Todd Korol/ReutersAn oil sands mine Fort McMurray, Alberta. OTTAWA — The development of Alberta’s oil sands has increased levels of cancer-causing compounds in surrounding lakes well beyond natural levels, Canadian researchers reported in a study released on Monday. And they said the contamination covered a wider area than had previously been believed. For the study, financed by the Canadian...
Year-end Wii U sales steady, says Nintendo chief
Label: TechnologyKYOTO (Reuters) – Nintendo Co Ltd‘s year-end sales of its Wii U games console were steady, though not as strong as when its Wii predecessor was first launched, the Japanese game maker’s top executive told Reuters on Monday.The company, which grew from making playing cards in the late 19th century into the blockbuster Super Mario video game series, is pinning its hopes on the Wii U after posting a...
Justin Bartha Is Dating Trainer Lia Smith
Label: Lifestyle 01/07/2013 at 07:00 PM EST Lia and Justin in Hawaii New Years Day Pacific Coast News Justin Bartha's "mystery woman" is in fact his girlfriend, trainer Lia Smith, a source reveals to PEOPLE. The pair recently enjoyed a cozy trip to Smith's native Hawaii and...
Report: Death rates from cancer still inching down
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — Death rates from cancer are continuing to inch down, researchers reported Monday.Now the question is how to hold onto those gains, and do even better, even as the population gets older and fatter, both risks for developing cancer."There has been clear progress," said Dr. Otis Brawley of the American Cancer Society, which compiled the annual cancer report with government and cancer...
LAPD officers allegedly forced women to have sex with them
Label: Business Two Los Angeles Police Department officers are under investigation for allegedly preying on women over a period of five years, luring them into an unmarked car and forcing them to perform sex acts, according to court records.Detectives from the LAPD’s internal affairs unit suspect that Officers Luis Valenzuela and James Nichols targeted at least four women whom they had arrested previously...
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Syria President’s Defiant Words Dash Hopes for a Quick Peace
Label: WorldMajed Jaber/ReutersSyrian refugees watched a television broadcast of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaking in Damascus, at the Al-Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. BEIRUT, Lebanon — Sounding defiant, confident, and to critics, out of touch with his people’s grievances, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria used his first public address in six months to justify his harsh crackdown, rally his supporters...
Handset makers scurry to join Year of the Phablet
Label: TechnologySINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Call it phablet, phonelet, tweener or super smartphone, but the clunky mobile phone – closer in size to a tablet than the smartphone of a couple of years back – is here to stay.A surprise hit of 2012, it is drawing in more users, more handset makers and is shaping the way we consume content.“We expect 2013 to be the year of the phablet,” said Neil Mawston, UK-based...
Jordana Brewster Is 'Enamored' with the Idea of Having Twins
Label: Lifestyle 01/06/2013 at 05:00 PM EST Jordana Brewster has babies on the brain – yes, you read that right: plural.The Dallas star, 32, who has been married to movie producer Andrew Form since 2007, tells Latina she "definitely" wants two kids and is "enamored" by the idea of having twins.
"My dad was a twin, so it runs...
Your medical chart could include exercise minutes
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — Roll up a sleeve for the blood pressure cuff. Stick out a wrist for the pulse-taking. Lift your tongue for the thermometer. Report how many minutes you are active or getting exercise.Wait, what?If the last item isn't part of the usual drill at your doctor's office, a movement is afoot to change that. One recent national survey indicated only a third of Americans said their doctors asked...
Backyard vineyards take off in Santa Clarita
Label: Business A group of friends gathered in Roman Weiser's Newhall garage one September day in 2005.They had with them crushed grapes from...
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