By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares fell more than 3 percent, the biggest one-day drop in six months, and the dollar rose broadly on Wednesday after efforts to form a new government in Greece collapsed, fuelling fears that a second election in June could precipitate Athens’ exit from the euro zone and deepen [...]
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Laplink’s $30 utility is free, but only for today. (Credit: Laplink) Still plugging along with Windows XP or Vista? Dreading the prospect of upgrading to Windows 7 because Microsoft offers no direct upgrade path? (More on that in a bit.) Help is on the way. Today only, in honor of its 29th birthday, Laplink is [...]
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New Clues to Schizophrenia May 15, 2012 — Scientists have developed a test that may be able to predict who is at risk for schizophrenia, a complex mental illness that is thought to run in families. To develop the test, scientists used a new approach to identify a comprehensive group of genes most likely linked [...]
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Islamist presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul-Fotouh, left, and former foreign minister Amr Moussa take part in Egypt’s first-ever televised presidential debate in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Khaled, Al Masry Al Youm) (CNSNews.com) – As Egyptians prepare to vote for their first post-Mubarak president next week, the antipathy towards Israel espoused by [...]
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AskMen / Thinkstock This week, Doc Love, author of “The System,” tells a reader he needs to take responsibility for lowering his girlfriend’s Interest Level.Hey Doc, I am 30 years old and my ex, Morgan, is 28. After dating for almost three years, we recently split. We had marriage plans and the whole nine yards. [...]
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Stock Futures Rise as Bank Shares ReboundReuters Stock index futures rose on Tuesday, rebounding as investors sought bargains in beaten-down sectors. From: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/topfinstories/*http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-index-futures-point-rebound-074746601.html?l=1
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The Handheld Items Multi Angle 360 Stand Up Case for Kindle Fire. (Credit: HandHeld Items) Much as I’m loathe to diminish the beauty of a tablet by wrapping it in a plastic or leather case, I recognize the necessity — not just for protection, but also for productivity. For example, as someone who routinely reads [...]
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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Obama discuss the Chicago summit, during a meeting at the Oval Office on May 9, 2012. (Photo: NATO) (CNSNews.com) – NATO’s summit in Chicago this month – the first on U.S. soil in 13 years – will be the biggest in its history, with some 60 countries and [...]
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Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! Last week’s JP Morgan blowup has now put any lingering questions to rest: Wall Street banks simply cannot be trusted to manage the massive risks they are taking. After the financial crisis, when most of the world’s banks were revealed to have been run by reckless gamblers, a couple [...]
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Flesh-Eating Bacteria and Lupus May 14, 2012 — Infection with flesh-eating bacteria, a condition called called necrotizing fasciitis, has struck Aimee Copeland, a 24-year-old Georgia student who reportedly also has lupus. It’s estimated that 5 million people worldwide, including 1.5 million Americans, have lupus. Are they at risk of the same life-threatening infection? WebMD asked [...]
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