NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican star who has enjoying record-high popularity for his hands-on approach to Superstorm Sandy, on Monday filed papers announcing his intention to seek a second term next November.Christie, a popular surrogate on Republican Mitt Romney‘s failed presidential campaign, delivered the keynote address at the Republican National Convention...
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UN climate talks open in Qatar
Label: WorldDOHA, Qatar (AP) — U.N. talks on a new climate pact resumed Monday in oil and gas-rich Qatar, where negotiators from nearly 200 countries will discuss fighting global warming and helping poor nations adapt to it.The two-decade-old talks have not fulfilled their main purpose: reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say are warming the planet.Attempts to create a new climate treaty failed...
Rolling Stones turn back clock with hit-filled comeback
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – The Rolling Stones turned back the clock in style on Sunday with their first concert in five years, strutting and swaggering their way through hit after familiar hit to celebrate 50 years in business.Before a packed crowd of 20,000 at London‘s O2 Arena, they banished doubts that age may have slowed down one of the world’s greatest rock and roll bands, as lead singer Mick Jagger...
Leyes no reducen la sobreutilización de costosas terapias del cáncer prostático
Label: HealthNUEVA YORK, 26 nov (Reuters Health) – Dos estudios coincidenen que las leyes para prevenir el uso excesivo de servicios desalud no impiden que los médicos sigan indicando terapiascostosas para el cáncer de próstata.Los autores hallaron que los médicos utilizaban cirugíasrobóticas y radioterapias especiales para tratar la enfermedad,sin importar si en la región existían leyes que exigen unaautorización...
SEC chair Mary Schapiro leaving post
Label: BusinessPresident Barack Obama announced Monday he had picked Securities and Exchange Commissioner Elisse Walter to replace outgoing Chairman Mary Schapiro, who plans to step down in mid-December. Schapiro has helmed the agency since January 2009, winning confirmation with the economy shaken to its core by the global financial meltdown.Walter is a former top official of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,...
Head of financial sector watchdog to step down
Label: BusinessPresident Barack Obama announced Monday he had picked Securities and Exchange Commissioner Elisse Walter to replace outgoing chair Mary Schapiro, who plans to step down in mid-December. Schapiro has helmed the agency since January 2009, winning confirmation with the economy shaken to its core by the global financial meltdown.Walter is a former top official of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,...
Nokia unveils 2 new cellphone models, priced at $62
Label: TechnologyHELSINKI (Reuters) – Struggling Finnish cellphone maker Nokia unveiled on Monday two new cellphone models, the Asha 205 and the Asha 206, pricing both models at around $ 62, excluding subsidies and taxes.Both models will go on sale this quarter.Nokia unveiled a new Slam feature which allows consumers to share multimedia content like photos and videos with nearby friends almost instantly through Bluetooth...
Bounce House Injuries Ballooning
Label: HealthBounce house injuries can quickly deflate a party. And according to a new study, they’re on the rise.More than 11,300 children were treated for bounce house-related injuries in 2010, double the number from 2008 and 16 times the number from 1995, according to the study published today in the journal Pediatrics.That “equals a child every 46 minutes nationally,” wrote the authors from the Center for...
UN climate talks open in Qatar
Label: WorldDOHA, Qatar (AP) — U.N. talks on a new climate pact resumed Monday in oil and gas-rich Qatar, where negotiators from nearly 200 countries will discuss fighting global warming and helping poor nations adapt to it.The two-decade-old talks have not fulfilled their main purpose: reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say are warming the planet.Attempts to create a new climate treaty failed...
Rolling Stones turn back clock with hit-filled comeback
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – The Rolling Stones turned back the clock in style on Sunday with their first concert in five years, strutting and swaggering their way through hit after familiar hit to celebrate 50 years in business.Before a packed crowd of 20,000 at London‘s O2 Arena, they banished doubts that age may have slowed down one of the world’s greatest rock and roll bands, as lead singer Mick Jagger...
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