LONDON – The title of the presiding judge 35 years ago was the same, chief magistrate of Pretoria, and the venue for the hearing, a converted synagogue, was not far from the modern courthouse seen on television screens around the world in recent days as Oscar Pistorius, the gold medal-winning Paralympic athlete, fought for bail in the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.The case that unfolded...
Feb
23
The Lede: Reeva Steenkamp, Steve Biko and the Quest for Justice in South Africa
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Ian Ziering: Why My Pregnant Wife Pole Dances
Label: LifestylePregnancy does a body good. Then again, for Ian Ziering‘s expectant wife Erin, so does pole dancing.The mom-to-be took up the sport following the birth of daughter Mia Loren, 22 months, when she found herself searching for a balance to all things baby.“I think I got so wrapped up in the motherly world, I was looking for something to make me feel more womanly, more myself,” Erin tells The Bump.After...
FDA approves new targeted breast cancer drug
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind breast cancer medication that targets tumor cells while sparing healthy ones.The drug Kadcyla from Roche combines the established drug Herceptin with a powerful chemotherapy drug and a third chemical linking the medicines together. The chemical keeps the cocktail intact until it binds to a cancer cell, delivering a potent...
Investors face another Washington deadline
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors face another Washington-imposed deadline on government spending cuts next week, but it's not generating the same level of fear as two months ago when the "fiscal cliff" loomed large. Investors in sectors most likely to be affected by the cuts, like defense, seem untroubled that the budget talks could send stocks tumbling. Talks on the U.S. budget...
Feb
22
Palestinians Threaten to Boycott Sponsors of Jerusalem Marathon
Label: WorldJERUSALEM — A lawyer representing Palestinian government agencies sent letters this week to an American sneaker company and an international hotel chain threatening a boycott and legal action if they did not withdraw their sponsorship of the Jerusalem marathon, which the Palestinians say violates international law. The letters to New Balance, a footwear company based in Boston, and the InterContinental...
Diane Lane Signed Divorce Papers from Josh Brolin on Valentine's Day
Label: Lifestyle By Ken Lee 02/22/2013 at 03:00 PM EST Diane Lane and Josh Brolin Justin Lubin/NBC/AP There were likely no flowers or candy exchanged on Feb. 14 between Josh Brolin and soon-to-be ex-wife Diane Lane.Lane signed her divorce documents on Valentine's Day, documents...
FDA approves new targeted breast cancer drug
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind breast cancer medication that targets tumor cells while sparing healthy ones.The drug Kadcyla from Roche combines the established drug Herceptin with a powerful chemotherapy drug and a third chemical linking the medicines together. The chemical keeps the cocktail intact until it binds to a cancer cell, delivering a potent...
HP lifts Wall Street, S&P on pace for first weekly loss of year
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Friday, rebounding off two days of losses as Dow component Hewlett-Packard surged on strong results, but the S&P 500 was on track to end a seven-week-long streak of gains. The S&P shed 1.9 percent over the previous two sessions, its worst two-day drop since early November, putting the index on pace for its first weekly decline of the year. The...
Feb
21
The Lede: Assad Denies Starting War in New Interview
Label: WorldLast Updated, Thursday, 3:48 p.m. The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, denied in an interview broadcast last week on German television that he was responsible for starting the bloody conflict tearing his country apart.The interview, featured in a new documentary on the conflict in Syria by the filmmaker Hubert Seipel, was conducted in English but later overdubbed in German for broadcast on the network...
Diem Brown Blogs: Farewell for Now
Label: Lifestyle By Diem Brown 02/21/2013 at 04:00 PM EST In her PEOPLE.com blog, Diem Brown, the Real World/Road Rules Challenge contestant recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer for the second time, opens up about her desire for a child and the ups and downs of cancer and fertility procedures. First and foremost, I feel so...
Flu shot did poor job against worst bug in seniors
Label: HealthATLANTA (AP) — For those 65 and older, this season's flu shot is only 9 percent effective against the most common and dangerous flu bug, according to a startling new government report.Flu vaccine tends to protect younger people better than older ones and never works as well as other kinds of vaccines. But experts say the preliminary results for seniors are disappointing and highlight the need for...
Wall Street drops on growth concerns, fear index jumps
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell for a second day on Thursday and gauge of investor concern hit its highest in two months after reports cast doubt over the health of the U.S. and euro-zone economies. The second day of sharp declines in equity markets put the S&P 500 on course for its worst two-day loss since November. The CBOE Volatility Index <.vix> or VIX,...
Feb
20
Russian Mother of Adopted Boy Who Died in U.S. Wants His Brother Back
Label: WorldMOSCOW — The Russian mother of two young boys who were adopted by a Texas couple requested on Wednesday that the younger child be returned to her, after his brother died under unclear circumstances in a case that has given new impetus to a long-running controversy over foreign adoptions. The older boy, Max Shatto, 3, died in a West Texas hospital in late January. His birth mother, Yulia A....
Check Out Pregnant Maya Rudolph's Undercover Bump
Label: Lifestyle Mom & Babies Celebrity Baby Blog 02/20/2013 at 03:00 PM ET Jason Merritt/Getty What baby bump?Maya Rudolph, who recently told Up All Night producers that she’s expecting her fourth child with Paul Thomas Anderson, swathed her belly in an animal-print teal and black sheath dress for Tuesday’s...
