UCLA freshman Shabazz Muhammad is eligible to play for the Bruins men's basketball immediately, the NCAA announced Friday when...
So You Want in on the Music Biz? Fred Wilson Has 4 Things to Tell You
Label: Technology Not only is Union Square Ventures partner Fred Wilson the godfather of the New York startup scene, he also loves music. So who better than this self-proclaimed music nut to talk about the future of music and technology, and how companies straddling both have a shot at making money.At the Billboard FutureSound conference in San Francisco this week, Wilson laid out four guiding principals for...
Robert Pattinson looks for danger after “Twilight”
Label: Lifestyle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Robert Pattinson has set young hearts aflutter as the teen vampire Edward Cullen in the “Twilight Saga” films, but as the sun sets on the franchise that launched his career, the actor is looking for more grown-up and “dangerous” roles.“Breaking Dawn – Part 2,” released this week, is the fifth and final in the series, and Edward’s...
Personal Health: Quitting Smoking for Good
Label: HealthFew smokers would claim that it’s easy to quit. The addiction to nicotine is strong and repeatedly reinforced by circumstances that prompt smokers to light up.Yet the millions who have successfully quit are proof that a smoke-free life is achievable, even by those who have been regular, even heavy, smokers for decades.Today, 19 percent of American adults smoke, down from more than 42 percent half...
2 Banks Settle With S.E.C. on Mortgage Securities
Label: BusinessJPMorgan Chase and Credit Suisse have agreed to settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission totaling $417 million over their packaging and sale of troubled mortgage securities to investors, the agency said Friday. The settlements are the latest major penalties extracted by the agency in a broad investigation into the way Wall Street firms bundled mortgages into complex investments before...
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Investigators find major flaws in L.A. Fire Department data
Label: World A long-awaited review of the Los Angeles Fire Department found the agency relied on inaccurate data, which provided the public...
As CIA Chief Scandal Looms, Lawmakers Consider Tightening E-Mail Privacy
Label: Technology Recent intrusions by the FBI into e-mail correspondence between former CIA Director David Petraeus and his mistress and biographer, Paula Broadwell, have raised a lot of questions and concerns about the government’s ability to access private e-mails.The current law covering access to e-mail gives the government the right to snoop without a court order on email that’s older than 180 days, but...
Drug charges dropped against Jon Bon Jovi’s daughter
Label: Lifestyle
(Reuters) – Drug charges against the daughter of rock star Jon Bon Jovi were dropped on Thursday, a day after she suffered a suspected heroin overdose, officials in New York said.Oneida County District Attorney Scott D. McNamara said in a statement that Stephanie Bongiovi could not be charged because New York law prohibits the prosecution of people who...
I Was Misinformed: The Time She Tried Viagra
Label: HealthI have noticed, in the bragging-rights department, that “he doesn’t need Viagra” has become the female equivalent of the male “and, I swear, she’s a real blonde.” Personally, I do not care a bit. To me, anything that keeps you happy and in the game is a good thing. But then, I am proud to say, I was among the early, and from what I gather, rare female users. It happened when the drug...
DealBook: In a Switch, Investors Are Buying European Bank Bonds
Label: BusinessLONDON — European bank debt, once an investment pariah, is suddenly popular.In recent weeks, money managers have been readily buying the new bonds of the region’s financial institutions, deals that just months ago would have seemed unpalatable. Bank of Ireland, which received a bailout in 2010, sold $1.3 billion of bonds on Tuesday and found strong demand. It was the largest offering by an Irish bank...
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