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Former Italian President Scalfaro dies at 93
(Reuters)
2012-01-29 15:44:00 Reuters - Former Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, who was head of state during the "Bribesville" corruption affair that overturned Italy's old political order in the 1990s, has died, officials said on Sunday. He was 93.
Former Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82
(Reuters)
2012-01-28 08:30:00 Reuters - Former Boston Mayor Kevin White, who led the city for 16 years and shepherded it through a period of racial tension and court-ordered school desegregation, died on Friday at age 82.
Former Penn State coach Paterno dies
(Reuters)
2012-01-22 18:46:00 Reuters - Legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired in November after 46 years as head coach in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving an assistant, died on Sunday, his family said in a statement.
Former South Dakota Governor Janklow dies at 72
(Reuters)
2012-01-13 01:21:00 Reuters - Former four-term South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow, an outspoken, brash fixture of the state whose political career was brought to an end by a traffic accident, died on Thursday of brain cancer, state officials said.
China extends Iran oil import cut as sanctions mount | Reuters
2012-01-05 12:55:00 China will reduce crude imports from Iran for a second month, sources said on Thursday, as the two remain divided over payment terms for Iranian crude targeted by ever tougher international sanctions. The dispute underlines the difficulty Iran will have selling its oil after European Union governments on Wednesday agreed in principle on banning its ...
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Judge Robert Carter, who fought for desegregation, dies at 94
(Reuters
2012-01-05 01:52:00 Reuters - Robert Carter, a longtime federal judge who helped convince the Supreme Court that segregation in schools was unconstitutional, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 94.
China?s President Pushes Back Against Western Culture ? NYTimes.com
2012-01-03 23:41:00 President of Hu Jintao of China has said that China must strengthen its cultural production to defend against the West’s assault on the country’s culture and ideology, according to an essay in a Communist Party policy magazine published this week. The publication of Mr. Hu’s words signaled that a new major policy initiative announced last ...
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West in political crisis has echoes of 1930s | Reuters
2012-01-02 17:41:00 Dysfunctional politics threatens to deliver a protracted period of slow global growth, possibly lasting well beyond 2012, which will only deepen the political and economic problems for the West. The global financial crisis that began four years ago has morphed into a political crisis for the United States and Europe. Leaders incapable of wrestling their ...
By: 1913 Intel
N.Korea closer to nuclear-tipped missile: U.S. expert | Reuters
2011-12-28 17:17:00 North Korea likely is closer to mounting nuclear warheads on its ballistic missiles than generally reported, possibly only one or two years away, the Congress’s former top expert on the issue has concluded. N.Korea closer to nuclear-tipped missile: U.S. expert | Reuters
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In China, a Christmas Crackdown on Dissent | Global Spin | TIME.com
2011-12-27 17:09:00 Christmas means different things around the world, but in China one of the things it’s come to stand for crackdown. In recent years Chinese courts have chosen the holiday season as the time to hand down the harshest sentences to political dissenters, possibly in the belief that their rulings will received the least attention abroad. ...
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Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall, 28, dies of breast cancer
(Reuters)
2011-12-19 23:21:00 Reuters - Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall died in Houston on Saturday after losing her battle with breast cancer, according to the Venezuelan TV news network Globovision. She was 28.
Good News in the U.S. Housing Market
2011-12-19 07:00:00 Good News in the U.S. Housing Market is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!The U.S. housing market might have some good news, Reuters reported on Sunday. It seems that for the first time since 2005, U.S. residential construction might be expanding a little next year. It might, in turn, add a little to GDP growth in 2012. It would add not much, of course, but it would complement ...Get a free mortgage quote!
Vaclav Havel, leader of "Velvet Revolution," dies
(Reuters)
2011-12-18 13:43:00 Reuters - Vaclav Havel, a dissident playwright who was jailed by Communists and then went on to lead the bloodless "Velvet Revolution" and become Czech president, died at 75 on Sunday.
Oil Prices Drop
2011-12-15 07:00:00 Oil Prices Drop is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!On Wednesday Reuters reported that oil fell more than 4 percent. This indicates the biggest drop in over two months. In London, ICE Brent crude for January delivery settled at $105.02 a barrel. This price is $4.48 (or 4.09 percent ) less than it was in the beginning of October. NYMEX January crude settled at ...Get a free mortgage quote!
