NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday as strong Procter & Gamble Co's earnings trumped weak housing numbers and helped carry the Standard & Poor's 500 index higher toward its longest winning streak in more than eight years. Procter & Gamble shares rose 3.9 percent to $73.15 and gave the biggest boost to both the Dow and S&P 500 after the world's top household...
Murray edges Federer, reaches Australian final
Labels: TechnologyMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray has finally beaten Roger Federer at a Grand Slam.The U.S. Open champion beat 17-time major winner Federer 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 Friday at the Australian Open, calling it a massive confidence boost as he attempts to win his second consecutive major.Murray, who missed his chance to serve out the match at 6-5 in the fourth set, will play defending champion...
Goodell: Don’t sweat weather for 2014 Super Bowl
Labels: WorldNEW YORK (AP) — Super Cold?NFL officials aren’t just bracing for potential wintry weather at next year’s Northeastern Super Bowl — they’re embracing it, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday.The first Super Bowl ever in the New York metropolitan area is almost exactly a year away in a region currently clenched by bitter cold, reviving chatter about whether the weather will chill fans’ enthusiasm....
Where is aid for Syria going?
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSThe U.S. ambassador to Syria says the U.S. has provided $210 million in humanitarian aidThe assistance has to be discrete, he said, to protect workers from being targetedWashington has also provided $35 million worth of assistance to Syria's political oppositionAmbassador: We can help, but it's up to Syrians to find their way forward(CNN) -- It has been more than a year since the United...
Streak of days without inch of snow finally over
Labels: Health A relatively meager snowfall created huge headaches for commuters...
Violence flares on anniversary of Egypt uprising
Labels: BusinessCAIRO/ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Protesters clashed with police across Egypt on Friday on the second anniversary of the revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak, taking to the streets against the elected Islamist president who they accuse of betraying the revolution. At least 91 civilians and 42 security personnel were hurt in violence across the country, officials said. Street battles erupted...
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Azarenka eludes chokehold, gains Australian final
Labels: TechnologyMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sloane Stephens sat for nine minutes, mostly staring at the court and trying to forget the curious timing of Victoria Azarenka's medical timeout.She may have been the only one trying to ignore it.The 19-year-old American had just saved five match points and broken Azarenka. But she knew she had to hold serve to stay in her first Grand Slam semifinal whenever Azarenka —...
New ‘Vomiting Virus’ Strain Behind Recent US Outbreaks
Labels: WorldA new strain of norovirus — a stomach bug that causes diarrhea and vomiting — was responsible for most outbreaks of the disease in the U.S. in recent months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today (Jan. 24).Last fall, 53 percent of norovirus outbreaks (141 out of 226) were caused by the new strain, dubbed GII.4 Sydney. Between September and December, the proportion of...
Neanderthal cloning? Pure fantasy
Labels: LifestyleA display of a reconstruction of a Neanderthal man and boy at the Museum for Prehistory in Eyzies-de-Tayac, France.STORY HIGHLIGHTSArthur Caplan: It would be unethical to try and clone a Neanderthal baby Caplan: Downsides include a good chance of producing a baby that is seriously deformedHe says the future belongs to what we can do to genetically engineer and control microbesCaplan: Microbes can...
United Continental cutting 600 jobs; Chicago likely affected
Labels: Health United Continental Holdings Inc. will cut about 600 front-office jobs through voluntary and involuntary cuts, the company said...
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