WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Thursday to finally eliminate cold war-era trade restrictions on Russia, but at the same time it condemned Moscow for human rights abuses, threatening to further strain an already delicate relationship with the Kremlin. The Senate bill, which passed the House last month, now goes to President Obama, who has opposed using United States trade policy to make...
Dec
05
Jazz legend Dave Brubeck dies at 91
Label: WorldDave Brubeck's pioneering style in pieces such as "Take Five" caught listeners' ears with exotic, challenging rhythms. In the...
Google Now Delivers Travel Forecasts, Boarding Passes Before You Search
Label: Technology Google’s Search App has received a travel-focused update just in time for the holidays. Wednesday’s update adds new capabilities to Google Now, the app’s feature set designed to deliver frequently searched-for information before you even think to search for it.Previously, opening the Google Search App on any Android phone running Jelly Bean (versions 4.1 and newer), would pull up a Google...
A Minute With: Scottish DJ Calvin Harris hits big time in U.S
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Scottish DJ Calvin Harris may not be the most recognizable face in the U.S. music scene, but after writing Rihanna‘s biggest chart hit and with two other top 20 singles, Harris is fast becoming a chart staple.Harris, 28, found success in the UK over the last five years before storming the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this year with “We Found Love,” a dance-infused dark love song...
Extended Use of Breast Cancer Drug Suggested
Label: HealthThe widely prescribed drug tamoxifen already plays a major role in reducing the risk of death from breast cancer. But a new study suggests that women should be taking the drug for twice as long as is now customary, a finding that could upend the standard that has been in place for about 15 years. In the study, patients who continued taking tamoxifen for 10 years were less likely to have...
Ransomware Is Expanding in the United States
Label: BusinessCULVER CITY, Calif. — Kidnappers used to make ransom notes with letters cut out of magazines. Now, notes simply pop up on your computer screen, except the hostage is your PC. Michal Czerwonka for The New York TimesSecurity researchers Eric Chien, left, and Vikram Thakur at Symantec, where Mr. Chien has been tracking ransomware schemes. Sometimes victims...
Dec
04
Northridge shooting probe yields more arrests, sources say
Label: World Los Angeles Police Department detectives have made additional arrests in connection with a quadruple homicide in Northridge,...
YouTube Releases iPad App, Filling Last Device Gap in Split from Apple
Label: Technology Google has updated its YouTube app to support the iPad’s larger screen, creating a new experience for the iPad and iPhone 5 while filling in yet another gap created when iOS 6 took away YouTube’s coveted spot on iDevice home screens.Tuesday’s updated YouTube app follows the earlier release of an iPhone-specific app, and using the app is a familiar and seamless experience....
Disney loses appeal of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” ruling
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Walt Disney Co. was ordered to pay the British creator of the television game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” $ 319 million after a Los Angeles court rejected the company’s request for a new trial.Britain’s Celador International, which created the quiz show, sued Disney in 2004 alleging that the company hid some of the show’s U.S. profits from Celador.A three-judge...
Dec
03
Two Mexican nationals charged in killing of U.S. Coast Guardsman
Label: World Federal prosecutors charged two Mexican nationals in connection with killing U.S. Coast Guardsmen Terrell Horne III after they...
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