ABC World News, Mar 06, 2013

“ABC World News” Slashes Viewing Gaps with NBC Week-to-Week, Year-to ... ABC News (blog) For the February 2013 sweep, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” delivered 8.51 million Total Viewers and a 1.9 rating/7 share/2.27 million among Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. “World News” was up compared to the previous sweep ... See all stories on this topic »

World's Tallest Hotel Opens in Dubai ABC News (blog) A JW Marriott Marquis hotel that opened in Dubai last week has the honor, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, of being the world's tallest. The hotel, standing 1,164 feet tall, is just 85 feet shorter than New York City's famed Empire ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News (blog)

Touring Mexico's Most Violent City ABC News But as you stroll along these beaches, your tranquility can be somewhat interrupted by the thought that you are actually in the world's second most violent city. In fact, Acapulco's murder rate of 142 killings per 100,000 residents is 28 times higher ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President, Dead ABC News Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's fiery and controversial socialist president who came to power on wave of popular sentiment and befriended some of the world's most notorious dictators, has died at the age of 58, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

If Billionaire Carlos Slim Were a Country, He'd Be the 8th Richest in Latin ... ABC News There are more billionaires in the world than ever before. According to Forbes, their ranks have swelled to a bloated 1,426. And they have a record net worth of $5.4 trillion. While the United States has more billionaires than any other country with a ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Obese World Cup Soccer Fans Get Extra Wide Seating in Brazil ABC News (blog) Perhaps that's why it's so shocking the country is faced with an obesity problem — one grown so large that the 2014 World Cup stadiums being built for this summer's Confederations Cup will include seating for fans with extra wide bottoms. A statement... See all stories on this topic » ABC News (blog)

Australia Offering $100K Jobs to US... ABC News Jane head, vice president for the Americas of Tourism Australia, tells ABC News the jobs are meant to appeal to youth travelers' sense of fun and adventure and to young job-seekers looking to add international work experience to their resumes, as ... See all stories on this topic »

Forbes: Slim World's Richest for 4th Year in a Row ABC News A record 1,426 people around the world made Forbes magazine's latest annual tally of billionaires, up 16 percent from last year. Their average net worth was $3.8 billion, rising 3 percent from 2012. The total net worth for the list's billionaires was ... See all stories on this topic »

World's 10 Fastest-Growing Airports ABC News Here's a look at the world's 10 fastest-growing airports, how many passengers they handled in 2011 and the percent increase in traffic since 2006. Chongqing, China: 19.1 million, 137 percent. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 12.4 million, 134 percent ... See all stories on this topic »

Polly want a sequester? ABC, CBS and NBC are 'squawking parrots' Washington Times (blog) Consider that CBS “This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose suggested that U.S. “troops could pay with their lives” while ABC World News reporter David Kerley likened the cuts to a “disaster movie.” NBC “Today” correspondent Peter Alexander claimed the ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times (blog)

Politicians Top Forbes Billionaires List ABC News Bloomberg, 71, is sitting pretty with a net worth of over $27 billion, making himself the 13th richest person in the world and the richest politician in the world. Bloomberg, who has run New York City since 2002, has diversified his money in many ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Holder: Home-Grown Terrorists Threat Rivals Overseas ABC News "The threat is more widespread in terms of where those people are, where those significant people are. That's how it's different now." Portions of the interview will air Wednesday, February 27 on "ABC World News". The nation's top law enforcer worries... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Mississippi Baby Born With HIV 'Functionally Cured,' Doctors Say ABC News The infant was diagnosed with HIV at birth to a mother who did not receive prenatal care or HIV treatment, Dr. Rowena Johnston, director of amfAR, told ABC News. The infant was transferred to the University of Mississippi Medical Center and started on ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Cuba Crushes China 12-0 at World Baseball Classic ABC News Jose Abreu hit a grand slam to help Cuba clobber China 12-0 Monday and ensure that it would advance to the second round of the World Baseball Classic. The Cuban infielder drove in five runs and the game at the Fukuoka Dome was called under the ... See all stories on this topic »

World Powers Coax Iran Into Saving Nuclear Talks ABC News The offer was hailed by Saeed Jalili, Iran's top official at diplomatic talks in Kazakhstan, who said it represented a "turning point" by world powers to compromise on Tehran's uranium enrichment program after years of delicate negotiations that nearly ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Dow Jones Average Tops Record High ABC News (blog) Asian markets rose as China pledged to stick to ambitious growth targets for its economy, theworld's second largest. European stocks also jumped because of retail sales in the region rose sharply. (The Associated Press contributed to this report.) ... See all stories on this topic »

