WASHINGTON – House Republicans approved a temporary suspension of the $16.4-trillion ceiling on the nation’s debt Wednesday,...
Coming This Year to Afghanistan: Way More Artillery Strikes
Label: Technology As the U.S. tries to hand over responsibility for the Afghan war to the new Afghan military it’s built, some very old weapons systems are poised to become crucial: the mortar and the howitzer. The plan for 2013 is for the 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan to draw down to an as-yet-undecided size at an as-yet-undecided pace. Those that remain will take a back seat to Afghans by the spring,...
Live Nation to rock London Olympic park in 2013
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – Live Nation Entertainment said on Tuesday it had secured exclusive rights to host major music concerts in London’s Olympic Park and Stadium complex in 2013.Live Nation, which hosted more than 400 concerts and performances across Europe in the past year, said it has already planned to hold its Wireless Festival and Hard Rock Calling events at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the...
SciTimes Update : Science News From Around the Web
Label: HealthWednesday in Science, we’re reading about killer penguins, texting moms, asteroid mining, designing a more pleasurable condom and a maple leaf controversy in Canada. Check out these and other science headlines from around the Web. The Last 925,000 Pounds Are Always the Hardest: Boston’s citywide challenge to lose one million pounds in a year appears to have fallen about 925,000 pounds...
DealBook: At Davos, Financial Leaders Debate Reform and Monetary Policy
Label: BusinessDAVOS, Switzerland — Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, apologized again for the bank’s recent $6 billion trading loss, this time in front of an audience that included the elite of the financial world. But in keeping with his confident demeanor, it was a diet portion of humble pie.“If you’re a shareholder of mine, I apologize,” Mr. Dimon said at the World Economic Forum annual meeting...
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Dodgers, Time Warner Cable have a deal
Label: World Adrian Gonzalez and the Dodgers will be on Time Warner Cable after next season. ...
Pay Anyone With Cash — Even When They're Miles Away
Label: Technology Square changed the game for small businesses by letting anyone easily take credit cards. Now PayNearMe founder and CEO Danny Shader says he’s doing the same for cash. Wait, what?The whole point of cash is that it’s the raw unit of legal tender. There’s no mediating, no processing. Cash would seem the form of payment least in need of technological intervention. Cash in hand equals money in...
Rolling Stones nominated for four NME music awards
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – Veteran British rockers The Rolling Stones, who celebrated their 50th anniversary last year, were nominated for four NME music awards on Monday.The Stones, back in the limelight after a photo book, greatest hits album, documentary film and mini tour to mark their 2012 golden jubilee, were shortlisted for best live band, best book, music moment of the year and best music film.They...
Well Pets: Holly the Cat's Incredible Journey
Label: HealthNobody knows how it happened: an indoor house cat who got lost on a family excursion managing, after two months and about 200 miles, to return to her hometown.Even scientists are baffled by how Holly, a 4-year-old tortoiseshell who in early November became separated from Jacob and Bonnie Richter at an R.V. rally in Daytona Beach, Fla., appeared on New Year’s Eve — staggering, weak and emaciated —...
J.&J. Study Suggested Hip Device Could Fail in Thousands More
Label: BusinessAn internal analysis conducted by Johnson & Johnson in 2011 after it recalled a troubled hip implant projected that the all-metal device could fail within five years in nearly 40 percent of patients who received it, newly disclosed court records show. The analysis, which the company has never released, suggests that thousands of additional patients may have to undergo painful procedures...
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