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Most Viewed:AP - Washington state is shuttering the official tourism agency that unifies its marketing message and abandoning all public support for one of its largest industries. TSA re-inspects elderly woman over wet diaper (AP) AP - The family of a gravely ill 95-year-old woman says federal inspectors wouldn't let her mother board a plane because her adult diaper was wet, setting off alarms. |
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The Economy from CNNMoney.comIn a switch to a more aggressive tax plan, Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he now favors cutting marginal tax rates for individuals by 20%. Obama: Slash corporate tax breaks After more than a year in the making, the Obama administration on Wednesday released its plan to overhaul the corporate tax code. Consumer bureau targets overdraft fees The new consumer bureau said Wednesday that it plans to target a kind of bank fee that makes customers see red: Overdraft protection penalty fees on checking accounts. Economy in recovery? Not so fast Employers are hiring, manufacturing is revving up and stocks are rallying. It looks like the recovery could finally be taking hold. Fannie, Freddie legal fees: $110 million and counting A watchdog agency said Wednesday that the legal tab for former leaders of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is at least $110 million. Chris Christie to Warren Buffett: Just 'shut up' Outspoken New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had some rather harsh words for billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Tuesday. A third-party deficit hawk for president? In the not-so-distant past, a crusading third-party presidential candidate ran a grass-roots, national campaign on a platform of fiscal responsibility and balanced budgets. Doctors accepting local currencies When a doctor spotted a lump on Alisha McNamara's lungs earlier this year, she and her husband Michael started panicking. Ron Paul's Silicon Valley backer Silicon Valley renaissance man Peter Thiel donated another $1.7 million in January to a super PAC that backs Ron Paul, according to disclosure documents filed Monday. Manufacturing: Not a magic pill for the economy Michael W. Klein is a professor at Tuft University's Fletcher School and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at The Brookings Institution. Klein recently served as chief economist for the Office of International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury in the Obama Administration. |
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Science News:AP - In the field of climate science, when someone — especially skeptics — did something ethically questionable or misrepresented facts, scientist Peter Gleick was usually among the first and loudest to cry foul. He chaired a prominent scientific society's ethics committee. He created an award for what he considered lies about global warming. New family of legless amphibians found in India (AP)
Radiation detected 400 miles off Japanese coast (AP)
Glenn marks 50 years since historic orbit of Earth (AP)
Migraines Linked to Depression in Women (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - Women who have had migraine headaches are more likely than other women to develop depression, according to a new finding based on 14 years of health data. Groups challenge Shell Oil's Arctic air permit (AP) AP - Environmental and Alaska Native groups will try to keep Shell Oil out of Arctic waters this summer by appealing an air permit that was granted by the Environmental Protection Agency. NY court decision bolsters anti-fracking movement (AP) AP - A New York court decision has bolstered a movement among towns determined to prevent the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas within their borders. Tiny 'Soccer Ball' Space Molecules Could Equal 10,000 Mount Everests (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - For the first time, astronomers have discovered the solid form of tiny carbon spheres in deep space in vast cloud of particles locked in orbit around two distant stars. Gene Might Boost Risk for Obesity (HealthDay) HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new animal study suggests that a genetic mutation could put certain people at higher risk for becoming obese if they eat high-fat diets. 2012 Westminster dog show: some viewers barking over 'Best in Show' choice (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - Malachy the Pekingese won "Best in Show" from the Westminster Kennel Club, but alas, he didn't win everyone's heart in a dog show televised on Valentine's night. |
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Politics:AP - President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country's brighter economic mood. A new poll shows that Republicans and Democrats alike are increasingly saying the nation is heading in the right direction and most independents now approve the way he's addressing the nation's post-recession period. Santorum mocks Romney ahead of Arizona GOP debate (AP) AP - Rick Santorum acknowledged Wednesday that he's probably running behind Mitt Romney in Arizona, but he implored a tea party crowd not to settle for "a Johnny-come-lately to the conservative cause." Romney and Santorum seek edge in 20th debate (AP)
