Husband Seeking Compromise Should Give His Wife A Break
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for a year and a half, and we have an infant child. My problem is she doesn't like me playing sports and hanging out with friends. I have tried to compromise, but she feels as though any time I spend away from her and the baby is a no-no. Am I wrong to…
Obama says 1 million signed up for health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — His health care plan facing a dicey transition, President Barack Obama said Friday that insurance sign-ups are surging now that the government's website is working better for consumers. But it was too soon to say the rollout has turned the corner.
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Syria now views Saudi Arabia as its number one enemy and accuses it of trying to destroy the country by arming jihadists and other rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad. The oil-rich Gulf monarchies have sided with the opposition from the start of Syria's conflict in March 2011, with…
Be professional, shun gossip, Pope tells Vatican administrators
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday told Vatican administrators, who were dogged by infighting and allegations of corruption during the papacy of his predecessor, to be humble professionals and "conscientious objectors" to gossip. "When professionalism is lacking,…
Life and Success After 'Shark Tank'
Act 6: Billionaire Mark Cuban shares what happens after he invests in a business from the show
Angry India tells US 'times have changed' after diplomat spat
India angrily brushed aside fresh efforts by the United States Friday to defuse a row over the arrest and strip-search of one of its diplomats, warning Washington that "times have changed". Diplomatic sources said Nancy Powell, the US ambassador to New Delhi, was holding talks with senior foreign…
Endangered Przewalski’s Horse Breaks Neck, Just as National Zoo Releases Neglect Report (Op-Ed)
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Analysis: Lost Brazil order raises threat to Boeing fighter jets
By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brazil's decision to buy Swedish fighter jets instead of F/A-18 Super Hornets from Boeing eliminates its most promising foreign-sales prospect just as the U.S. company faces critical decisions about extending the jet's production line past 2016. The…
U.S. rights group sues Florida school for rejecting gay-straight club
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union has sued a central Florida school district for denying a seventh grader the right to form an on-campus club that promotes a safe and welcoming environment for students regardless of their sexual orientation, court…
Boeing Notifies Bidding Sites About 777X Status
Boeing tells states if they're in the running to make new 777X; final decision next year
Pujara, Kohli put India in command against South Africa
Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli batted India into a position of dominance on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday. Pujara hit his sixth century in only his 16th Test as India piled up 284 for two in their second innings, an…
2 Teachers Save Bus After Driver Thrown From Seat
Two quick-thinking teachers in South Carolina are being credited with saving the lives of a school bus full of children after the driver fell out of his seat. Students from Pinckney Elementary School in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., were returning from a field trip on Dec....
Special Report - Chinese military's secret to success: European engineering
By David Lague HONG KONG (Reuters) - If the People's Liberation Army went to war tomorrow, it would field an arsenal bristling with hardware from some of America's closest allies: Germany, France and Britain. Most of China's advanced surface warships are powered by German and French-designed…
Surviving Alaska With Iditarod Champs
"I would be far more afraid of trying to spend a week on my own in New York than I would a week on my own in Alaska." Those of the words of Dallas Seavey a 26-year-old outdoorsman who’s taken on the challenge to survive days in the frozen Alaskan wilderness on pure will, with [...]
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US spacewalkers get ready for orbiting lab repairs
Two American astronauts are to step out Saturday on the first of three spacewalks to replace a broken cooling pump at the orbiting International Space Station. The spacewalk is set to begin at 7:10 am (1210 GMT) and last six and a half hours, NASA said. As the ISS spins around the Earth at a…
Target probe eyes overseas hackers; stolen cards for sale online
By Mark Hosenball and Dhanya Skariachan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators believe that overseas hackers were responsible for the cyber attack on U.S. retailer Target Corp that compromised up to 40 million payment cards during the first three weeks of the holiday shopping season, a person…
Oil trains raise concerns in small towns, cities
WOLF POINT, Mont. (AP) — It's tough to miss the trains hauling crude oil out of the Northern Plains. They are growing more frequent by the day, mile-long processions of black tank cars that rumble through wheat fields and towns, along rivers and national parks.
Khodorkovsky reunited with son in Berlin
Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been reunited with his son in Berlin, after being freed from jail following a surprise pardon by President Vladimir Putin, a spokeswoman for the former tycoon said on Saturday. "The eldest son of Mikhail Borisovich, Pavel, has already seen his dad," a…
