Breakups can be painful. But on the bright side, they can lead to some creative revenge schemes. To wit: A spurned New Zealand woman sold the secret locations to her ex-boyfriend's favorite fishing spots, netting $3,000, which she then spent on herself. The drama went down in January of 2012 but is just now getting [....
India Ink: Lawmakers in India Charged With Crime Could Face Speedier Trials
Label: WorldIndia’s Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to consider fast-tracking trials of lawmakers who are facing criminal charges, lawyers said, after activists filed a petition demanding legislators accused of abusing women be disqualified from public office.Six state legislators have charges of rape against them, and 36 have been charged with other crimes against women, according to a Dec. 20 report...
Huawei launches the Ascend P1 in the U.S. for $450 through Amazon
Label: TechnologyDespite its attempts to attract new customers with high-end phones, Huawei (002502) remains relatively unknown to U.S. consumers. The company is looking to change that and on Thursday announced the availability of the Ascend P1 smartphone. The Android-powered device is equipped with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and an 8-megapixel rear camera. The handset...
Gabby Giffords to Meet Privately with Sandy Hook Families
Label: Lifestyle By Andrea Billups 01/04/2013 at 08:00 AM EST Gabrielle Giffords, the former member of Congress from Arizona who was gunned down at a Tucson shopping center two years ago – and then courageously fought to recover from her injuries – will meet privately Friday with the families of the Sandy Hook school in Newtown, Conn.The event will be held...
Indian court to rule on generic drug industry
Label: HealthNEW DELHI (AP) — From Africa's crowded AIDS clinics to the malarial jungles of Southeast Asia, the lives of millions of ill people in the developing world are hanging in the balance ahead of a legal ruling that will determine whether India's drug companies can continue to provide cheap versions of many life-saving medicines.The case — involving Swiss drug maker Novartis AG's cancer drug Glivec — pits...
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Stock futures drop after rally as investors book profit
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street was set for a slightly lower open on Thursday, as investors lock in gains after a rally Wednesday, which was spurred by a deal by U.S. lawmakers to avert a "fiscal cliff" of austerity measures that had been due to kick in this year. Earlier losses in U.S. stock index futures Thursday were capped by better-than-expected data that showed U.S. private-sector...
Depardieu, in Tax Fight, Gets Russian Citizenship
Label: WorldMOSCOW (AP) — Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has waged a battle against a proposed super-tax on millionaires in his native country, has been granted Russian citizenship. A brief announcement on the Kremlin website on Thursday revealed that President Vladimir Putin signed the citizenship grant following an application from the actor. The former Oscar nominee and star of the...
Fake John le Carré Twitter Account Fakes J.K. Rowling’s Fake Twitter Death
Label: TechnologyWe’ve seen “Cormac McCarthy” Tweet apocalyptic non sequiturs. “Philip Roth” promised us a bite-sized short story. Now a fake Twitter account for British spy novelist John le Carré is spreading bizarre death rumors about J.K. Rowling. After a few days of Tweeting harmless missives, the week-old handle @JLecarre dropped this would-be bombshell on its nearly 2,500 followers Wednesday...
Brandy: My Proposal Was a 'Spontaneous Thing'
Label: Lifestyle By Mark Gray 01/03/2013 at 07:30 AM EST Ryan Press and Brandy Al Powers/Powers Imagery/Invision/AP Brandy had no idea that her fiancé Ryan Press had plans to ask for her hand in marriage last week. Then again, she doesn't think her beau knew he was going to, either.
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Flu? Malaria? Disease forecasters look to the sky
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — Only a 10 percent chance of showers today, but a 70 percent chance of flu next month.That's the kind of forecasting health scientists are trying to move toward, as they increasingly include weather data in their attempts to predict disease outbreaks.In one recent study, two scientists reported they could predict — more than seven weeks in advance — when flu season was going to peak...
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