Rizwan Tabassum/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA Pakistani mother mourned her daughter, who was killed on Tuesday in an attack on health workers participating in a drive to eradicate polio from Pakistan. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Gunmen shot dead five female health workers who were immunizing children against polio on Tuesday, causing the Pakistani government to suspend vaccinations in two cities...
Boehner Plan Addresses Taxes but Delays Fight Over Spending Cuts
Label: BusinessJoshua Roberts/ReutersJohn A. Boehner winced while talking to a reporter on the way to a closed-door meeting with House Republicans today. WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders struggled on Tuesday night to rally their colleagues around a backup measure to ease the sting of a looming fiscal crisis by allowing tax rates to rise only on incomes over $1 million. The plan would leave in place...
Dec
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Girl, 13, gets Hasbro to make gender-neutral Easy-Bake oven
Label: World McKenna Pope, the 13-year-old girl who petitioned toy maker Hasbro for an Easy-Bake oven suitable for both girls and boys, will...
Gabby Douglas, Adele among brightest young stars -Forbes magazine
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – Fashion designer Carly Cushnie, actress Kate McKinnon and videogame creator Kim Swift may not be household names yet, but they are destined to do great things and will be tomorrow’s young stars, Forbes magazine said on Monday.Along with Olympic Gold medalist gymnast Gabby Douglas, rapper Wiz Khalifa and researcher Josh Sommer, they have been chosen by the magazine for its “30...
Philippine Lawmakers Pass Reproductive Health Bill
Label: HealthMANILA — After a ferocious national debate that pitted family members against one another, and some faithful Catholics against their church, the Philippine Congress passed legislation on Monday to help the country’s poorest women gain access to birth control. Jay Directo/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSupporters of a landmark reproductive health bill celebrated as the Philippine Congress...
Poland Finds It’s Not Immune to Euro Crisis
Label: BusinessWARSAW — The Fiat factory in Tychy, Poland, has long been considered one of the most productive auto plants in Europe, often singled out for praise by the Italian company’s demanding chief executive, Sergio Marchionne. Polish workers “always responded whenever I asked,” Mr. Marchionne said at the Paris Motor Show in October. “I feel an exceptional responsibility to the people there.” ...
Dec
16
Connecticut school gunman shot mother multiple times, autopsy finds
Label: World NEWTOWN, Conn. -- School shooter Adam Lanza killed his mother with "multiple" shots to her head and killed himself with a single...
Jack Hanlon, actor in Our Gang films, dies in NV
Label: LifestyleRENO, Nev. (AP) — Jack Hanlon, who had roles in the 1926 silent classic “The General” and in two 1927 “Our Gang” comedies, died Thursday in Las Vegas at the age of 96.His niece, Wendy Putnam Park of Las Vegas, says the precocious, freckle-faced Hanlon was a natural as a child actor from 1926 to 1933.After a small role with Buster Keaton in “The General,” he played mischievous kids in two of Hal Roach’s...
Mislabeled Foods Find Their Way to Diners’ Tables
Label: HealthATLANTA — The menu offered fried catfish. But Freddie Washington, a pastor in Tuscaloosa, Ala., who sometimes eats out five nights a week and was raised on Gulf Coast seafood, was served tilapia. Dustin Chambers for The New York TimesConsumers are misled most frequently when they buy fish, investigators say, because diners have such limited knowledge about seafood. ...
China Plans on Continuity in Economic Policy in 2013
Label: BusinessBEIJING — An annual conference that helps set economic policy in China ended with a lengthy government statement Sunday warning of difficulties in the global economy as well as industrial overcapacity and financial-sector risks at home. But a review of the two-day conference’s activities, which was released by the official Xinhua news agency, suggested few changes in existing economic...
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