WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) as secretary of State, filling...
BlackBerry 10 said to be inadequate for helping RIM overcome its ‘demons’
Label: TechnologyAfter hitting a seven-year low of $ 6.22 this past summer, shares of Research in Motion (RIMM) have rebounded and climbed more than 100% in the past six months. The company that was previously written off by Wall Street investors has seen a significant boost in recent months as anticipation grows for its BlackBerry 10 operating system. But while a number of analysts have voiced their support for RIM,...
Justin Timberlake’s new album ’20/20′ is due out in March
Label: Lifestyle(Reuters) – Singer-turned-actor Justin Timberlake has set a March date for his comeback album – his first in more than six years.RCA Records said on Tuesday “The 20/20 Experience,” the former N’Sync boy band member’s follow-up to 2006′s “FutureSex/LoveSounds” and only his third album ever, would be released on March 19.In recent years, Timberlake, 31, has focused more on films and business ventures...
Report Links Rodriguez and Others to Clinic and P.E.D.’s
Label: HealthInvestigators for Major League Baseball created an improvised war room in the commissioner’s Park Avenue offices in Manhattan in recent months, mapping out potential evidence that would tie an anti-aging clinic in Coral Gables, Fla., to the possible use of performance-enhancing drugs by some of baseball’s more prominent players. But because the investigators cannot compel witnesses...
F.D.A. Approves Genetic Drug to Treat Rare Disease
Label: BusinessThe Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug Tuesday that not only treats a rare inherited disorder that causes extremely high cholesterol levels and heart attacks by age 30, but does so using a long-sought technology that can shut off specific genes that cause disease. The drug, Kynamro, which was invented by Isis Pharmaceuticals and will be marketed by Sanofi’s Genzyme division,...
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Bipartisan group sees change in politics on immigration reform
Label: WorldA bipartisan coalition of senators said Monday they have created a set of principles based upon which they hope lawmakers will pass immigration reform by summer. ...
Yahoo revenue rises on search advertising
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc posted a 4 percent gain in net revenue to $ 1.22 billion in the fourth quarter, when an increase in search advertising sales offset weakness in the Web portal’s display ad business.The company forecast net revenue — which excludes fees shared with partner websites — of $ 1.07 billion to $ 1.1 billion in the current quarter, trailing the $ 1.1 billion that Wall Street analysts...
The CW orders “The Hundred” drama pilot, two others
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – The CW has gone post-apocalyptic with its pilot orders.The network has placed an order for the drama pilot “The Hundred,” based on the upcoming book series by Kass Morgan (which has received an initial two-book order from Little, Brown).The pilot will be set 97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity’s lone survivors sends...
Advertising: Playing Whac-a-Mole With Piracy Sites
Label: BusinessOVER the years, the fight against online piracy has led to countless lawsuits by media companies and to escalating levels of law enforcement, all with mixed results. Lately, though, new attention has turned to an aspect of online commerce that critics say finances online piracy: advertising. Prodding from the White House and a recent academic report have put pressure on the online...
Jan
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Live updates: SAG Awards 2013: Jennifer Lawrence wins; Danes, Moore and Costner score a threepeat
Label: World Are Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence Oscar front-runners?The pair took trophies at the 19th Screen Actors Guild award...
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