Newark mayor: NYPD Muslim files 'deeply offensive' (AP)
Newark mayor: NYPD misled city on Muslim spying (AP) AP - Newark Mayor Cory Booker and his top police official say the city was misled by the New York Police Department and never would have authorized such wholesale spying on Muslims if they had known about it. Roemer leaving GOP, but not presidential campaign (AP) AP - Former Louisiana Gov. Charles "Buddy" Roemer is abandoning his bid to win the Republican presidential nomination and will instead try to run as an independent candidate. Pro-Obama group runs anti-Romney ads in Michigan (AP) AP - An independent group supporting President Barack Obama's re-election bid is running ads in Michigan chiding Republican candidate Mitt Romney for opposing the $80 billion auto industry bailout. Trump records robo-call in Michigan for Romney (AP) AP - Donald Trump is telling Michigan voters that Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is a career politician who doesn't know how to create jobs. Rick: Obama won't 'call evil evil' (Politico) Politico - He says the president is making threats worse. Rush: Rick gave good answer on Satan (Politico) Politico - Limbaugh gave a signal of approval to Santorum’s explanation of his 2008 “Satan” comment. |
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Technology:AP - Mobile applications seeking to collect personal information will have to forewarn users as part of an agreement reached in California. HP CEO pleads patience as earnings fall 44 pct (AP)
Microsoft hits Motorola, Google with EU complaint (AP) AP - Microsoft on Wednesday lodged a formal complaint with the European Union's competition regulator against Motorola Mobility and its soon-to-be owner Google, saying Motorola's aggressive enforcement of patent rights against rivals breaks competition rules. Cute robot uses Google to recognize objects, crash into desks adorably (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - If you're like me, your vision of the future involves lots and lots of home robots. Mechanical friends who bring me a warm cup of coffee in the morning, and a warm cup of Irish coffee at night. Thanks to Hitachi corporation, … Is inhalable caffeine the next Four Loko? (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - It's called AeroShot, a tiny little 0.01-ounce container filled with caffeine, vitamins, and a hint of flavoring. Its manufacturer markets it as a dry energy shot. But is it dangerous? That's exactly what Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the Food and … NASA Wants You ... to Eat Space Food in Hawaii [VIDEO] (Mashable) Mashable - Calling all supertaster space nerds: NASA wants your help to improve the bland food astronauts would have to eat while on a mission to Mars. FCC urges Internet companies to safeguard Web (Reuters) Reuters - Internet service providers need to work harder to prevent hacks, data theft and other fraud, including contacting customers whose infected computers have been hijacked by organized crime and helping them clean out viruses, the head of the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday. These comedy apps will put a smile on your face (Appolicious) Appolicious - Today’s most innovative comedians are not necessarily telling jokes in front of a live audience, on TV, or in the movies. A new golden age of comedy is playing out online and via mobile applications for smartphones and tablet computers. There are apps that showcase the funniest satirists on Twitter, broadcast interviews with newcomers and comedy legends, and make classic publications like The Onion and Cracked come alive. Can the government force you to decrypt private data? (Digital Trends) Digital Trends - Last month, a federal judge in Denver ordered a suspect to provide the government with the unencrypted contents of a computer she shared with her family. The order was put off while lawyers took the case to an appeals court, arguing the order violates Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination. Now, however, it looks as though the defendant will either have to decrypt her laptop or face contempt of court charges. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to get involved, saying the criminal case has to reach a conclusion before it comes within the appealsâ court jurisdiction. The defendant has until February 27 to hand over her data. Receive pop-up alerts with the Powow: Text Messaging Android app (Appolicious) Appolicious - Are you sick of the way your Android phone organizes your text messages? The innovative and free Powow: Text Messaging app for Android is a fabulous new way to organize your text messages just by downloading this modern and fun text app. |
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Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap plan (Reuters) Reuters - Fitch cut Greece's long-term ratings on Wednesday to its lowest rating above a default, becoming the first ratings agency to make the widely expected downgrade after the country announced a bond exchange plan to ease its massive debt burden. Home resales at 1-1/2 year-high, supply falls (Reuters)
