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South Korea wants talks with North to reopen joint industrial zone
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Thursday it was proposing formal talks with North Korea to discuss restarting work at a joint factory zone located just north of the rivals' heavily armed border that was suspended in early April amid growing security tensions. The offer is the first formal proposal for direct talks by Seoul aimed at making a breakthrough in a deadlock over the Kaesong factory project, which was the last remaining channel open between the two Koreas until it was forced to close. Continue reading
Tech-savvy Newark Mayor Booker: Government flunking social media
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Cory Booker, the constantly tweeting mayor of Newark, New Jersey, who intends to run for the U.S. Senate, said on Sunday that the federal government needs to reinvent the often overly formal way it uses social media. “It's just using it as an announcement system, like you used to listen to in class: ‘The cafeteria will be serving roast beef, and I will be at this place or that place',” Booker told Reuters after an appearance at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. Continue reading
US recognizes Somalia government after two decades of anarchy
After more than 20 years without formal relations, the United States officially recognized the government of Somalia Thursday, paving the way for what Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called “a new chapter” between the two nations. Continue reading
Lawyer: Guatemalan judge orders McAfee released
Lawyer notified verbally, but it may take a day for formal written notification. Continue reading
Pope elevates 6 cardinals to choose successor
Pope Benedict XVI responded to criticism that the club of churchmen who will choose his successor is too Eurocentric, elevating six new cardinals from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and the U.S. during a formal ceremony Saturday Continue reading
Gulf states recognize new Syrian opposition group
The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council recognized the new broad-based Syrian opposition group Monday as the legitimate representatives of the Syrian people, the first formal endorsement of the opposition group that seeks to topple President Bashar Assad. Continue reading
Kearny Financial Corp. to Temporarily Adjourn 2012 Annual Meeting Until November 7, 2012
FAIRFIELD, NJ–(Marketwire – Oct 31, 2012) – Kearny Financial Corp. ( NASDAQ : KRNY ) (the “Company”), the holding company for Kearny Federal Savings Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that, in light of the recent catastrophic storm damage and flooding in New Jersey this week, it intends to temporarily adjourn its 2012 Annual Meeting until Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, located at 690 Route 46 East in Fairfield, New Jersey immediately after the Annual Meeting is convened on November 1, 2012. No formal business will be conducted until the Annual Meeting is reconvened. Continue reading
Middle class a state of mind, readers say
“Middle class” has no formal definition, but it’s fair to say politicians know a key voting bloc when they see one. We asked TODAY.com readers to tell us how they define the term, and their responses were about quality of life. Continue reading
Bahrain: Iran translation sidestepped Syria
Bahrain says it has filed a formal protest with Iran over a broadcast translation that wrongly substituted Bahrain for Syria in a speech by Egypt’s president. Continue reading
