02 January, 2013

GM recalls 145,628 mid-sized pickups for hood latch issue

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(Reuters) – General Motors Co said on Thursday it is recalling 145,628 mid-sized pickup trucks globally as the hood could open unexpectedl...

HTC rumored to debut flagship ‘M7′ smartphone at CES

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HTC (2498) will reportedly unveil a new flagship smartphone  code-named “M7″ at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. The rumor comes t...

U.S. pop singer Patti Page dies at age 85

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – American pop singer Patti Page , whose 1950 hit “ Tennessee Waltz ” topped the charts for months, has died in Southe...

U.S. economy to row against austerity tide in 2013

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington has steered clear of severe austerity measures for now, reducing the risk of recession, but a clutch of U...

Foreign investors major force behind deal

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Take a guess. Which of these put more pressure on US lawmakers to strike a deal and avoid the “fiscal cliff” – voters or global financial ma...
01 January, 2013

France counts 1,193 cars torched on New Year’s Eve

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PARIS (AP) — A New Year’s Eve tradition for some in France of torching empty, parked cars has continued. Interior Minister Manuel Valls sa...

Playboy Hugh Hefner marries his ‘runaway bride’

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hugh Hefner is celebrating the new year as a married man once again. The 86-year-old Playboy magazine founder exchanged...

Senate’s “fiscal cliff” bill adds $4 trillion to deficits: CBO

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday said Senate-passed legislation to avert the “ fiscal cliff ” would add ne...

House faces test on fiscal cliff deal

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Vice President Joe Biden gives two thumbs up following a Senate Democratic caucus meeting about the fiscal cliff … Updated 4:25 pm ET A hard...
31 December, 2012

Ban on demanding Facebook passwords among new 2013 state laws

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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Employers in California and Illinois will be prohibited from demanding access to workers’ password-protected social net...