The fight for streaming eyes and ears continues as Amazon pushes its video player to every iOS device and its Cloud Player app lands on Roku boxes and Samsung Smart TVs.Amazon announced on Thursday the immediate availability of Amazon Instant Video for iPhone and iPod touch. The app joins the iPad app launched in August. With most of iOS covered, can Amazon convince...
Documents: Prisoner plotted to kill Justin Bieber
Label: LifestyleLAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — An imprisoned man whose infatuation with Justin Bieber included a tattoo of the pop star on his leg has told investigators in New Mexico he hatched a plot to kill him.Court documents in a New Mexico district court say Dana Martin told investigators he persuaded a man he met in prison and the man’s nephew to kill Bieber, Bieber’s bodyguard and two others not connected to the...
World’s Population Living Longer, New Report Suggests
Label: HealthA sharp decline in deaths from malnutrition and diseases like measles and tuberculosis has caused a shift in global mortality patterns over the past 20 years, according to a new report, with far more of the world’s population now living into old age and dying from diseases more associated with rich countries, like cancer and heart disease. The shift reflects improvements in sanitation, medical...
European Leaders Hail Accord on Banking Supervision
Label: BusinessBRUSSELS — European Union leaders gathering here Thursday for their year-end summit meeting hailed an agreement to place euro zone banks under a single supervisor, calling it a concrete measure to maintain the viability of the currency as well as a step in laying the groundwork for a broader economic union. Pool photograph by Michael EulerAngela Merkel, the German chancellor, and François...
Dec
12
Oregon shooter ID'd; he wielded AR-15, sparking chaos -- but why?
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Video Details RIM'S Next Phone — In Vietnamese
Label: Technology A detailed video running down all the features of the L-Series BlackBerry 10 phone we’ll see early next year has appeared on the internet. Unfortunately, its in Vietnamese.Still, the video, posted by the Vietnamese site Tinh Te, provides one of the first detailed looks at a phone that RIM has kept secret. The company is staking its comeback on its next-generation phones...
“Lincoln,” “Les Miserables,” “Playbook” lead acting nominations
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood‘s actors cast their net wide on Wednesday, nominating performers from big awards contenders “Lincoln” and musical “Les Miserables” for Screen Actors Guild honors while also singling out the likes of Denzel Washington and Javier Bardem.“Lincoln,” “Les Miserables” and comedy “Silver Linings Playbook” led the nominations for the SAG awards with four apiece, including...
Health Centers Find Opportunity in Brownfields
Label: HealthPHILADELPHIA — The community health center rising on a derelict corner here in West Philadelphia never would have broken ground if not for the asbestos inside the building that was demolished to make way for it. Because of the contamination, Spectrum Health Services received a $2 million federal cleanup grant, the first piece of a $14 million construction financing puzzle. When complete,...
Avon Products to Cut 1,500 Jobs and Leave 2 Markets
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (AP) — Avon Products plans to cut about 1,500 jobs and exit two Asian markets, as the struggling beauty products seller starts on a broad restructuring plan in an effort to turn around results. The job cuts amount to almost 4 percent of its workforce and mark one of the first major moves by CEO Sheri McCoy. McCoy was brought on in April to replace longtime CEO Andrea Jung at...
Dec
11
'Right-to-work' measure passes in Michigan Legislature
Label: World Controversial "right-to-work" legislation covering public-sector employees passed the Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday,...
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