Obama administration tackles colonoscopy confusion
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — It's one part of the new health care law that seemed clear: free coverage for preventive care under most insurance plans.Only it didn't turn out that way.So on Wednesday, the Obama administration had to straighten out the confusion.Have you gone for a colonoscopy thinking it was free, only to get a hefty bill because the doctor removed a polyp?No more.Taking out such precancerous...
Wall Street extends losses; Nasdaq off one percent
Label: BusinessDEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Doug" (24), and I (22) have been in a long-distance relationship for a year, but we were friends for a couple of years before that. I had never had a serious relationship before and lacked experience. Doug has not only been in two other long-term relationships, but has had sex with more than 15 women. One of them is an amateur porn actress.I knew about this, but it didn't...
Feb
19
At War Blog: Korean War Veteran Is Buried Six Decades After He Disappeared
Label: WorldThe passengers aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 2125 didn’t get up when the plane taxied into its gate at Baltimore Washington International Airport earlier this month. They didn’t retrieve their bags from the overhead bins. Instead, they looked out the right side of the aircraft, where an honor guard and black hearse were waiting to escort the remains of Cpl. James R. Hare home, the final portion of...
Mindy McCready 'Really Loved Her Dog'
Label: Lifestyle People Pets 02/19/2013 at 03:45 PM EST When Mindy McCready was found dead on Sunday of an apparent suicide, the country singer was not alone: Her dog, who'd been fatally shot, was by her side.But a source close to the star tells Fox News that her decision to end the animal's life would "not have been an act...
UK patient dies from SARS-like coronavirus
Label: HealthLONDON (AP) — A patient being treated for a mysterious SARS-like virus has died, a British hospital said Tuesday.Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, central England, said the coronavirus victim was also being treated for "a long-term, complex unrelated health problem" and already had a compromised immune system.A total of 12 people worldwide have been diagnosed with the disease, six of whom have...
M&A deals lift shares, suggest value in market
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as this year's ongoing surge of merger activity suggested investors were still finding value in the market even as indexes hover near five-year highs. Office Depot Inc surged 12.4 percent to $5.15 after a person familiar with the matter said the No. 2 U.S. office supply retailer was in advanced talks to merge with smaller rival OfficeMax...
Knox Jolie-Pitt Steals Brad's Cool Look
Label: Lifestyle 02/18/2013 at 03:05 PM EST Brad Pitt (left) and Knox Jolie-Pitt Zou Zheng/Xinhua/ZUMA; FameFlynet That's a lot of style for a 4-year-old! In any case, like father, like son as the swagger gene has clearly transferred to Knox Jolie-Pitt.
Knox, 4, joined dad Brad,...
Study: Better TV might improve kids' behavior
Label: HealthSEATTLE (AP) — Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers' behavior, even without getting them to watch less, a study found.The results were modest and faded over time, but may hold promise for finding ways to help young children avoid aggressive, violent behavior, the study authors and other doctors said."It's not just about turning off the television....
Yen resumes fall after G20, U.S. holiday thins trade
Label: BusinessLONDON (Reuters) - The yen resumed falling on Monday after Japan signaled it would push ahead with expansionist monetary policies having escaped criticism from the world's 20 biggest economies at the weekend. Industrial metals also dipped and European shares were soft on lingering worries about the economic outlook, especially for the euro zone. While the risk of an inconclusive outcome...
Feb
17
IHT Rendezvous: In Singapore's Immigration Debate, Sign of Asia's Slipping Middle Class?
Label: WorldBEIJING — Immigration is a hot-button issue nearly everywhere in the world, though the contours of the debate vary from place to place. In the United States, sweeping changes to the law may offer legal residency for millions of people who have entered the country illegally, my colleague Ashley Parker reports.In Singapore, the debate looks somewhat different: The government plans to increase the population...
Jeff Timmons: 98 Degrees Reunion 'Brings Back A Lot of Great Memories'
Label: Lifestyle By Steve Helling 02/17/2013 at 03:05 PM EST From left: Jeff Timmons, Justin Jeffre, Nick Lachey and Drew Lachey D Dipasupil/FilmMagic Teenyboppers of the 90s, rejoice! 98 Degrees is back in the studio and reliving old times. Nick and Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons...
UN warns risk of hepatitis E in S. Sudan grows
Label: HealthGENEVA (AP) — The United Nations says an outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 111 refugees in camps in South Sudan since July, and has become endemic in the region.U.N. refugee agency spokesman Adrian Edwards says the influx of people to the camps from neighboring Sudan is believed to be one of the factors in the rapid spread of the contagious, life-threatening inflammatory viral disease of the liver.Edwards...
G20 steps back from currency brink, heat off Japan
Label: BusinessMOSCOW (Reuters) - The Group of 20 nations declared on Saturday there would be no currency war and deferred plans to set new debt-cutting targets, underlining broad concern about the fragile state of the world economy. Japan's expansive policies, which have driven down the yen, escaped direct criticism in a statement thrashed out in Moscow by policymakers from the G20, which spans developed...
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