WASHINGTON — The pace of the nation's population growth inched higher this year for the first time since 2006, boosted by a...
Dec
20
Fearful 'end of world' calls, emails flood NASA as Dec. 21 nears
Label: World If there's one government agency really looking forward to Dec. 22, it's NASA.The space agency said it has been flooded with...
Best Practice Institute Introduces New Social Network that Promises ‘Future of 360′
Label: TechnologyA new social network, skillrater.com launched today, makes it easy for members to request work performance ratings from overseers, co-workers and direct reports across a domestic and global workforce.West Palm Beach, Fla. (PRWEB) December 20, 2012Skillrater.com, an online social network that launched today, makes it easy for members to request work performance ratings from overseers, co-workers and...
Study: Solo stars at higher death risk than bands
Label: LifestyleLONDON (AP) — Rock 'n' roll will never die — but it's a hazardous occupation.A new study confirms that rock and pop musicians die prematurely more often than the general population, and an early death is twice as likely for solo musicians as for members of bands.Researchers from Liverpool John Moores University studied 1,489 rock and pop stars who became famous between 1956 and 2009 and found they...
Apple's patent victory may be small in larger battle with Samsung
Label: Business In denying Apple Inc.'s motion to ban sales of some Samsung Electronics Co. products that a jury had determined infringed its...
Dec
19
Jury awards $6.9 million to boy molested by L.A. Unified teacher
Label: World A jury has awarded $6.9 million to a 14-year-old boy who was molested by a Los Angeles Unified School District teacher when...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg donating $500 million in stock to Silicon Valley charity
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he is donating nearly $ 500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity with the aim of funding health and education issues.Zuckerberg donated 18 million Facebook shares, valued at $ 498.8 million based on their Tuesday closing price. The beneficiary is the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, a non-profit that works with donors to allocate...
Cassadee Pope wins Season 3 of 'The Voice'
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Cassadee Pope, who was country singer Blake Shelton's protege on the third season of NBC's "The Voice," has won the show's competition.The 23-year-old singer is stepping out into a solo career after performing with a band called Hey Monday. Her victory over Scottish native Terry McDermott and long-bearded Nicholas David was announced at the end of a two-hour show Tuesday."The Voice"...
Irish Government Set to Allow Abortion in Rare Cases
Label: HealthDUBLIN — The Irish government said Tuesday that it was preparing to allow abortion under limited circumstances in an effort to comply with demands by the European Court of Human Rights to clarify the country’s legal position on the issue. Cathal Mcnaughton/ReutersA vigil was held in Dublin on Monday in memory of Dr. Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old dentist who died after being...
In defense-heavy San Diego, 'fiscal cliff' threat hits home
Label: Business SAN DIEGO — Vicky Geron's restaurant a few blocks from the gates of the naval base here and the 86-acre Nassco shipbuilding...
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