European Stocks Retreat Amid Greece Government Concern BusinessWeek By Sarah Jones on May 08, 2012 European stocks dropped after the leader ofGreece's biggest political party failed to reach an agreement on a new government following the weekend's elections. National Bank of Greece SA led a selloff in banks, ... See all stories on this topic » |
German Bunds Advance on Greece Stalemate; Yields Drop to Records BusinessWeek By Lucy Meakin and David Goodman on May 08, 2012 German bunds advanced, pushing yields down to records, as Greek political leaders struggled for a second day to form a new government after inconclusive elections on the weekend. See all stories on this topic » |
May 8, 2012
LATEST World News, May 08, 2012
FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, May 08, 2012
IMF Urges Stronger German Action To Help Tame Debt Crisis Wall Street Journal The IMF said prospects for a recovery in Germany are favorable, but the outlook is clouded by risks from the debt crisis. Berlin's top priorities should be spurring domestic-led growth, securing financial stability and helping to address the challenges ... See all stories on this topic » |
ENTERTAINMENT News, May 08, 2012
What financial reports reveal about entertainment BusinessWeek By AP April 12: Coinstar Inc. raises its first-quarter and full-year revenue guidance on the popularity of its Redbox movie business. Coinstar says recent price hikes didn't dampen movie rentals during the period as much as it thought they might. See all stories on this topic » |
Disney Analysts Raise Forecasts After 'Avengers' Debut BusinessWeek The movie alone may generate as much as $1.35 billion in theaters, suggests Drew Crum, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. With a more modest $1.1 billion box-office take, it would return as much as $250 million in profit, includingtelevision rights ... See all stories on this topic » |
EARTHQUAKE News, May 08, 2012
New quake-proof Raj Bhavan for Tripura, old one to be Tagore museum New York Daily News 'The fear over quakes has increased in Tripura after the massive earthquakefollowed by tsunami that hit Japan March last year, claiming thousands of lives and causing all-round destruction. Tripura Governor DY Patil had himself expressed his keenness ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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ROBOTICS News, May 08, 2012
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Vacuum robot is trilingual, knows witty dialect KEYC TV AP Sports News Video A man accused of abducting a mother and her three daughters was a family friend described as being like an uncle to the girls. The intense search for a man accused of abducting a Tennessee woman and her three daughters continued ... See all stories on this topic » |
Vacuum robot talks 3 languages, plus witty dialect: 'I'm cool and feeling good.' Washington Post The Japanese electronics maker said Tuesday that the robot also speaks the Kansai dialect of southwestern Japan widely viewed as more comical and witty than standard Japanese. But its linguistic abilities are designed for fun, not for following complex ... See all stories on this topic » |
FASHION Models News, May 08, 2012
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Children's author Maurice Sendak dies Fox News Washington – The celebrated author of children's books, Maurice Sendak, diedTuesday at a Connecticut hospital, The New York Times said. He was 83. Sendak, who won overnight fame in 1963 with the publication of "Where the Wild Things Are," died of ... See all stories on this topic » |
CNN World News, May 08, 2012
International alert issued for fugitive Iraqi vice president CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Istanbul (CNN) -- Interpol has issued a "red notice" for Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, who is suspected of guiding and financing terrorist attacks in the country, the international police organization announced Tuesday. See all stories on this topic » |
CELEBRITIES Gossip, May 08, 2012
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Aramark hires ex-Pepsi exec to succeed Neubauer as CEO Philadelphia Inquirer Eric J. Foss joined the privately held food-services and facilities-managementgiant as its new president and CEO Tuesday. Foss, 53, retired as CEO of Pepsi Beverages Co., a $20 billion division of the soft-drink maker, on Dec. 9. See all stories on this topic » |
Working Saudi women can make great impact: Herfy CEO Al-Saied Chicago Tribune RIYADH — Water shortage, oil depletion, and rapidly increasing population are among the major challenges facing Saudi Arabia, according to Ahmed Al-Saied,CEO of Herfy Food Services Company. If overlooked or neglected these problems could cause ... See all stories on this topic » |
BIOLOGY News, May 08, 2012
Chicago Tribune Like gigantic, long-necked, prehistoric cows, sauropod dinosaurs roamed widely around the Earth 150 million years ago, scientists reported in the journal Current Biology on Monday. Study finds psychopaths have distinct brain structure LONDON (Reuters) ... See all stories on this topic » | |
