Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:11:00 GMT
(CNN) -- Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled in the past 20 years, a development that a human rights group called "scandalous and disgraceful" Friday. In addition, the rights group said, about 1.7 million women a ...
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:11:00 GMT
THE DISPUTE: Cable TV providers challenged a five-year extension of federal regulations requiring them to make channels they own available to rivals such as satellite TV. THE RULING: An appeals court sided with the Federal Communications Commission ...
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:11:00 GMT
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for "outstanding performance" running the company while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave. Timothy Cook will also receive 75,000 restricted stock units ...
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:43:00 GMT
Indianapolis - Evan Turner showed one more time Friday why he is the best player in the Big Ten Conference and arguably the nation. With his team trailing by two points to Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament Friday at ...
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:04:00 GMT
It's on! The battle between Foursquare and Gowalla comes to a head starting today in Austin, Texas as thousands of tech scenesters file in for South By Southwest (SXSW). The two buzzy startups do the same thing -- allow you to tell your friends where ...
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:35:00 GMT
... Russian companies are expected to take part in a one-day seminar with Singapore bourse managers including Simon Lim, its listings director, and Ong Chong-Jin, head of marketing and business development of listings. The meeting comes on the back ...
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:57:00 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John Wall had 23 points, including seven straight in the second half to give the Wildcats the lead for good, and No. 2 Kentucky overcame an 11-point deficit Friday in beating Alabama 73-67 in the Southeastern Conference ...
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:57:00 GMT
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Durand Scott scored 11 of his 17 points in the final 6 minutes and last-place Miami continued a stunning run in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a 70-65 victory over Virginia Tech on Friday. DeQuan Jones added 14 ...
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:28:00 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks stayed steady on Friday as data showing retail sales rose unexpectedly last month was offset by weaker consumer sentiment, sending mixed signals about the economic outlook. Sentiment declined slightly in early March ...
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:50:00 GMT
Let's hope the treatment is royal enough, that the sales pitch is persuasive enough, that the ego is tame enough. Of course, those are two large factors. Delhomme , who played his first two NFL seasons in New Orleans and signed with Carolina in 2003 ...
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