"Laugh-In" actor Alan Sues dies at age 85
(Reuters)
2011-12-03 22:42:00 Reuters - "Laugh-In" actor Alan Sues, who was known for playing outlandish and effeminate characters on television, has died at age 85, a statement on his website said.
Former heavyweight title contender Ron Lyle dies
(Reuters)
2011-11-27 00:35:00 Reuters - Former prizefighter Ron Lyle, a convict-turned-contender who once fought Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title, died on Saturday at age 70 in Denver.
Award-winning poet Ruth Stone dies at 96
(Reuters)
2011-11-25 00:48:00 Reuters - Award-winning poet Ruth Stone, who drew imagery and inspiration from the natural sciences, has died at age 96 in Vermont, her daughter said on Thursday.
Reuters: Socialists led Spain from boom to bust
2011-11-21 00:30:00 No wonder our media are so eager to downplay the Spanish election: Voters vented their rage on the Socialists, who led the country from boom to bust in seven years in charge. With 5 million people out of work, the European Union’s highest jobless rate, Spain is heading into its second recession in four years. ...
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Former Procter & Gamble CEO John Smale dies at 84
(Reuters)
2011-11-20 01:42:00 Reuters - Former Procter & Gamble chief executive John G. Smale, credited with transforming the two major international companies he led during his career, died on Saturday at age 84.
Joe Frazier, Ali's greatest foe, dies
(Reuters)
2011-11-08 18:34:00 Reuters - Joe Frazier, the relentless slugger who became the heavyweight champion of the world and earned boxing immortality with three epic battles against Muhammad Ali, died on Monday at age 67, his personal manager said.
Former CBS News commentator Andy Rooney dies
(Reuters)
2011-11-05 13:03:00 Reuters - Andy Rooney, the curmudgeonly commentator who pondered everything from shoelaces to the existence of God on CBS's "60 Minutes" news show for more than 30 years, died on Friday night at the age of 92, CBS said.
Billionaire businessman Carl Lindner dies at 92
(Reuters)
2011-10-18 22:10:00 Reuters - Billionaire Carl Lindner Jr., who went from his family's dairy business to become an owner of banks, insurance companies, and the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, has died.
Sargent Shriver, former vice presidential nominee, dies
(Reuters)
2011-01-19 01:39:00 Reuters - Sargent Shriver, who spent four decades in public service as a member of the Kennedy family, the first director of the Peace Corps and a key warrior in Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, died on Tuesday. He was 95.
Argentine former President Nestor Kirchner dies
(Reuters)
2010-10-27 17:21:00 Reuters - Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, the current president's husband and a contender to succeed her in next year's election, died from a heart attack on Wednesday.
Social media expert David Mathison wants you to 'Be the Media'
2010-04-09 12:48:00 By BOB ANDELMAN I start each show talking about ?So much media, so little time?? But David Mathison sees the media differently. Instead of observing it from afar, he wants you to be the media?you, yourself. Mathison, a former executive with the Reuters news agency, takes the whole notion of 21st century media very seriously. In his new, self-published handbook, Be The Media: How to Create and Accelerate Your Message? Your Way, Mathison lays out how anyone can have a message and spread it using online tools ranging from standbys such as print, radio and video to blogs and podcasts. Forget the so-called media elites, he says?and as one of them I object!?and take control of spreading the word about your own project yourself, whether you?re the producer of music, films, podcasts, radio or television programs. I couldn?t agree more. And I would add that Mathison?s book, which you can order on Amazon.com or his website, BeTheMedia.org, is a perfect companion bookend for Guy Kawasaki?s...
By: Mr. Media
Social media expert David Mathison wants you to 'Be the Media'
2010-04-09 12:48:00 By BOB ANDELMANI start each show talking about ?So much media, so little time?? But David Mathison sees the media differently. Instead of observing it from afar, he wants you to be the media?you, yourself.Mathison, a former executive with the Reuters news agency, takes the whole notion of 21st century media very seriously. In his new, self-published handbook, Be The Media: How to Create and Accelerate Your Message? Your Way, Mathison lays out how anyone can have a message and spread it using online tools ranging from standbys such as print, radio and video to blogs and podcasts.Forget the so-called media elites, he says?and as one of them I object!?and take control of spreading the word about your own project yourself, whether you?re the producer of music, films, podcasts, radio or television programs.I couldn?t agree more. And I would add that Mathison?s book, which you can order on Amazon.com or his website, BeTheMedia.org, is a perfect companion bookend for Guy Kawasaki?s most re...