Reuters Odd News Summary Chicago Tribune Like gigantic, long-necked, prehistoric cows, sauropod dinosaurs roamed widely around the Earth 150 million years ago, scientists reported in the journal Current Biology on Monday. California seller of suicide kits sentenced for tax offense SAN DIEGO ... See all stories on this topic » |
ASSOCIATED PRESS News, May 08, 2012
Report: Yahoo director who didn't catch fabrication in CEO's academic record ... Minneapolis Star Tribune Article by: AP FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2010 file photo, then PayPal president Scott Thompson, who in January 2012 was named CEO of Yahoo Inc., speaks at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Yahoo shareholder and New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb ... See all stories on this topic » |
US employers posted 3.74 million March jobs WHIO Dayton AP FILE - In this March. 9, 2012, file photo, job candidates fill out forms for employment interviews at a job fair in Bell, Calif. The Labor Department said Tuesday, May 8, that US companies in March posted the highest number of job openings in nearly ... See all stories on this topic » |
ASEAN News, May 08, 2012
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ACTIONAID News, May 08, 2012
Actionaid engages farmers on food security Awoko The programme, which was organized by the African Youth Coalition against Hunger (AYCAH) Sierra Leone, and funded by Actionaid, drew target groups from the seven district operational areas of Actionaid to put forward their ideas and concerns for the ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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MOST BEAUTIFUL Woman, Model, Actress, May 08, 2012
Beyonce: World's Most Beautiful Journalist? Philadelphia Inquirer In it, the World's Most Beautiful Woman, per People, talks about how taking a break from music changed her life. If she shows, Beyonce will receive the honor at the association's scholarship and awards banquet on May 15. If she doesn't, New York's NABJ ... See all stories on this topic » |
MYSPACE - Exclusive Interview: Carrie Underwood breaks down new track “One Way Ticket”, May 08, 2012
"This week country superstar Carrie Underwood returned with her new album Blown Away. And as expected, it’s jam-packed with confessional verses, sing-along choruses and, of course, Underwood’s trademark smile, written all over each track.
Want to know more about what went into each track? Well, we did. So we got Carrie to open up about one of the album’s most instantly-catrchy, feel-good tunes, “One Way Ticket”. (Sample lyrics: “Put a little love back in your life/Get your feet up and just kick it, we’ve got a one-way ticket”) in an exclusive video interview that you can check out the exclusive video interview below."

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PETITION SITE -Taiwan: Form a Separate Animal Protections Agency, May 08, 2012
"Taiwan has earned a bad reputation for cruelty toward animals and leniency toward clear animal rights violations. On May 2, 2012, animal rights activists in Taipai proposed an independant agency dedicated to protecting the rights of animals."

May 7, 2012
LATEST World News, May 07, 2012
USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Closing Prices for May 7 BusinessWeek By Michael Carone on May 07, 2012 May 7 (Bloomberg) -- This table details boxed beef cutout prices supplied daily by the US Department of Agriculture. Prices and loads traded are as of 3:00 pm US central time. Prices are determined from cuts in dollars ... See all stories on this topic » |
US Companies Reporting Earnings on May 7 BusinessWeek By Wendy Soong on May 07, 2012 The following table lists the 78 US companies that reported quarterly earnings today (end date of the quarter is noted in the last column). Companies are sorted alphabetically by ticker symbol. TICKER EST SYM COMPANY Q12 ... See all stories on this topic » |
WASHINGTON POST News, May 07, 2012
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UFO News, May 07, 2012
The hacking group Anonymous claims to have info on UFO and alien life or not Examiner.com The group's posting said that the "truth" of the aliens are much more intricate than simple UFOs and flying saucers. Apparently within a few days Anonymous will release information about aliens interacting with mankind. The message from the group said, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Op-Ed: Texas UFO witness reports helicopter, unidentified entities DigitalJournal.com UFOs are "Unidentified Flying Objects". What entities did the witness see in a Texas forest? Humans dressed in costumes? Alien "visitors" from another dimension? What are your views? A Texas witness reports seeing three unidentified entities on 20 ... See all stories on this topic » |
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