Stylewatch Style News Now 01/04/2013 at 04:00 PM ET Splash News Online; INF; Splash News Online; FameFlynetThere’s Christmas, there’s New Year’s Eve, and then there’s “every celebrity in the world takes a tropical vacation” week....
FDA: New rules will make food safer
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says its new guidelines would make the food Americans eat safer and help prevent the kinds of foodborne disease outbreaks that sicken or kill thousands of consumers each year.The rules, the most sweeping food safety guidelines in decades, would require farmers to take new precautions against contamination, to include making sure workers' hands are...
"Cliff" concerns give way to earnings focus
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors' "fiscal cliff" worries are likely to give way to more fundamental concerns, like earnings, as fourth-quarter reports get under way next week. Financial results, which begin after the market closes on Tuesday with aluminum company Alcoa , are expected to be only slightly better than the third-quarter's lackluster results. As a warning sign, analyst current...
Venezuela lawmakers elect Chavez ally as Assembly chief
Label: WorldCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan lawmakers re-elected a staunch ally of Hugo Chavez to head the National Assembly on Saturday, putting him in line to be caretaker president if the socialist leader does not recover from cancer surgery. By choosing the incumbent, Diosdado Cabello, the "Chavista"-dominated legislature cemented the combative ex-soldier's position as the third most powerful...
5 Predictions for Mobile Tech in 2013
Label: TechnologyIf denial isn’t just a river in Egypt, then mobile isn’t just a city in Alabama. And if 2012 proved one thing, it’s that there’s no denying mobile is the present and future of technology.Sales figures for mobile devices reached new heights in 2012. Market research firm Gartner predicted tablet sales would near 120 million, about doubling the total sold in 2011.[More from Mashable: Would You Make Your...
Jan
04
Professional Bull Riders: Who Is the Sexiest Cowboy Alive?
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch By Rennie Dyball 01/04/2013 at 03:45 PM EST The bulls are back in town – and they're bringing a bunch of strapping cowboys with them.The Professional Bull Riders kick off their 2013 season Friday at N.Y.C.'s Madison Square Garden with a whole lot of cowboy hats, chaps and swagger.
In the arena, the riders...
FDA proposes sweeping new food safety rules
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens.The long-overdue regulations are aimed at reducing the estimated 3,000 deaths a year from foodborne illness. Just since last summer, outbreaks of listeria...
Data helps pace Wall Street higher, but Apple drags
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its biggest weekly gain in over a year after a jobs report showed employers kept the pace of hiring steady in December. The Labor Department said payrolls outside the farming sector grew by 155,000 jobs last month, slightly below November's level. Gains in employment were distributed broadly throughout...
Abbas sees Palestinian unity as Fatah rallies in Gaza
Label: WorldGAZA (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas predicted the end of a five-year split between the two big Palestinian factions as his Fatah movement staged its first mass rally in Gaza with the blessing of Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave. "Soon we will regain our unity," Abbas, whose authority has been limited to the Israeli-occupied West Bank since the 2007 civil war between the two factions,...
EU says its Google case not affected by U.S. ruling
Label: TechnologyBRUSSELS (Reuters) – A decision by U.S. regulators to end a probe into whether Google Inc hurt rivals by manipulating internet searches will not affect the European Union‘s examination of the company.“We have taken note of the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) decision, but we don’t see that it has any direct implications for our investigation, for our discussions with Google, which are ongoing,” said...
Jan
03
Check Out This Year's Victoria's Secret Swim Cover Model
Label: Lifestyle Stylewatch Style News Now 01/03/2013 at 03:00 PM ET Courtesy Victoria’s SecretWhile most of the country is hiding from cold temps, the Victoria’s Secret Angels are heating things up! The ladies star in the 2013 swim catalogue — in mailboxes nationwide today — and South African beauty Candice Swanepoel...
CDC: 1 in 24 admit nodding off while driving
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — This could give you nightmares: 1 in 24 U.S. adults say they recently fell asleep while driving.And health officials behind the study think the number is probably higher. That's because some people don't realize it when they nod off for a second or two behind the wheel."If I'm on the road, I'd be a little worried about the other drivers," said the study's lead author, Anne Wheaton...
Wall Street edges lower after Fed minutes
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed growing concern about the risks of its highly stimulative monetary policy. Despite the concerns about the effects of its asset purchases, the Fed look set to continue its open-ended stimulus program for now. The minutes from the December meeting showed a growing...
Syria rebels in push to capture air base
Label: WorldAZAZ, Syria (Reuters) - Rebels battled on Thursday to seize an air base in northern Syria, part of a campaign to fight back against the air power that has given President Bashar al-Assad's forces free rein to bomb rebel-held towns. More than 60,000 people have been killed in the 21-month-old uprising and civil war, the United Nations said this week, sharply raising the death toll estimate...
Can the Government Really Ban Twitter Parody Accounts?
Label: TechnologyArizona is entertaining a law that will make it a felony to use another person’s real name to make an Internet profile intended to “harm, defraud, intimidate or threaten,” which to some sounds like a law against parody Twitter accounts. The legislation, if passed, would make Arizona one of a few states, including New York, California, Washington and Texas, to enact anti-online-impersonation...
Jan
02
Robin Roberts Reunites with Her Dog 100 Days After Bone Marrow Transplant
Label: Lifestyle People Pets 01/02/2013 at 03:30 PM EST This may have been the best New Year's yet for Robin Roberts.Exactly 100 days after successfully undergoing a bone marrow transplant, the Good Morning America host was reunited with her beloved dog, KJ, just days before ringing in 2013.
"Look who made it back for my 100...
Brain image study: Fructose may spur overeating
Label: HealthThis is your brain on sugar — for real. Scientists have used imaging tests to show for the first time that fructose, a sugar that saturates the American diet, can trigger brain changes that may lead to overeating.After drinking a fructose beverage, the brain doesn't register the feeling of being full as it does when simple glucose is consumed, researchers found.It's a small study and does not prove...
Wall Street rallies on "fiscal cliff" agreement
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks began the new year with a broad rally on Wednesday, sparked by a last-minute deal in Washington to avert the "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and spending cuts that threatened to derail the economy. In 2013's first trading session, the S&P 500 was on target for its best percentage gain since November 19 and highest close since October 19. The...
Central African Republic rebels halt advance, agree to peace talks
Label: WorldDAMARA, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Rebels in Central African Republic said they had halted their advance on the capital on Wednesday and agreed to start peace talks, averting a clash with regionally backed troops. The Seleka rebels had pushed to within striking distance of Bangui after a three-week onslaught and threatened to oust President Francois Bozize, accusing him of reneging...
Apple reportedly considering Waze acquisition to help fix iOS Maps app
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Jan
01
Nicki Minaj Resolves: Resist Shoe Temptations in 2013
Label: Lifestyle Caught in the Act 01/01/2013 at 03:55 PM EST Nicki Minaj Jonathan Leibson/WireImage Nicki Minaj welcomed 2013 at PURE Nightclub in Las Vegas on Monday.Just after 11:30 p.m. the "Starships" singer made her way through throngs of fans to the nightclub.
Wearing...
Clinton receiving blood thinners to dissolve clot
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to recover in a New York hospital where she's being treated for a blood clot in her head.Her doctors say blood thinners are being used to dissolve the clot and they are confident she will make a full recovery. Clinton didn't suffer a stroke or neurological damage from the clot that formed after she suffered a concussion during a...
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