WASHINGTON — Cecilia Soto-Loftus, co-founder of a Malibu party services company, was new to presidential politics when she started...
An Appointment With Kim Dotcom
Label: TechnologyPaul Spain is the host of the weekly NZ Tech Podcast, one of New Zealand’s leading locally produced podcasts and often appears on TV and video as a commentator on consumer and business technology topics.AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND — It’s been said that Kim Dotcom is a villain. Many, particularly those in the film industry and law enforcement, believe it. To others, he is a hero standing up for the rights...
Stars rub shoulders with politicos at inauguration
Label: LifestyleWASHINGTON (AP) — It's not exactly the Red Carpet ceremony, but President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration has an unmistakable Hollywood look.There was a loud cheer for Beyonce and Jay-Z as they took their places at the Capitol Monday to watch Obama take the public oath of office for his second term. The two stopped to chat with Rev. Al Sharpton.Actress Eva Longoria was seated on the platform...
Recipes for Health: Lentil, Celery and Tomato Minestrone
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesIf you did a lot of cooking over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays you may have some celery hearts lingering in your refrigerator. You needed a few branches for a stew, a stock, or a soup, so you bought a whole bunch, and here it is weeks later and the rest of the celery is wilting in the produce drawer. This doesn’t have to happen if you think of...
Finance, banking the least-trusted industries, survey finds
Label: Business Financial and banking firms were the least trusted industries last year, according to a PR firm's survey. ...
Google says Wall Street estimates need adjusting
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc issued a rare advisory to Wall Street on Friday that analyst estimates for its fourth quarter financial results are flawed.The world’s No.1 search engine, which reports its quarterly results on Tuesday, said most analysts have not adjusted their estimates to reflect the pending $ 2.35 billion sale of the Motorola Home business.The business must be presented separately...
Former Secretary of State Rice joins CBS News
Label: LifestyleWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined CBS News as a contributor.CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager and president David Rhodes say Rice "will use her insight and vast experience to explore issues facing America at home and abroad."Rice served as secretary of state during President George W. Bush's second term. She was the first African-American woman to hold the post.Rice...
Well: Holly the Cat's Incredible Journey
Label: HealthNobody knows how it happened: an indoor housecat who got lost on a family excursion managing, after two months and about 200 miles, to return to her hometown.Even scientists are baffled by how Holly, a 4-year-old tortoiseshell who in early November became separated from Jacob and Bonnie Richter at an R.V. rally in Daytona Beach, Fla., appeared on New Year’s Eve — staggering, weak and emaciated — in...
The Five: Spotting garage sale treasures and reselling them
Label: Business Can you make money buying hidden treasures at yard and garage sales, then reselling them? The experts say you can, but don't...
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