BEIRUT (Reuters) - NATO accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces of firing Scud missiles that landed near to the Turkish border, in explaining why it was sending anti-missile batteries and troops to the bloc's frontier. The Syrian government, which finds itself under attack from rebels in the capital Damascus and by a diplomatic alliance of Arab and Western powers, denies firing...
McAfee says will not return to Belize, willing to talk to police
Label: Technology(Reuters) – U.S. software pioneer John McAfee said that he will not return to Belize where police want to question him about a murder case, but that he is willing to let authorities from the Central American nation interview him in a “neutral country.”McAfee, 67, went into hiding after his American neighbor Gregory Faull was fatally shot in November. He made his way secretly to neighboring Guatemala,...
Bethenny Frankel & Jason Hoppy Step Out with Daughter Bryn Amid Relationship Rumors
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch Buzz By Lesley Messer 12/14/2012 at 06:00 PM EST Bethenny Frankel and husband Jason Hoppy with daughter Bryn Jae Donnelly/INF Are Bethenny Frankel and husband Jason Hoppy experiencing another rough patch? Amidst rumors that the reality stars' two-year marriage...
Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants
Label: HealthALAMO, Texas (AP) — For years, Sonia Limas would drag her daughters to the emergency room whenever they fell sick. As an illegal immigrant, she had no health insurance, and the only place she knew to seek treatment was the hospital — the most expensive setting for those covering the cost.The family's options improved somewhat a decade ago with the expansion of community health clinics, which offered...
Wall Street succumbs to Apple's fall, "cliff" uncertainty
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday as another slide in Apple took a toll and investors unloaded some shares because of the uncertainty surrounding the "fiscal cliff" negotiations. For the Nasdaq, this marked the second losing week in a row. All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the week slightly lower. Apple's stock slid 3.8 percent to $509.79 after UBS cut its...
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U.S., rebels urge gloomy Moscow to help oust Assad
Label: WorldBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's rebel leadership and the United States seized on Russian pessimism over President Bashar al-Assad's future to urge Moscow to help push its ally into ceding power and end the battles closing in around his capital. "We want to commend the Russian government for finally waking up to the reality and acknowledging that the regime's days are numbered," the U.S. State...
iPhone 5 hits China as Apple market share slips
Label: TechnologySHANGHAI (Reuters) – The China release of its iPhone 5 on Friday should win Apple Inc some respite from a recent slide in its share of what is likely already the world’s biggest smartphone market, but its longer-term hopes may depend on new technology being tested by China‘s top telecoms carrier.Cupertino, California-based Apple has been in talks about a tie-up with China Mobile for four years. A...
Hillary Clinton Doesn't Mind You Talking About Her Hair
Label: Lifestyle Stylewatch Style News Now 12/13/2012 at 01:15 PM ET Kristin Callahan/ACE/INFA lot of women in politics (we’re not naming names!) have been criticized for spending too much time and money on their hair, but Hillary Clinton certainly...
Study: People worldwide living longer, but sicker
Label: HealthLONDON (AP) — Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, according to the most expansive global look so far at life expectancy and the biggest health threats.The last comprehensive study was in 1990 and the top health problem then was the death of children under...
S&P 500 ends six-day winning streak on "cliff" anxiety
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended its six-day winning streak on Thursday, retreating as worries intensified that Washington's "fiscal cliff" negotiations were dragging on with little progress. Anxiety about the drawn-out talks between Democrats and Republicans was enough to offset encouraging data on retail sales and jobless claims on Thursday. There is concern that...
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