Stylewatch Style News Now 11/29/2012 at 09:15 AM ET Courtesy T, The New York Times Style MagazineWhile most people dread getting older, Jude Law is actually thrilled about it. And not for any reason you’d expect.“In a weird way, it’s kind of a relief to think, ‘Oh, I know I’m not that young sort of pretty...
Simple measures cut infections caught in hospitals
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — Preventing surgery-linked infections is a major concern for hospitals and it turns out some simple measures can make a big difference.A project at seven big hospitals reduced infections after colorectal surgeries by nearly one-third. It prevented an estimated 135 infections, saving almost $4 million, the Joint Commission hospital regulating group and the American College of Surgeons...
As downtown L.A. grows trendier, Spring Street Arcade is left behind
Label: Business The salesmen at the Spring Street Arcade spend their day gazing out at a city that's passing them by.All around, a trendy downtown...
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News Analysis: Sunni Leaders Gaining Clout in Mideast
Label: WorldMohammed Saber/European Pressphoto AgencyA Palestinian woman in Gaza City on Tuesday walked amid the rubble left from eight days of fighting that ended in a cease-fire. RAMALLAH, West Bank — For years, the United States and its Middle East allies were challenged by the rising might of the so-called Shiite crescent, a political and ideological alliance backed by Iran that linked regional actors deeply...
U.S. for-profit colleges spend big on marketing while slashing other costs
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Google‘s biggest advertiser is neither a bank nor a retailer.It’s the for-profit University of Phoenix, which has recently been spending nearly $ 400,000 a day on ads, more than any financial firm or retailer, the traditional big spenders on online advertising, according to search analytics firm SpyFu.That kind of spending may seem surprising coming from a college, but marketing has become...
Angus T. Jones's Video Surprises Two and a Half Men Set
Label: Lifestyle By Mike Fleeman 11/28/2012 at 08:35 AM EST After the Charlie Sheen tiger blood debacle, it would seem that nothing could shock the cast and crew of Two and a Half Men anymore.Then came the Angus T. Jones video."This came as a surprise to most people. This isn't who he grew up as," a source on the show tells...
CDC: HIV spread high in young gay males
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say 1 in 5 new HIV infections occur in a tiny segment of the population — young men who are gay or bisexual.The government on Tuesday released new numbers that spotlight how the spread of the AIDS virus is heavily concentrated in young males who have sex with other males. Only about a quarter of new infections in the 13-to-24 age group are from injecting drugs or heterosexual...
27 indicted in Mexican Mafia drug case in Ventura County
Label: Business From a prison cell outside California, an inmate known as "Evil" was making himself known on Ventura County's streets.Martin...
Nov
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Anti-Morsi Protesters Gather on Cairo Streets
Label: WorldCAIRO — Demonstrators began flowing into the streets of Cairo on Tuesday for a day of protest against President Mohamed Morsi’s effort to assert broad new powers, dismissing his efforts only hours before to reaffirm his deference to Egyptian law and courts. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the headquarters of the lawyers’ trade group as others milled around a small tent city...
Card firms’ block on WikiLeaks did not break rules: EU
Label: TechnologyBRUSSELS (Reuters) – A block on processing donations for WikiLeaks by Visa Europe and other credit card companies is unlikely to have violated EU anti-trust rules, the European Commission said on Tuesday.DataCell, a company that collected donations for WikiLeaks, complained to the Commission about Visa Europe, MasterCard Europe and American Express Co after they stopped processing donations for WikiLeaks...
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