HAVANA (Reuters) – You would never guess that one of the world’s most famous heads of state, Venezuelan president and self-proclaimed revolutionary Hugo Chavez, is battling cancer at Havana’s Center for Medical-Surgical Research (CIMEQ).At the weekend there was no visible increase in security at the hospital’s main entrance, where guards in olive green uniforms checked the comings and goings of visitors...
Poet Sharon Olds wins T.S. Eliot award
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – American poet Sharon Olds won the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry on Monday for “Stag’s Leap”, a critically acclaimed collection that traces the end of her marriage 15 years ago.The annual award, celebrating its 20th anniversary, goes to what a panel of poets decides is the best collection of verse published in the United Kingdom and Ireland each year, and is considered to be one of...
Facebook adding search
Label: Business Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled on Tuesday a feature to help its billion-plus users search for people and places within...
Jan
14
Golden Globes: Fey, Poehler shine; 'Les Miz,' 'Argo' win big
Label: WorldChicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips on the 2013 Golden Globes. (Posted Jan. 14th, 2013) Hosting the 70th Golden Globes...
Justin Timberlake releases ‘Suit & Tie,’ first single in 5 years
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop star Justin Timberlake unveiled on Sunday his first single in more than five years, “Suit & Tie,” featuring rapper Jay Z and producer Timbaland and said a new album would be released later in 2013.Timberlake, 31 and newly married to actress Jessica Biel, had teased his fans last week with a cryptic tweet saying “I think I am ready” and linking to a video showing him...
The New Old Age Blog: What You Need to Bring Your Loved One Home to Die
Label: HealthMost of us, when asked about how and where we want to die, answer simply “at home.” Making that happen is not always as simple as it sounds. After a post in November, “Turning a Home into a Hospital,” some readers of this blog left comments asking what equipment they needed on hand and what other steps they needed to take to make that last wish a reality.To even begin to answer that, you have to consider...
Jan
13
Japanese airline's grounded 787 leaks fuel in tests
Label: World The FAA stepped in Friday to assure the public that Boeing's...
Gawker editor A.J. Daulerio leaving, John Cook to replace him
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Gawker editor-in-chief A.J. Daulerio is leaving the site and reporter John Cook will replace him, Cook told TheWrap on Thursday.Daulerio, who started at Gawker Media’s sports site Deadspin, oversaw the network’s flagship publication through a period of record growth.“A.J.’s tenure at Gawker has been much like him: bold, infuriating, unpredictable… and often brilliant,”...
City Room: Cuomo Declares Public Health Emergency Over Flu Outbreak
Label: HealthWith the nation in the grip of a severe influenza outbreak that has seen deaths reach epidemic levels, New York State declared a public health emergency on Saturday, making access to vaccines more easily available.There have been nearly 20,000 cases of flu reported across the state so far this season, officials said. Last season, 4,400 positive laboratory tests were reported.“We are experiencing...
Illinois' 'fracking' future fractured
Label: Business Thousands of landowners downstate have sold their rights to drill for oil and natural gas for upfront fees ranging from $50...
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