As foreigners go, Afghan city is feeling abandoned

affiliate marketing KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — By switching from studying business management to training as a nurse, 19-year-old Anita Taraky has placed a bet on the future of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar — that once foreign troops are gone, private-sector jobs will be fewer but nursing will always be in demand.Besides, if...

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“Fringe” Two-Hour Finale Set for January

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “Fringe” might be on its way out, but it’s leaving with a bang.The series, co-created by J.J. Abrams, will end its five-season run with a two-hour finale on January 18 starting at 8 p.m., Fox said Friday. The finale, which will also mark the series’ 100th episode, will bring the series...

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Romney, Obama look for edge as campaign nears end

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Three days. Nine states — give or take. A magic 270 electoral votes. For President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney, the final touch-and-go stretch of campaigning is down to the numbers.New hiring reports or a new jobless rate. Spending totals or early vote totals. Percentage points and rhetorical points. Frequency of stops or size of crowds. In a game of metrics, each camp...

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DATOS-Mitt Romney, candidato presidencial republicano

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – El candidato republicano a la presidencia de Estados Unidos, Mitt Romney, un ex gobernador de Massachusetts, intenta por segunda vez llegar a la Casa Blanca.A continuación algunos datos sobre él: affiliate marketing - Romney, de 65 años, defiende posturas...

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Google's Android software in 3 out of 4 smartphones

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Gruesome video raises concerns about Syria rebels

affiliate marketing BEIRUT (AP) — A video that appears to show a unit of Syrian rebels kicking terrified, captured soldiers and then executing them with machine guns raised concerns Friday about rebel brutality at a time when the United States is making its strongest push yet to forge an opposition movement it can work with.U.N. officials...

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NJ’s Springsteen, Bon Jovi join Sting in Sandy concert

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey natives Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi will join Sting and other top music stars on Friday for a special television benefit concert on NBC to aid victims of Sandy, the giant storm that killed scores and devastated large sections of the U.S. Northeast.The Walt Disney Co meanwhile...

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Bloomberg cancels marathon amid outcry

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Marathon was canceled Friday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg after mounting criticism that this was not the time for a race while the region is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy.With people in storm-ravaged areas still shivering without electricity and the death toll in New York City at more than 40, many New Yorkers recoiled at the prospect of police officers being...

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Older voters prefer Romney on healthcare, Medicare: Reuters/Ipsos poll

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – As early voting proceeds across the country ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election, voters over 50 continue to be more likely than most to prefer Republican challenger Mitt Romney to President Barack Obama and to favor Romney‘s position on two issues that directly affect the elderly: healthcare and Medicare.While...

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Microsoft pushes new Windows to developers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Days after launching Windows 8, Microsoft Corp is mounting a strong campaign to win over the software developers it needs to kick-start its new operating system. A lack of apps is Microsoft's Achilles heel as it attempts to catch Apple Inc and Google Inc in the rush toward mobile computing. Windows 8, the new Surface tablet and a range of Windows-based...

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Canada will push to keep bank capital rules on schedule

affiliate marketing OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will urge all countries to stick to the agreed schedule for implementing tougher bank capital rules at a November 4-5 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.The so-called Basel III rules are the world’s...

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‘Wilfred’ Gets 3rd Season From FX

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “Wilfred” will bark once more.FX has given the series, which stars Elijah Wood as a struggling young man who befriends his neighbor’s curiously human-like dog, a third season, the cable network said Wednesday. affiliate marketing The...

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Exasperation builds on Day 3 in storm-stricken NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — Frustration — and in some cases fear — mounted in New York City on Thursday, three days after Superstorm Sandy. Traffic backed up for miles at bridges, large crowds waited impatiently for buses into Manhattan, and tempers flared in gas lines.Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city would send bottled water and ready-to-eat meals into the hardest-hit neighborhoods through the weekend,...

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Hawaiian Whopper

affiliate marketing An ad by Republican Senate candidate Linda Lingle in the Aloha State is telling a real whopper — about us.Her ad says that FactCheck.org rated a claim made by her opponent as “the worst political deception of the year,” and it shows our logo with a headline reading “Whopper of the Year.” The fact is we have never...

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Changing channels; Sony, Sharp in turnaround battle

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp is likely to say it returned to an operating profit for July-September after it sold a chemicals business, but investors still aren't sure a consumer electronics revamp will deliver the profit growth the group seeks. Sony shares, valued at less than $12 billion, have dropped 16 percent since end-June and its 5-year credit default swaps - the cost of insuring against...

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Clinton calls for overhaul of Syrian opposition

affiliate marketing ZAGREB (Reuters) – The United States called on Wednesday for an overhaul of Syria‘s opposition leadership, saying it was time to move beyond the Syrian National Council and bring in those “in the front lines fighting and dying”.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, signaling a more active stance by Washington in attempts...

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