By: Mr. Media
US Chart Reuters-CRB Index: Steady uptrend can continue in 2010
2009-12-18 10:30:00 Published at 08:36 (GMT) 18 Dec 4CAST M/T VIEW - REUTERS-CRB INDEX - Friday 18 December 2009 Anne Whitby RENEWED GAINS SEEN INTO Q1 AND STEADY THROUGH 2010 (Ref. price 276.10) The REUTERS-CRB Index pushed higher again in October and is now consolidating those gains. While this phase may be further extended, a break up should occur during Q1. Look then for a renewed rise, supported by the recent range, the June/September trading and the base below 230. For most of 2010, losses should stay 4 Vote(s)
Reuters Writer Revisits Position On Meter Deal
2009-11-25 20:05:00 When Reuters blogger Felix Salmon decided to chime in on recent revelations about Chicago's parking meter lease deal, he somewhat hastily came to the conclusion that the $1.16 billion was a great deal for the city. Of course, the Parking Ticket Geek, in his typical twitchy, agitated and nerdy way, got all bent out of shape and felt the need to respond to Mr. Salmon's views....
Former South Korean leader Kim Dae-jung dies
(Reuters)
2009-08-18 17:50:00 Reuters - Former President Kim Dae-jung, a giant in South Korea's shift to democracy who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to forge a reconciliation with the prickly communist North, died on Tuesday at the age of 85.
McNamara dies, career haunted by Vietnam war
(Reuters)
2009-07-06 16:56:00 Reuters - Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara died on Monday aged 93. He will be remembered most as the leading architect of America's involvement in the Vietnam War.
Former Beatles, Stones manager Allen Klein dies
(Reuters)
2009-07-05 08:09:00 Reuters - Infamous record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles and also nabbed control of some of the Rolling Stones' best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77.
Former Beatles, Stones manager Allen Klein dies
(Reuters)
2009-07-05 08:09:00 Reuters - Infamous record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles and also nabbed control of some of the Rolling Stones' best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77.
Former Indians owner Jacobs dies aged 84
(Reuters)
2009-06-05 20:38:00 Reuters - The Cleveland Indians on Friday mourned the loss of former owner and real estate developer Richard E. Jacobs, who died earlier in the day aged 84.
Former Israeli president Katzir dies
(Reuters)
2009-05-31 15:13:00 Reuters - Ephraim Katzir, Israel's fourth president and a biophysicist who co-founded its military's science corps, has died at the age of 93.
Sudan's former president Nimeiri dies
(Reuters)
2009-05-30 17:33:00 Reuters - Former Sudanese President Jaafar Nimeiri, who brought Islamic law to Sudan and became a close U.S. ally before he was ousted in a coup in 1985, died on Saturday, government officials said.
El odio se propaga en las redes sociales
2009-05-15 12:00:00 Los extremistas y los grupos racistas utilizan cada vez más las redes sociales como Facebook, MySpace y YouTube como herramientas de propaganda para reclutar nuevos miembros, según un informe del Centro Simon Wiesenthal.El informe presentado el miércoles dijo que hubo un incremento del 25 por ciento en el número de grupos "problemáticos" en las redes sociales en internet en el último año. El informe se basó en "más de 10.000 páginas web problemáticas, grupos en redes sociales, portales, blogs, chats, videos y juegos que fomentan el odio en internet que promueven la violencia racial, el antisemitismo, la homofobia y el terrorismo."Cada espacio en internet está siendo utilizado por los extremistas de todo tipo para resaltar viejos odios, humillar al 'enemigo', obtener financiación y, desde el 11 de septiembre, reclutar y entrenar a jihadistas terroristas", dijo el Centro Simon Wiesenthal en un comunicado.El grupo judío de derechos humanos, cuyo nombre procede del conocido perseguido...
Former coach Daly dies at age of 78
(Reuters)
2009-05-09 18:29:00 Reuters - Former basketball coach Chuck Daly, who led the U.S. "Dream Team" to a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics and the Detroit Pistons to two NBA championships, died on Saturday, the Pistons said. He was 78.
