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West Wing evacuated: Smoke from a transformer prompts action
Reporters and photographers were evacuated briefly from the West Wing of the White House early Saturday because of smoke from an overheated transformer in a mechanical room. Continue reading
Stocks end at historic highs, driven by upbeat jobs data
Stocks closed out the week with a bang, with the Dow briefly topping 15,000 for the first time, as Wall Street cheered a better-than-expected April employment report. All three major indexes — the Dow Jones industrials, the broader S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq — finished sharply higher for the week, with the Dow and S&P advancing to all-time closing highs.”It’s going to be the f… Continue reading
Stocks end at historic highs, spurred by upbeat jobs data
Stocks closed out the week with a bang, with the Dow briefly topping 15,000 for the first time, as Wall Street cheered a better-than-expected April employment report. All three major indexes — the Dow Jones industrials, the broader S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq — finished sharply higher for the week, with the Dow and S&P advancing to all-time closing highs.”It’s going to be the f… Continue reading
8-year-old family dog kills Georgia toddler
Mother said she briefly left the room to go to the bathroom. Continue reading
Flavor Flav’s Fiancee ODs On VH1′s ‘Couples Therapy’ [UPDATED]
5:45 PM PT — A rep for Flavor tells TMZ, Liz was NOT treated for an OD. Continue reading
MARKET COMMENT:S&P/ASX 200 Off 0.7%;Jobs Data Dashes Easing Hopes
0125 GMT [Dow Jones] Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 hit a 7-day low of 5053.4 after rising briefly from 5080 to 5094.8 on stronger-than-expected February employment data. Continue reading
McAfee hospitalized after being denied asylum
Software company founder John McAfee was hospitalized briefly Thursday after being denied political asylum in Guatemala, and his lawyers said they were making a last-ditch effort to keep him from being flown back to Belize for questioning about the killing of a fellow American expatriate. Continue reading
Kosovo demands investigation into ex-U.N. prosecutor del Ponte
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo called on Sunday for an investigation into the work of former United Nations chief prosecutor Carla del Ponte after the country's former prime minister was acquitted for a second time on war crimes charges brought by the Swiss lawyer. Continue reading
Wall Street ends almost flat as Bernanke warns on "cliff"
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended nearly flat on Wednesday, giving up most of the day's gains after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated that monetary policy won't be enough to offset damage from the “fiscal cliff.” His comments followed the Federal Reserve's announcement of a new stimulus plan, which briefly pushed the S&P 500 to a seven-week high. The plan, the latest attempt to boost the country's struggling economy, will replace a more modest program set to expire with a fresh round of Treasury purchases that will increase its balance sheet. Continue reading →