Kuni Takahashi for The New York TimesSex workers in Mumbai’s long-established red-light district, where brothels are dwindling. MUMBAI, India — Millions once bought sex in the narrow alleys of Kamathipura, a vast red-light district here. But prostitutes with inexpensive mobile phones are luring customers elsewhere, and that is endangering the astonishing progress India has made against AIDS. ...
Rosenthal: Big Ten getting too big for its own good?
Label: Business There's a lesson the empire builders at Big Ten Conference headquarters in Park Ridge would do well to heed if they can be convinced to stop peering out to the distant horizon:Growth through acquisition is fraught with peril."In the business world you acquire new companies and you have to deal with different corporate cultures, different priorities...
Nov
24
Woman arrested at downtown bus station on Florida charges
Label: World Booking photo of Nicole Marie Thomas (Photo from Chicago police / November...
Ang Lee talks about risks, spirituality of “Life of Pi”
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – Gay cowboy drama “Brokeback Mountain” may have been considered a risky film to make, but director Ang Lee said his new movie, “Life of Pi,” a 3D exploration of faith about a boy stranded on a boat with a Bengal tiger, is his riskiest yet.The film, which was released in U.S. theaters this week, is adapted from Yann Martel‘s best-selling novel of the same name and was once considered...
Walmart protests draw crowds, shoppers largely unfazed
Label: Business Dozens of local workers, and hundreds nationally, took advantage of Black Friday crowds and camera crews at major retailers...
Nov
23
For early Black Friday shoppers, mission accomplished
Label: WorldAmbitious holiday shoppers skipped dessert on Thanksgiving to get a good spot in line for this Black Friday. (Posted Nov. 23rd, 2012) Black Friday frenzy is not created...
Pussy Riot protester alone in cell after inmate tension
Label: LifestyleMOSCOW (Reuters) – Jailed Pussy Riot punk protester Maria Alyokhina has been moved to a single-person cell for her own protection because of tension with other prisoners, her lawyer and Russia‘s federal penitentiary service said on Friday.Alyokhina, 24, is serving a two-year sentence for a raucous protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow‘s main Russian Orthodox cathedral. Activists said...
Inquiry Sought in Death in Ireland After Abortion Was Denied
Label: HealthDUBLIN — India’s ambassador here has agreed to ask Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland for an independent inquiry into the death of an Indian-born woman last month after doctors refused to perform an abortion when she was having a miscarriage, the lawyer representing the woman’s husband said Thursday. The lawyer, Gerard O’Donnell, also said crucial information was missing from the files...
Chicago shopping frenzy gets early start
Label: BusinessAmbitious holiday shoppers skipped dessert on Thanksgiving to get a good spot in line for this Black Friday. (Posted Nov. 23rd, 2012) Jessica Foch had only sold one...
Nov
22
Mild weather will give way to colder temperatures
Label: World Mild weather greeted the annual Thanksgiving Parade. (Antonio Perez, Chicago...
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