Burned before, Fed officials cautious on rebound (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. central bank officials have good reason to be skeptical about the strength of the economy: excessive optimism has caught them flat-footed before. G20 hopes for progress on EU debt crisis: Carstens (Reuters) Reuters - Group of 20 policymakers are hoping for a signal this weekend that Europe will boost crisis funding, smoothing the way for a deal to increase International Monetary Fund resources, the head of Mexico's central bank said on Wednesday. World stocks rise on hopes for Greece, US economy (AP)
Bank of England panel split on size of stimulus (AP) AP - Bank of England rate-setters were divided this month on the vote to inject another 50 billion pounds ($79 billion) into the British economy, with two members arguing that a bigger stimulus was needed, minutes to their last meeting showed Wednesday. HP CEO pleads patience as earnings fall 44 pct (AP)
As austerity bites hard, a once pliant Spain revolts (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - After four days of daily protests, some violently dispersed, Spain is bracing for a cycle of social unrest against the harshest austerity measures in decades. At stake is not only Spainâs economic recovery, but that of the European Union. Romney proposes 28 percent top income tax rate (Reuters) Reuters - Republican Mitt Romney revised his proposal for overhauling the U.S. tax code on Wednesday, calling for all individual tax rates to be cut by 20 percent while declining to offer specifics on how to make up the lost revenue from lower rates. |
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Entertainment:AP - Simon Cowell is playing it coy about rumors that Fergie, Britney Spears and Janet Jackson are being considered for "The X Factor." Singer Jason Crabb gets 8 Dove Awards nominations (AP)
Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well (AP) AP - Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well — and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context. Cowell: 'X Factor' wants 2 female judges, 2 hosts (omg!) omg! - Leonardo DiCaprio and Pals Donate Wizard of Ozâs Ruby Slippers (omg!) omg! -
Grey's Anatomy Scoop: Adele's Alzheimer's Takes a Turn for the Worse (omg!) omg! -
Richard's had a rough year on AP NewsAlert (omg!) omg! - Octavia Spencer: "I'm Going to Get My Boobs Lifted" After the Oscars (omg!) omg! - SAG union calls opponents' lawsuit a "stunt" (omg!) omg! - LOS ANGELES, Feb 22 (TheWrap.com) - The Screen Actors Guild called a lawsuit filed by a group that opposes a SAG merger with AFTRA a "publicity stunt" and its claims "preposterous" on Wednesday -- the same day the lawsuit was filed in federal court in Los Angeles. "We are confident that our actions are appropriate and consistent with the law and our own rules of procedure," the union said in a written statement. The lawsuit claims SAG has been dishonest about the effects of the proposed merger and is withholding information. ... Seinfeld Actor Survives After Shooting Self in Head (omg!) omg! -
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Bradley to hold fire after Twitter users left spitting mad (Reuters) Reuters - A dumb-founded Keegan Bradley said even he was taken aback by his excessive spitting as he watched television replays of his play during the final round of last week's Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles. I don't like football, says Australian club owner (Reuters) Reuters - Fans often question whether wealthy club owners have a real passion for their teams but the followers of ailing A-league outfit Gold Coast United were left in no doubt at the weekend when Clive Palmer said he did not even like the sport. Qatar would host 2020 Summer Games in October (Reuters) Reuters - Qatar is proposing to hold the 2020 Olympics in October to avoid the Gulf Arab state's searing summer heat, maintaining that the proposed October dates would "ensure ideal conditions for athletes and spectators." Swedish man survives for months in snowed-in car (Reuters) Reuters - A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in to his car on a forest track for two months with no food, police and local media reported on Saturday. Mattel to issue William and Kate dolls for royal anniversary (Reuters) Reuters - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are really getting dolled up for the first anniversary of their royal wedding. Tightrope walker to attempt first crossing of Niagara Falls (Reuters) Reuters - Canada agreed on Wednesday to allow a member of the Flying Wallenda family of daredevils to attempt a tightrope walk over Niagara Falls, clearing the way for the stunt some time during the summer. Partners main source of happiness around the globe: poll (Reuters)
"Malachy" the Pekingese wins prestigious U.S. dog show (Reuters)
Afghan govt asks for headscarves, less make-up on TV (Reuters) Reuters - An Afghan government request that female television presenters don headscarves and avoid heavy make-up angered journalists on Tuesday, who said the move was proof authorities expected the Taliban to regain a share of power. |
