CHICAGO (AP) — The now familiar term “Asperger‘s disorder” is being dropped. And abnormally bad and frequent temper tantrums will be given a scientific-sounding diagnosis called DMDD. But “dyslexia” and other learning disorders remain.The revisions come in the first major rewrite in nearly 20 years of the diagnostic guide used by the nation’s psychiatrists. Changes were approved Saturday.Full details...
Yahoo ‘ordered to pay $2.7bn’
Label: Business30 November 2012 Last updated at 17:36 ETInternet group Yahoo says it has been ordered to pay $ 2.7bn (£1.68bn) by a Mexican court.The reported ruling follows a lawsuit stemming from allegations of breach of contract and lost profits related to a yellow pages listing service.Yahoo said it “believes the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit and will vigorously pursue all appeals”.The lawsuit had been...
Egypt’s Mursi calls referendum as Islamists march
Label: WorldCAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt‘s President Mohamed Mursi called a December 15 referendum on a draft constitution on Saturday as at least 200,000 Islamists demonstrated in Cairo to back him after opposition fury over his newly expanded powers.Speaking after receiving the final draft of the constitution from the Islamist-dominated assembly, Mursi urged a national dialogue as the country nears the end of the...
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“Guardians of the Galaxy” director sorry for blog post seen as sexist, homophobic
Label: TechnologyLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – James Gunn, the man entrusted with steering Marvel‘s “Guardians of the Galaxy” to the big screen, apologized publicly for a 2011 blog post that was criticized as sexist and homophobic.Gunn, who is best known for directing the 2006 horror-comedy “Slither,” found himself under fire this week after reports about a blog post titled “The 50 Superheroes You Most Want to Have...
Obama aides seek to counter Republican charges on ‘fiscal cliff’
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration sought to counter Republican charges on Friday that President Barack Obama‘s plan to avoid a year-end “fiscal cliff” is light on spending cuts and too reliant on tax increases.Administration officials said the overall plan, offered to Republicans on Thursday and quickly rejected by them, would achieve $ 4.5 trillion in savings to the government. This...
Boeing, engineers tentatively agree to resume talks
Label: Business(Reuters) – Boeing Co and the union that represents its 23,000 engineers tentatively agreed to resume labor talks on Tuesday, after their negotiations on a new contract ended abruptly on Thursday.But tension rose as the two sides sparred over efforts to engage a federal mediator to help them reach a new labor contract.Boeing said late on Friday that the union had declined its offer to attend meetings...
Oliver Stone, Benicio del Toro visit Puerto Rico
Label: WorldSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Benicio Del Toro didn’t wait long to collect on a favor that Oliver Stone owed him for working extra hours on the set of his most recent movie, “Savages”, released this year.The favor? A trip to Del Toro‘s native Puerto Rico, which Stone hadn’t visited since the early 1960s.“I told him, you owe me one,” Del Toro said with a smile as he recalled the conversation during...
Attorneys say Halle Berry, ex settle dispute
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for Halle Berry and her ex-boyfriend have settled court issues that arose after a Thanksgiving Day fight at the actress’ home.The fisticuffs involved Berry’s ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and her fiance, actor Olivier Martinez. Aubry was arrested after the fight, which left him with a black eye, a broken rib and other injuries.Aubry obtained a temporary restraining order...
Ranbaxy halts generic Lipitor production after recall: FDA
Label: Health(Reuters) – Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories will stop manufacturing its version of Pfizer Inc‘s cholesterol fighter, Lipitor, while it gets to the bottom of the cause of a recent recall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on its website.Earlier this month, Ranbaxy recalled certain lots of the widely used cholesterol lowering medicine known generically as atorvastatin at doses...
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