SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two weeks before a high-stakes trial pitting Google's Motorola Mobility unit against Microsoft, Google made what has become a common request for a technology company fighting for billions of dollars: A public court proceeding, conducted largely in secret. Google and Microsoft, like rivals embroiled in smartphone patent wars, are eager to keep sensitive business...
Pradaxa bleeding risk appears no worse than warfarin – FDA
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(Reuters) – The risk of serious bleeding among new users of Pradaxa, a blood-clot preventer made by Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim, appeared to be no higher than in patients on the widely used standard blood thinner warfarin, U.S. regulators said.The announcement Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may...
Ralph Nader to Stephen Colbert: Give me your Super PAC cash!
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Stephen Colbert‘s super PAC is sitting on nearly $ 778,000 in cash, and five-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader knows exactly where to spend it.On Ralph Nader.
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If only Colbert would listen.The longtime consumer...
The strategy: Grind it out, get out the vote
Label: BusinessWASHINGTON (AP) — For President Barack Obama, winning re-election rests on a workman-like, get-out-the-vote strategy aimed at protecting key territory in the Midwest, ramping up minority turnout and building early voting leads that could protect against a late surge by Republican challenger Mitt Romney.It's a far cry from the lofty rhetoric and gauzy closing argument advertisements that defined Obama's...
Nov
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Mexico’s Day of Dead brings memories of missing
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Maria Elena Salazar refuses to set out plates of her missing son’s favorite foods or orange flowers as offerings for the deceased on Mexico‘s Day of the Dead, even though she hasn’t seen him in three-and-a-half years.The 50-year-old former teacher is convinced that Hugo Gonzalez Salazar, a university...
Microsoft pushes new Windows to developers
Label: TechnologySEATTLE (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...
'A mess everywhere': East Coast struggles to recover
Label: Business(Reuters) - Rescuers searched flooded streets and swamped houses for survivors, drivers lined up for hours to get scarce gasoline and millions remained without power on Thursday as New York City and nearby coastal towns struggled to recover from one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States. New Yorkers heard the rumble of subway trains for the first time in four days as limited service...
Kardashian boosts “X Factor” ratings, but wins few fans
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Khloe Kardashian‘s first outing as the new co-host of “The X Factor” helped boost the show’s audience by 30 percent, yet the reality star got mixed reviews for a nipple-baring debut that made headlines – but many TV critics found awkward.Kardashian, 28, best known for starring with socialite...
Oct
31
Syrian air force on offensive after failed truce
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AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian warplanes bombed rebel targets with renewed intensity on Tuesday after the end of a widely ignored four-day truce between President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces and insurgents.State television said “terrorists” had assassinated an air force general, Abdullah Mahmoud al-Khalidi, in a Damascus suburb,...
Facebook shares fall as lock-up period expires
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