AP - Teen power won out on “American Idol” as Katie Stevens claimed a place in the top 12 while a more experienced singer got the ax.[Read more...]
Toshiba is a huge company, but it’s not necessarily known as a maker of robots. Their “Wheelie” for indoor use is an autonomous, 2-wheeled robot, which is still in prototype stage and somehow reminiscent of a Segway in its basic design. Technical details are scare right now, but the main purpose of [...]
During the exciting, turbulent and eventually wayward course of “Green Zone,” Jason Bourne discovers the truth about weapons of mass destruction, then teaches an errant reporter from The Wall Street Journal how to be a good journalist. In the interests of good journalism it should be said that this new film is a Jason [...]
AP - President Barack Obama’s intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say in the fall congressional elections.[Read more...]
Christine Bleakley has embarked on her challenge to water-ski across the English Channel for Sport Relief.[Read more...]
AP - A settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center goes before a judge Friday, and he has said he favored a settlement but planned to analyze it carefully to make sure it was fair.[Read [...]
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with the PGA Tour, have come up with a way to solve one of golf’s biggest conundrums: how to determine who are the truly great putters in the game. Putting, as any golfer with more than 30 minutes experience on an actual course will tell [...]
AP - Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press.[Read more...]
The best sellers include China and India funds, corporate bond funds and equity income funds – perennial favourites such as Neil Woodford’s Invesco Perpetual High Income fund and JPM Natural Resources are once again prominent. It is notable that Jupiter’s Philip Gibbs, judged by many as one of the best and shrewdest managers [...]
Dick Fuld, the former chief executive of Lehman, is criticised in the report which has taken a year to compile In what is likely to kick-start a series of costly and long-running court cases, the exhaustive investigation found that the two Wall Street banks demanded significant [...]
Dems look to health vote without abortion foes
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Pakistan tests missiles in Arabian Sea
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Aftershocks Jolt Chile Inauguration
UN critical of Israel over Gaza blockade
BNP teachers will not be banned
Early Iraq results: PM battling secular challenger
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More quakes hit Chile as new president takes over
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Strong Aftershocks Rattle Chile
Pinera sworn in as new quake hits
Pelosi says Dems near deal on health care bill
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Law bars Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi from elections
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Contractors ‘divert Somalia aid’
Apology for women raped by father
Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
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Iran attacks US over AfghanistanObama pushing on health care end game
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Inmate reoffending ‘costs £10bn’
Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan
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US attacks East Jerusalem plans