Wednesday, December 28, 2011

news you can use dec 28 2011


Oil Edges Lower as Iran Remains in Focus

Wall Street Journal -
By DAN STRUMPF NEW YORK—Crude-oil futures edged lower in thin volume Wednesday, as traders awaited more clarity on possible Iranian sanctions and further news on Europe's sovereign-debt crisis.

World In N. Korea, huge crowds at Kim's funeral march 4 of 9

CBS News -
PYONGYANG, North Korea - Tens of thousands of North Koreans lined snow-covered streets on Wednesday, wailing and clutching their chests as a black hearse carried late leader Kim Jong Il's body through the capital for a final farewell that ended with a ...

First Thoughts: The all-out brawl for Iowa begins

msnbc.com -
The first place for news and analysis from the NBC News Political Unit. Follow us on Twitter. The all-out brawl for Iowa begins… Pro-Gingrich Super PAC to the rescue… Paul's latest TV ad… Perry desperately trying to woo evangelical voters… ...

A scene from Tarzan the Ape Man with Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan

People Magazine -
Cheetah, a chimpanzee who starred alongside Tarzan in the franchise films of the early 1930s, died Saturday. He had experienced kidney failure earlier that week, and was thought to be 80 years old.

Italian, Spanish Bonds Rise on Bets ECB's Loans Spurring Demand

BusinessWeek -
By Paul Dobson Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Italian 10-year bonds rose, snapping a four-day drop, and Spanish securities also rallied on bets the European Central Bank's provision of three-year loans last week is boosting demand for the nations' debt.

Idaho Teen With Cancer Trades Her Life for Her New Son

TIME -
By AP | December 28, 2011 | + Jenni Lake gave birth to a baby boy the month before her 18th birthday, though she was not destined to become just another teenage mother.

Syrian activists slam Arab League mission head

CNN -
By Joe Sterling, CNN Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi is the head of the Arab League monitoring mission to Syria. (CNN) -- The selection of a Sudanese military commander to head the Arab League monitoring mission in Syria is a "farce" because of ...

Mubarak Heads Back to Court

New York Times -
CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, the former president of Egypt ousted in the revolution last February, was wheeled back into a courtroom here on a hospital gurney on Wednesday to resume his trial amid reports from both supporters and opponents that the ...

Fury at ultra-Orthodox Jews after girl abused

Sydney Morning Herald -
BEIT SHEMESH: The battle over religious extremism in Israel now has an unexpected public face - that of a blonde, bespectacled eight-year-old girl.

Indian activist calls off fast as anti-graft bill heads to upper house

CNN -
By Harmeet Shah Singh and Moni Basu Anna Hazare broke his fast Wednesday but pledged a campaign against politicians who rejected his version of an anti-graft bill.

Obama, Clinton top most-admired lists for 2011

USA TODAY -
By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY President Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are the nation's most-admired man and woman - again - in the annual USA TODAY/Gallup Poll.

Vigil honors slain 9-year-old Ind. girl

CBS News -
Tarah Souders (front), mother of 9-year-old Aliahna Lemmon, pushed by step grandfather David Story (not seen) reacts in front of a makeshift shrine with stuffed teddy bears at the Northway mobile home park next to Michael Plumadore's residence Tuesday ...

Police: Mont. man denied painkillers, shoots self

The Associated Press -
MILES CITY, Mont. (AP) - Montana authorities say a man shot himself in the ankle after hospital staff refused to give him painkillers for his back.

S&P 500 pulls back to key level

Reuters -
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 fell below its 200-day moving average on Wednesday after a hefty rally had left the index positive for the year and many investors eyed a return to volatility in early 2012.

Sears as Lampert's 'Mismanaged Asset' Loses Customers to Macy's

San Francisco Chronicle -
Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- When Kmart acquired Sears in 2005, Chairman Edward Lampert said the new company would have the geographic reach and scale to compete with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The billionaire hedge fund manager has since presided over 18 ...

US Retail Sales Rise 4.5% Week Before Christmas, ICSC Says

BusinessWeek -
By Chris Burritt and Ashley Lutz Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Sales at US retailers rose 4.5 percent last week from a year earlier, as shoppers snapped up last minute purchases for Christmas and took advantage of some chains extending hours.

