Should Chuck Hagel become the next U.S. secretary of defense, one of his priorities will be ensuring France’s 3-week-old campaign in Mali doesn’t become the next American shadow war. In prepared questions to the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of his Thursday morning confirmation hearing, the former Nebraska Republican senator said he’d back the French campaign against Islamist forces...
Jan
30
Next Pentagon Chief Doesn't Want to Get Sucked Into France's Mali War
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Barbra Streisand to sing at Oscars for first time in decades
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – Actress, singer and director Barbra Streisand may be a familiar figure at Hollywood‘s Oscars, but she has only sung on the annual awards show once.Streisand will perform again at the Academy Awards on February 24, producers said on Wednesday, without providing details about how her appearance would fit into the show or what she might sing.Streisand, 70, has won two Oscars, one...
The Consumer: The Drug-Dose Gender Gap
Label: HealthMost sleeping pills are designed to knock you out for eight hours. When the Food and Drug Administration was evaluating a new short-acting pill for people to take when they wake up in the middle of the night, agency scientists wanted to know how much of the drug would still be in users’ systems come morning.Blood tests uncovered a gender gap: Men metabolized the drug, Intermezzo, faster than women....
DealBook: Top Federal Prosecutor of Corporate Crime Will Resign
Label: Business1:42 p.m. | Updated with formal announcementLanny A. Breuer, the federal prosecutor who led the Justice Department’s response to corporate crime in the wake of the financial crisis, announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down after nearly four years in the post.As head of the Justice Department’s criminal division, one of the most senior roles at the agency, Mr. Breuer tackled corporate bribery...
Jan
29
Sheriff's response time is longer in unincorporated areas, audit finds
Label: World It took Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies a minute longer to respond to emergency calls from unincorporated parts of the...
Disney Shuts Down <cite>Epic Mickey</cite> Studio, Warren Spector Out
Label: Technology Disney will close Junction Point, the Austin, Texas, game development studio responsible for the Epic Mickey series, it said on Tuesday.“It was with much sadness that we informed our teams today of changes to our Games organization, which include the closure of Junction Point Studios,” a Disney spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “These changes are part of our...
Dior: Jennifer Lawrence dress had no malfunction
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — That was no wardrobe malfunction — that was couture.When Jennifer Lawrence ascended the stairs to accept her SAG Award Sunday night, a bit of skin showed through the skirt of her gown, leading to some speculation that it had ripped.Dior Couture told The Associated Press that wasn’t so.The design house said Lawrence’s gown was designed by Raf Simons “with different levels of tulle...
Well: Ask Well: Long-Term Use of Nicotine Gum
Label: HealthIn small doses, like those contained in the gum, nicotine is generally considered safe. But it does have stimulant properties that can raise blood pressure, increase heart rate and constrict blood vessels. One large report from 2010 found that compared to people given a placebo, those who used nicotine replacement therapies had a higher risk of heart palpitations and chest pains.That’s one reason...
Streaming Shakes Up Music Industry’s Model for Royalties
Label: BusinessJim Wilson/The New York TimesZoe Keating published on her blog the details of what she made in royalties from the Web streaming of her music. It wasn’t a lot. Like plenty of music fans, Sam Broe jumped at the chance to join Spotify two summers ago, and he hasn’t looked back. Spotify, which began streaming music in Sweden in 2008, lets users choose from millions of songs over the Internet...
Jan
28
'Argo' producer scours for the next stranger-than-fiction story
Label: World Hunched over a desk in his spartan Westwood apartment, David Klawans squints at his computer monitor and knits his brow in concentration....
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