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Microsoft is building its own smartphone, a new report suggests. It’s currently in the testing phase with Asian component suppliers, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cites “people familiar with the situation.”[More from Mashable: 5 Companies Making Change on #GivingTuesday]
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George Lucas’ filmmaking rooted in rebellion
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s no mistaking the similarities. A childhood on a dusty farm, a love of fast vehicles, a rebel who battles an overpowering empire — George Lucas is the hero he created, Luke Skywalker.His filmmaking outpost, Skywalker Ranch, is so far removed from the Hollywood moviemaking machine he once...
Nurses Who Saved NICU Babies Remember Harrowing Hurricane Night
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Nurses at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at New York University’s Langone Medical Center have challenging jobs, even in the best of times. Their patients are babies, some weighing as little as 2 pounds, who require constant and careful care as they struggle to stay alive.On Monday night, as superstorm Sandy bore...
Construction output ‘still weak’
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2 November 2012 Last updated at 06:37 ETOutput in the UK construction sector was fractionally higher in October, a survey had indicated, but new work and employment shrank.
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The Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 50.9...
As foreigners go, Afghan city is feeling abandoned
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — By switching from studying business management to training as a nurse, 19-year-old Anita Taraky has placed a bet on the future of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar — that once foreign troops are gone, private-sector jobs will be fewer but nursing will always be in demand.Besides, if...
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Twitter CEO lobbied against exiling Dorsey in 2008: investor
Label: Technology
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter CEO Dick Costolo lobbied against exiling Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey in a 2008 power struggle, according to an early investor who shed new light on the management turmoil that for years roiled one of Silicon Valley’s drama-ridden companies.Chris Sacca, a former Google executive...
“Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out” documentary to premiere on Showtime next year
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Showtime has acquired the rights to the U.S. television premiere of the documentary “Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out,” the cable network said Thursday.Marina Zenovich, who also directed the documentary “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,” also directed “Odd Man Out.”
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Chicago’s Cook County OKs gun tax to defray costs of violence
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – The county that includes Chicago approved a tax on firearms on Friday to help pay healthcare costs from gun violence, making it what is believed to be the first major U.S. metropolitan area to enact such a levy as a form of gun control.The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted 9-7 to impose...
It’s Global Warming, Stupid
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Yes, yes, it’s unsophisticated to blame any given storm on climate change. Men and women in white lab coats tell us—and they’re right—that many factors contribute to each severe weather episode. Climate deniers exploit scientific complexity to avoid any discussion at all.Clarity, however, is not beyond reach. Hurricane...
Gruesome video raises concerns about Syria rebels
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BEIRUT (AP) — A video that appears to show a unit of Syrian rebels kicking terrified, captured soldiers and then executing them with machine guns raised concerns Friday about rebel brutality at a time when the United States is making its strongest push yet to forge an opposition movement it can work with.U.N. officials...
Nov
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Apple rolls out iPad mini in Sydney to shorter lines
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Apple fans lined up in Sydney, Australia, to get their hands on the iPad mini on Friday, but the device, priced above rival gadgets from Google and Amazon.com, attracted smaller crowds than at the company’s previous global rollouts.About 50 people waited for the Apple store to open, where in the...
Jodie Foster to get lifetime achievement award at Golden Globes
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Double-Oscar winner Jodie Foster will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes ceremony in January, recognizing her 40-year career as an actress, director and movie producer, organizers said on Thursday.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which organizes the annual...
NICE backs melanoma drugs after price cuts
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LONDON (Reuters) – Two new drugs for skin cancer have been recommended for use on Britain’s state-run health service after the rival manufacturers – Roche and Bristol-Myers Squibb – agreed to cut their prices.The move underscores the growing pressure on drug companies to cut deals with austerity-hit European governments...
Shut That Taxi Window! China’s Leaders Are Meeting
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How does China prepare for its biggest political event of the decade? That’s the meeting of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party, opening Nov. 8 in Beijing, which will see a historic shift in top leadership. For starters, dramatically beef up security in Beijing, while beautifying the city with elaborate...
Canada will push to keep bank capital rules on schedule
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will urge all countries to stick to the agreed schedule for implementing tougher bank capital rules at a November 4-5 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.The so-called Basel III rules are the world’s...
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TSX climbs to one-week high as mining stocks surge
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TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada‘s main stock index rose on Wednesday, as stronger commodity prices drove materials stocks higher and Research in Motion charged ahead after it said it was on track to launch its new BlackBerry 10 next year.The materials group rose 1.2 percent as gold prices reached their highest in a week...
Broadway lights go up in post-Sandy NYC
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NEW YORK (AP) — The lights went up again on Broadway Wednesday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit New York, as entertainers headed back to work in a city still wracked by power-outages and a suspended subway system.Though some Broadway shows, including Disney’s “Mary Poppins” and “The Lion King” remained...
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