EU Pushes Ahead With Bonus Cap Despite UK Concerns ABC News Treasury Chief George Osborne said at a meeting of the bloc's 27 finance ministers in Brussels that Britain, home to one of the world's largest financial industries, can't support the current proposal to limit bonuses. The UK fears the cap would drive ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Google Maps Japan's Nuclear Zone ABC News ABC News accompanied Google in its mapping route today. No special clothing is worn, but the crew was ... "But we can at least show what these places are like, to the people who [evacuated] the city, to the world." The street view cars have logged more... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

McIlroy Tells SI: Leaving Course a Mistake ABC News McIlroy is assured of playing four rounds in this World Golf Championship (which has no cut) for the first time all year. He missed the cut in Abu Dhabi, lost in the first round of the Match Play Championship and played only 26 holes of the Honda Classic. See all stories on this topic » ABC News

ABC pulls Anthony Edwards' 'Zero Hour' from schedule Reality TV World UPI News Service, 03/01/2013. U.S. network ABC says it has taken its Anthony Edwards-starring mystery adventure series "Zero Hour" off its schedule after three weeks due to low ratings. ADVERTISEMENT. The network confirmed the news to EW.com Friday. See all stories on this topic »

Eye on Business: Reuters details BPI's court fight with ABC Sioux City Journal (blog) comes on the eve of the one-year anniversary of a month-long series of ABC World News broadcasts in which Sawyer and Avila repeatedly referred to BPI's signature lean finely textured beef as "pink slime." BPI blames ABC for igniting a consumer backlash ... See all stories on this topic »

US Scientists Report Big Jump in Heat-Trapping CO2 ABC News More coal-burning power plants, especially in the developing world, are the main reason emissions keep going up — even as they have declined in the U.S. and other places, in part through conservation and cleaner energy. At the same time, plants and ... See all stories on this topic »

Aussies bow out of World Baseball Classic ABC Online Jonathan Schoop hit a two-run homer to lead the Netherlands to a 4-1 win over Australia in the WorldBaseball Classic on Wednesday morning. The result left Australia rooted to the bottom of Pool B with three losses in three games in Taichung, Taiwan as ... See all stories on this topic »

'Lost's' Naveen Andrews to Co-Star in ABC Drama 'Reckless' Hollywood Reporter But when he's stymied by the U.S. government in the name of diplomacy, David is forced to consider less-than-legal options -- entering a world of political intrigue, dangerous alliances and high emotional stakes. Andrews will play Roland, a renegade... See all stories on this topic » Hollywood Reporter

Comet Making Closest Approach Ever of Earth ABC News Now the top half of the world gets a glimpse as well. The best viewing days should be next Tuesday and Wednesday, when Pan-STARRS appears next to a crescent moon at dusk in the western sky. Until then, glare from the sun will obscure the comet. See all stories on this topic »

New Fox Sports Network to Debut in August ABC News Its soccer deals include UEFA Champions League and the men's and women's World Cups from 2015-22. Starting in 2014, FS1 will start broadcasting Major League Baseball games, including part of the postseason. It will show some NASCAR Sprint Cup ... See all stories on this topic »

Naveen Andrews Joins ABC Drama Pilot 'Reckless', Comedy 'Mixology' Casts A ... Deadline.com Alexis Carra (Grey's Anatomy) has booked ABC's single-camera comedy Mixology, directed by Larry Charles from a script by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Set in theworld of a sexy Manhattan bar, Mixology, from ABC Studios, chronicles the exploits of singles ... See all stories on this topic » Deadline.com

Incredible Sinkholes Around the World ABC News A sinkhole covers a street intersection in downtown Guatemala City, May 31, 2010. A day earlier authorities blamed the heavy rains caused by tropical storm Agatha as the cause of the crater that swallowed a a three-story building. WATCH "20/20: HOUSES... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Thompson Emerges a Winner at Honda Classic ABC News 45 in the world ranking to secure a spot in his first World Golf Championship this week at Doral. Already in the ... By one shot, Ogilvy missed ending last year in the top 50 in the world ranking, which would have assured him a spot in the Masters. He ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

House Tours Cancelled Due To Sequester Cuts ABC News (blog) Update from ABC's Michael Falcone – Congressional aides are already up in arms about this announcement from the House now that they must begin the disappointing (and time-consuming) business of calling constituents to tell them their tours have ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News (blog)

