SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected Apple Inc‘s request to revive its bid for a sales ban on Samsung‘s Galaxy Nexus smartphone, dashing the iPhone maker’s attempt to recover crucial leverage in the global patent wars.Apple had asked the full Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., to revisit a decision in October by a three-judge panel of the same court....
Beyoncé Discusses Miscarriage & Slams Surrogacy Rumors
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch TV News 01/31/2013 at 03:10 PM EST Although she's often secretive about her personal life, Beyoncé is opening up about her journey to motherhood.The Grammy winner reveals she suffered a miscarriage – and slams rumors she used a gestational surrogate – in her upcoming HBO documentary, Life Is But a Dream...
Hedgehog Alert! Prickly pets can carry salmonella
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — Add those cute little hedgehogs to the list of pets that can make you sick.In the last year, 20 people were infected by a rare but dangerous form of salmonella bacteria, and one person died in January. The illnesses were linked to contact with hedgehogs kept as pets, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Health officials on Thursday...
Market treads water ahead of Friday's employment data
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Thursday as investors were cautious after a mixed bag of economic data, while stellar earnings from chipmaker Qualcomm helped the Nasdaq index to edge higher. The S&P 500 is on track to post its best month since October 2011 and its best January since 1997. Investors expect a pullback in equities after the recent gains,...
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Syrian Opposition Leader Softens Position on Talks with Assad
Label: WorldGoran Tomasevic/ReutersFree Syrian Army fighters ran for cover as a tank shell exploded against a wall. More Photos »BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria’s top political opposition leader on Wednesday expressed willingness for the first time to talk with representatives of President Bashar al-Assad, softening what had been an absolute refusal to negotiate with the government in an increasingly chaotic civil war....
The Z10 is a good first step, but BlackBerry still has to fix its app problem
Label: TechnologyBlackBerry, a.k.a., the Company Formerly Known as RIM, made good with its first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones on Wednesday. While the new devices are far from perfect, they will at the very least make long-suffering BlackBerry fans very happy and should provide a needed boost to a company in desperate need of growth. That said, BlackBerry still has a major problem that it will have to fix if it ever...
Let's Make a Deal's Tiffany Coyne Is Pregnant
Label: Lifestyle Mom & Babies Celebrity Baby Blog 01/30/2013 at 01:00 PM ET Courtesy Monty Brinton/CBS Behind door number one — a pregnant Tiffany Coyne!The Let’s Make a Deal model, 30, and her husband Chris are expecting a baby together, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.“I’m extremely excited with my husband Chris...
APNewsBreak: EPA moves to ban some rodent poisons
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to ban the sale of a dozen rat and mouse poisons sold under the popular D-Con brand in an effort to protect children and pets.The agency said Wednesday it hopes to reduce the thousands of accidental exposures that occur every year from rodent-control products. Children and pets are at risk for exposure because the products typically...
Wall Street edges lower as Fed keeps stimulus in place
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks edged lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left in place its bond-buying stimulus plan, saying economic growth had stalled but indicating the pullback was likely temporary. Describing the U.S. job market as continuing its modest pace of improvement, the Fed repeated a pledge to keep purchasing securities until employment improves substantially. ...
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The Lede Blog: Under Attack, Cairo Hotel Sends S O S via Twitter
Label: WorldVideo of unidentified men streaming into the lobby of Cairo’s Semiramis InterContinental hotel was shown live on Egypt’s ONTV early on Tuesday.Last Updated, 2:56 p.m. As our colleagues Kareem Fahim, David Kirkpatrick and Mayy El Sheikh report, the mayhem on Cairo’s streets briefly spilled into the lobby of one of the city’s luxury hotels, the Semiramis InterContinental, during intense clashes between...
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