Windows Phone roadmap slips into the wild

SlashGear -
A newly leaked Windows Phone roadman has surfaced that give rough time frames for the launch for the coming version of the OS. According to the roadmap the expected Tango flavor of the OS for lower end devices will be launching in Q2 2012.

Can I use a hand-me-down iPhone without a data plan?

CNET (blog) -
by Marguerite Reardon December 28, 2011 12:00 AM PST Follow @maggie_reardon Christmastime is a time of giving. So it's natural that if you got a shiny new smartphone, you'd want to give your old one away to a friend or family member.

Go Daddy is No Longer on the U.S. Congressional List of SOPA Supporters

Geekosystem -
by James Plafke | 9:45 am, December 28th, 2011 One probably could've easily seen the backlash that a domain registrar would've faced had they supported SOPA.

Android device activations hit 3.7 million on Christmas weekend

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CNET -
by Lance Whitney December 28, 2011 6:47 AM PST Follow @lancewhit In a tweet touting the holiday numbers, Andy Rubin, Google's Senior Vice President of Mobile, said that 3.7 million Android devices were activated the weekend of Christmas Eve and ...

Adele Notches Best Sales Year Since Usher's Confessions

MTV.com -
By Gil Kaufman The music industry has been stuck in a rut for nearly a decade. But every once in a while, it still manages to produce one of those unstoppable hit albums that give everyone that good old feeling.

Neil Diamond's Kennedy Center tribute a boost to Fenway fans

CBS News -
Kennedy Center Honoree songwriter Neil Diamond (center) arrives in the East Room of the White House Dec. 4, 2011,, to attend a reception hosted by the president and first lady.

'Forrest Gump,' 'Bambi,' Chaplin's 'The Kid' to be preserved in National Film ...

New York Daily News -
BY AP 'Forrest Gump,' starring Tom Hanks, is going to get immortalized in the US Film Registry. WASHINGTON - Forrest Gump's oft-imitated line, “My momma always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates.

Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio is pregnant

msnbc.com -
Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio and Jamie Mazur at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., last April.

Lakers rout Jazz, easily avoid 0-3 season start

Atlanta Journal Constitution -
AP LOS ANGELES - After finishing three games in roughly 56 hours with their best effort yet, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers demonstrated why their demise might not be as imminent as many thought.

Duane Brown Feels Pro Bowl Snub A “Slap in the Face”

SI.com -
Houston Texans offensive tackle Duane Brown felt that the omission of a single Texans offensive lineman from the AFC Pro Bowl team was a “slap in the face,” according to the Houston Chronicle.

It's still way too soon to crown the Heat -- or dismiss the Celtics

CNN -
Rookie point guard Norris Cole (30) finished with 20 points for the Heat, including 14 in the fourth quarter as the Celtics tried to rally.

Mets warning won't deter RA Dickey assault on Kilimanjaro

USA TODAY -
By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY Apparently, there's no stopping New York Mets pitcher RA Dickey from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro next week.

Deep Frog Voice Signals His Chromosome Number

Scientific American -
Two related frog species differ by chromosome number, which deepened one species' calls and tells the females who's who. The eastern grey tree frog [sound] looks exactly like the closely related Cope's grey tree frog [sound].

Globe-trotting turtle returns to sea after long rehab

msnbc.com -
Johnny Vasco da Gama, a Kemp's ridley sea turtle, is released on Dec. 27 at Lido Beach in Florida by Lynne Byrd, medical care coordinator at Mote Marine Laboratory, and Dr.

Venezuela offers free removal of PIP breast implants

39online.com -
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela is offering women the free removal of breast implants made by a bankrupt French company that used industrial silicone to make cheap prostheses linked to health risks.

Study: Bad Relationship With Mom May Lead to Weight Gain

TIME -
By Sora Song | @sora_song | December 27, 2011 | + Another thing to blame on Mom? A new study finds that kids who start out with bad relationships with their mothers are more likely to end up obese as teens.