ABC News blows up Menendez story Washington Post (blog) In late January, Martha Raddatz of ABC News conducted an extensive interview with U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.). The session took place after the Daily Caller had reported that Menendez was being investigated by the FBI for “sleeping with underage ... See all stories on this topic »

Rick Klein Promoted To ABC News Political Director By Rebecca Shapiro Rick Klein, ABC News' senior Washington editor, will be taking on a larger role as the network's political director. ABC News chief Ben Sherwood made the announcement in a memo to staff on Wednesday. ... "Rick's sharp instincts and penetrating insights played a critical role throughout the 2012 election cycle, helping guide World News reporting on campaigns and political battles in Washington," Sherwood wrote. "Rick was a key member of the editorial team that produced two of the ... Media on HuffingtonPost.com

Daily Kos: Daily Caller sticks with Menendez claims; ABC News ... By rss@dailykos.com (Hunter) Asked during the interview with ABC News how she knew that the man named "Bob" was a United States Senator, one of the other women said she had put the name "Bob" into a web search site and a picture of Menendez popped up. Really? You knew who he was because you did a web search for people in the world with the name "Bob"? That's what we're going with? Gawd. Fox News, on the other hand, has decided that while they were very, very eager to hype the Daily Caller ... Daily Kos

An In-Depth Analysis Of ABC News/Pink Slime Lawsuit - TVNewser By Alex Weprin In September of last year, ABC News was hit with a lawsuit over a “World News” report that referred to “lean, finely textured beef” as “pink slime.” The suit was filed in South Dakota, which is the home of the company in question, and also has a ... TVNewser

Man, woman steal from ABC store | WAVY.com | poquoson Surveillance cameras at a Poquoson ABC store captured clear pictures of two suspected shoplifters. Investigators released the images in hopes people who recognize the pair will step forward to identify them. Local News | WAVY TV

'60 Minutes' to Lose Lone Reporter to ABC ABC News is finalizing a deal to hire Byron Pitts of CBS, a contributor to "60 Minutes" and chief national correspondent for the "CBS Evening News, " according to reliable news reports published Friday. ..... Calling out such celebrities as Lil' Kim, Nicki Minaj, Sammy Sosa, Trina McGee of the television series "Boy Meets World" and Jamaican rapper Vybz Kartel, Weathersbee wrote, "Tanned people have never been banned from using bathrooms and water fountains, while  ... THEROOT.COM

ABC options 'How To Survive A Plague' for a scripted miniseries ... By Lindsey Bahr ... have a longer life yet. Thursday, ABC Studios announced that they had optioned the rights to the David France documentary about a group of HIV-positive activists fighting for their lives and the... ...Inside TV Exclusive TV News and Scoop ... Inside TV

ABC drives mobile-first motto with new companion app | Marketing ... By Marketing Mar. 4. Mon. Content Marketing World Sydney ... Further, akin to Fairfax's The Age website, and the Herald Sun before it, the ABC also relaunched its own homepage after user research placed news as a priority for visitors. With 70% of current ... Marketing magazine

'How to Survive a Plague' to Become ABC Miniseries| News ... By UFFDA David France's acclaimed documentary How to Survive a Plague is being developed into ABC's first miniseries in more than five years, reports the Hollywood Reporter: Ideally, the scripted adaptation, which is in its early days of development, ... Gay News, Gay Gossip. Unfiltered...

Country Offering $100,000 Jobs To Tourists - Careers Articles By ABC News Tourism Australia today announced a competition called "Best Jobs In The World," in which six winners will each get a six-month job. The positions range from park ... Jane head, vice president for the Americas of Tourism Australia, tells ABC News the jobs are meant to appeal to youth travelers' sense of fun and adventure and to young job-seekers looking to add international work experience to their resumes, as a way to enhance career prospects back home. Youth tourism ... AOL Jobs Articles & News

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Instant Index: Late Night Rumors Say Leno Out, Fallon In - ABC News Tweet us the stories you're talking about using #InstantIndex or email us at ABC.WorldNews@abc.com and they could appear on World News. Tonight's Instant ... abcnews.go.com/.../instant-index-the-reported-axe-of-jay-leno...

ABC claims Michelle Obama's remarks about 'automatic ... - Fox News No ABC show on Tuesday or Wednesday offered an explanation as to why the network helpfully covered up for the first lady's error. On "World News," a snippet ... www.foxnews.com/.../abc-silent-about-why-it-edited-out-mich...

Pope Benedict Coverage: ABC News - TVNewser ABC News will provide extensive coverage on “Good Morning America,” “World News with Diane ... www.mediabistro.com/.../pope-benedict-departure-coverage-a...

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