dakota and Miss Washington have picked up prizes in the third day of preliminary Miss America competition in Las Vegas.Miss North Dakota Rosie Sauvageau took top honors Thursday after her piano and vocal rendition of “To Make You Feel My Love.” The 24-year-old from Fargo, N.D., will take a $ 2,000 Amway scholarship home from the competition at Planet Hollywood resort.Miss...
The New Old Age Blog: Taking a Zen Approach to Caregiving
Label: HealthYou try to help your elderly father. Irritated and defensive, he snaps at you instead of going along with your suggestion. And you think “this is so unfair” and feel a rising tide of anger.How to handle situations like this, which arise often and create so much angst for caregivers?Jennifer Block finds the answer in what she calls “contemplative caregiving” — the application of Buddhist principles...
U.S. to review Boeing 787 amid more mishaps
Label: Business The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will conduct a comprehensive review of Chicago-based Boeing's new 787's...
Jan
10
'Lincoln' leads Academy Award contenders with 12 nominations
Label: World With a conspicuous diss of Kathryn Bigelow, the un-nominated director of “Zero Dark Thirty,” the Academy Awards nominations were announced Thursday morning.“Zero Dark Thirty” was one of nine films given the best picture nomination nod. The others: “Beasts of the Southern Wild”; “Silver Linings Playbook”; “Lincoln”; “Les Miserables”; “Life of Pi”;...
Amazon steps up digital music competition with Apple
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc unveiled a service that increases competition with Apple Inc’s dominant iTunes store.Amazon launched Amazon AutoRip, which gives customers free digital versions of music CDs they purchase from the world’s largest Internet retailer.The digital music files are automatically stored in customer libraries in remote datacenters run by Amazon, where they are available...
‘Lincoln’ leads Oscars with 12 nominations
Label: LifestyleBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Civil War saga “Lincoln” leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.Also among the nine nominees for best picture Thursday: the old-age love story “Amour”; the Iran hostage thriller “Argo”; the independent hit “Beasts of the Southern Wild”;...
Institute of Medicine Studying Concussions in Young Athletes
Label: Health The Institute of Medicine, a federally financed research group, has started a 15-month investigation into sports-related concussions sustained by young athletes. An ad hoc committee of scientists, which held its first meeting Monday, “will conduct a study on sports-related concussions in youth, from elementary school through young adulthood, including military personnel and their dependents,”...
Jewel-Osco stores to be sold to Cerberus group
Label: Business Jewel-Osco stores will be sold to a consortium of investors led by Cerberus Capital Management, Jewel's parent Supervalu said...
Jan
09
Poisoned lottery winner's wife has 'nothing to hide,' attorney says
Label: World The widow of a West Rogers Park man who died of cyanide poisoning weeks after winning a $1 million lottery jackpot was questioned...
Lawyers in Ohio football rape case want trial moved
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Attorneys for two Ohio teenage football players accused of raping a 16-year-old student have asked that the trial be moved because potential witnesses are afraid to come forward in defense of the boys, one of the lawyers said on Monday.Walter Madison, the attorney for one of the accused rapists, Ma’lik Richmon, said social media efforts to bring the alleged rape into the national spotlight...
Fox to Launch Late-Night ‘Animation Domination High-Def’ Block in July
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Fox will launch Animation Domination High-Def, a late-night offshoot of its Sunday night Animation Domination comedy block, on July 27, the network said.The block, which will feature the voice talents of Mandy Moore, Ken Marion, Patton Oswalt and others, will run from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Saturday nights.The first season of Animation Domination High-Def will include...
Gaps Seen in Therapy for Suicidal Teenagers
Label: HealthMost adolescents who plan or attempt suicide have already received at least some mental health treatment, raising questions about the effectiveness of current approaches to helping troubled youths, according to the largest in-depth analysis to date of suicidal behaviors in American teenagers. The study, in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, found that 55 percent of suicidal teenagers had received...
Lampert plans to be a new kind of merchant
Label: Business He's been a big-time investor in the retail sector for more than 15 years and was chairman of Kmart after it emerged from bankruptcy about a decade ago. A few years later, he paired it with once-dominant Sears.Yet even as Eddie Lampert is poised next month to add the role of chief executive to that of chairman at retail giant Sears Holdings, he's...
Jan
08
Magical run for Irish ends in 42-14 rout to Alabama
Label: WorldNotre Dame lost 42-14 on Monday. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — On a flawless South Florida night, Notre Dame players saw a legend emerge...
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