BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels began to push into a strategic town in Syria's central Hama province on Thursday and laid siege to at least one town dominated by President Bashar al-Assad's minority sect, activists said. The operation risks inflaming already raw sectarian tensions as the 21-month-old revolt against four decades of Assad family rule - during which the president's Alawite sect...
Obama vows action after online guns petitions
Labels: Technology WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Friday vowed to take action to stop gun violence in response to online petitions signed by more than 400,000 people after last week's elementary school massacre."In the days since the heartbreaking tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, hundreds of thousands of you, from all 50 states, signed petitions asking us to take serious steps to address the epidemic...
Get a free DVD ripper, video converter, and ringtone maker
Labels: LifestyleIt's been a fun series of freebies this week! Free seasons of TV shows (now expired, alas), free movies from Vudu, a free membership to ShopRunner -- and today, to top it all off, some free software.Before I tell you about it, I'm going to ask that you please read the instructions as I've outlined them below, as these giveaways always seem to trip up some readers. There's nothing complicated here,...
"Plan B" is dead; what's next for "fiscal cliff"?
Labels: Health House Speaker John Boehner's big idea for a backup "Plan B" exploded Thursday night when, after days of wrangling with his own troops, he realized he didn't have enough votes to pass the tax cut part of his plan. With four days until Christmas and 11 until the effects of the "fiscal cliff" begin the big question today is: what happens now?Obama and Boehner to talk?Boehner sent House Republicans...
1 Week Later: Moment of Silence at Sandy Hook
Labels: Business Incessant rain and a dreary morning failed to keep onlookers away from a moment-of-silence memorial in Newtown, Conn., to pay their respects to the 26 people who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.Officials scheduled the event to recognize victims of the massacre that began at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 14, when gunman Adam Lanza shot his way into Sandy Hook elementary and launched...
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Syrian rebels fight for strategic town in Hama province
Labels: WorldBEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels thrust into a strategic town in Syria's central Hama province on Thursday, activists said, pursuing a string of territorial gains to help cut army supply lines and cement a foothold in the capital Damascus to the south. They have made a series of advances across the country, seizing several military installations and more heavy weaponry, hardening the threat...
Third quarter US growth revised up to 3.1%
Labels: Technology WASHINGTON: The US economy grew 3.1 percent in the third quarter, faster than previously estimated, the Commerce Department said Thursday.Gross domestic product growth in the July-September period was revised upward from prior estimates of 2.7 percent and 2.0 percent, the department said.The higher figure reflects upward revisions to consumer spending, exports and government outlays, and...
Online holiday shoppers spend $35 billion so far this season
Labels: LifestyleOnline spending for the first 46 days of the holiday season hit $35 billion, according to data out yesterday from ComScore.Covering November 1 through December 16, the surge in sales represents a 13 percent jump over the same period last year. Last week set a record with spending surpassing $7 billion for the first time ever.Green Monday (a term coined by eBay to refer to the second Monday in December)...
New York Stock Exchange to be sold
Labels: Health NEW YORK The New York Stock Exchange (NYX) is being sold to a rival exchange for about $8 billion, ending more than two centuries of independence for the iconic Big Board. The buyer, IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE), an upstart exchange based in Atlanta, made clear Thursday that little would change for the iconic trading floor in Manhattan's financial district if regulators approve the deal....
Schools Threatened Nationwide After Sandy Hook
Labels: Business Schools across the country, already on edge following last week's massacre of 20 students and six adults at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school have been further unnerved following a series of copycat threats, sometimes yielding arrests and caches of deadly weapons.From California to Connecticut, police in the past five days have arrested more than a dozen individuals in Indiana,...
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