Former politician and football star Jack Kemp dies
(Reuters)
2009-05-03 05:40:00 Reuters - Jack Kemp, a star football quarterback who became a congressman, U.S. Cabinet secretary and Republican vice presidential nominee, died on Saturday at age 73.
Seguridad: Estafadores por internet prueban nuevas estrategias
2009-04-27 11:50:00 Las estafas por internet han evolucionado respecto a los engaños poco sofisticados del pasado, cuando falsos príncipes nigerianos enviaban correos electrónicos a sus víctimas indicándoles que recibirían ganancias imprevistas si revelaban el número de su cuenta corriente.Incluso a medida que las autoridades tratan de erradicar ese y otros tipos de estafas por e-mail e internet, los estafadores se están volviendo más astutos y están encontrando más lagunas jurídicas para explotar.La gran mayoría de los correos electrónicos son lo que se conoce como spam y un porcentaje desconocido de ellos están pensados para estafar. La escala del fraude electrónico significa que los criminales pueden obtener enormes ganancias incluso si sólo un pequeño porcentaje de personas cae en la trampa.El "phishing" se refiere comúnmente a los engaños por e-mail de parte de supuestos bancos y otras fuentes confiables que buscan timar a los receptores para que revelen el número y contraseñas de sus cuentas banc...
Seguridad: EEUU creará comando militar de ciberseguridad
2009-04-23 11:55:00 El Gobierno de Obama planea crear un comando militar enfocado en las redes de computadores del Pentágono y sus capacidades ofensivas en una guerra cibernética, informó el martes el Wall Street Journal, citando a funcionarios activos y retirados con conocimiento del plan.La iniciativa dará nueva forma a los esfuerzos del Ejército por proteger a sus redes de ataques de piratas cibernéticos, especialmente de aquellos de países como China y Rusia, dijo el periódico. Funcionarios del Pentágono fueron citados diciendo que el nuevo comando sería presentado dentro de las próximas semanas. El cibercomando posiblemente sería liderado por un funcionario militar con rango de cuatro estrellas e inicialmente sería parte del Comando Estratégico del Pentágono, dijo el periódico, citando a funcionarios con conocimiento sobre la propuesta.Los portavoces del Pentágono y la Casa Blanca no estuvieron disponibles de inmediato para realizar comentarios. Se espera que el presidente Barack Obama anuncie un ...
Seguridad: Hackers acceden al programa de cazas de EEUU
2009-04-22 12:00:00 Los hackers han accedido repetidamente al más costoso programa armamentístico del Pentágono, el proyecto Joint Strike Fighter, de unos 300.000 millones de dólares, informó ayer el periódico Wall Street Journal.El objetivo del programa Joint Strike Fighter es desarrollar un avión de diseño de tecnología furtiva para reemplazar a todos los cazas y aviones de ataque ligeros. El diario citaba a diferentes cargos gubernamentales, actuales y antiguos, vinculados con el tema, que afirmaron que los intrusos pudieron copiar y conseguir datos relacionados con los sistemas electrónicos y de diseño que facilitarían la defensa contra un avión.Los espías no pudieron acceder al material más delicado, que se guarda en computadoras que no están conectados a internet, añadió el periódico. El diario afirmó que, según declaraciones de personas informadas sobre el asunto, los intrusos penetraban a través de las vulnerabilidades en las redes de dos o tres de los contratistas relacionados con la construcc...
Good 'news' for Thomson Reuters (TRI)
2009-04-20 15:00:00 "Some companies are managing very well now and quietly laying a foundation for solid earnings growth when the recovery gets underway," says Tom Slee.The analyst with Internet Wealth Builder adds "A few even offer a good yield while we wait." One such company, he believes is Thomson Reuters Corp. (NYSE: TRI)."I particularly like Thomson Reuters. It's low key and not terribly exciting, but by paying a $1.12 dividend to yield 4.1% the stock should provide investors with an excellent long-term return. Here's some background."On April 17, 2008, Thomson Corp. acquired Reuters Group, a 156-year-old news service company, for $17.2 billion and created a new financial information giant."With 50,000 employees and operating in almost 100 countries, the new combined corporation controls 30% of the North American and 38% of European financial information and data markets."In addition, the company provides extensive legal, regulatory, tax, science, a...
Steve Jobs mantiene el control de Apple
2009-04-13 12:00:00 Han pasado más de tres meses desde que dejó Apple Inc por una licencia médica, pero el presidente ejecutivo Steve Jobs sigue involucrado de cerca en aspectos claves de la dirección de la firma, informó el sábado el Wall Street Journal, citando fuentes cercanas a la materia.El director de operaciones Tim Cook controla el funcionamiento día a día, pero Jobs ha seguido trabajando en las estrategias y productos más importantes de la compañía desde su casa, dijo el periódico en un reporte publicado en su sitio en internet.Jobs revisa regularmente los planes y los productos, y participó especialmente en la interfaz para usuarios del nuevo sistema operativo del iPhone que Apple presentó el mes pasado, dijo el Journal. El cofundador de Apple es considerado como el líder creativo de la compañía y también está involucrado en el desarrollo de proyectos futuros, dijo el periódico, citando a personas con conocimiento sobre la estrategia de la firma.Jobs, de 54 años y quien fue tratado en el 2004...
The Associated Press (AP) Vows Move To Deem Itself Irrelevant On The Intern
2009-04-07 04:30:00 AP To Deal Itself A Deathblow By Charging Sites, Big And Small, For Linking To Them Here we go, folks — the Associated Press is up to its shennanigans once again — going after bloggers and even dumber than that; Google, Yahoo and other search engines for linking to their news pieces... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Former Guyana President Janet Jagan dies at 88
(Reuters)
2009-03-29 00:56:00 Reuters - Former Guyana President Janet Jagan, a major political force in this small South American nation, died on Saturday at age 88, officials said.
Jack Dreyfus, "Lion on Wall Street", dies at 95
(Reuters)
2009-03-27 20:46:00 Reuters - Jack Dreyfus, the so-called "Lion on Wall Street," died March 27 at New York Hospital, the asset management firm that he founded said on Friday.
Errar es de humanos, según Google
2009-02-02 11:28:00 Google dijo que sus usuarios recibieron el sábado durante cerca de una hora un mensaje erróneo cuando realizaban búsquedas en varias páginas, que afirmaba "Este sitio podría dañar tu computador".El problema comenzó a las 6.30 hora local (1430 GMT) y terminó a las 7.25. "¿Qué ocurrió? Muy simple, un error humano", dijo la compañía en su blog. Google dice que incluye dicha alerta en los resultados de búsquedas cuando sabe que un sitio instala software malicioso.En cambio, muchos otros sitios fueron afectados. Una explicación detallada está disponible en el sitio de la compañía en internet, googleblog.blogspot.com.Reuters-
¡Increíble! EEUU recupera un reproductor de MP3 con archivos militares
2009-01-28 17:04:00 Un neozelandés que compró un reproductor de MP3 de segunda mano que contenía archivos militares estadounidenses sobre efectivos que sirvieron en Afganistán e Irak lo entregó el miércoles a las autoridades del país norteamericano, informaron medios de Nueva Zelanda.Chris Ogle, de 29 años, compró el MP3 por 10 dólares en una tienda en Oklahoma pero cuando lo enchufó descubrió que contenía 60 archivos militares de Estados Unidos, dijo el programa de televisión neozelandés One News, que reveló la historia por primera vez.Los archivos contenían nombres y detalles personales de soldados estadounidenses, incluyendo algunos que sirvieron en Afganistán e Irak, así como información sobre equipos desplegados en bases e información de una misión, dijo One News.Algunos archivos contenían números de teléfonos móviles y de la seguridad social de efectivos militares. Funcionarios de la embajada estadounidense en Nueva Zelanda hablaron con Ogle el martes por la noche y le cambiaron su MP3 usado por ...
Reuters: 8,000 Bosnia Massacre Victims Just Like Gazans?
2009-01-10 19:39:00 -By Warner Todd Huston These sort of nonsensical comparisons, filled to the brim with hyperbolic foolishness, is what we get from the anti-Israeli Old Media so often that it almost fails to even surprise at this point. But, here is Reuters again indulging its inner terrorist, just the same. In “Bosnia genocide victims protest Gaza offensive,” Reuters ...
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Former Miami Herald boss Alvah Chapman dies: report
(Reuters)
2008-12-26 17:51:00 Reuters - Alvah Chapman Jr., a legendary Miami civic leader who once headed the Miami Herald and the defunct Knight Ridder newspaper chain, has died at age 87, the Herald reported on Friday. |
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