BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government on Monday to start talks for its departure from power and save the country from greater ruin after almost two years of bloodshed. Seeking to step up pressure on Assad to respond to his offer of talks - which dismayed some in his own opposition coalition, Alkhatib said he would...
Feb
03
"Great Rotation"- A Wall Street fairy tale?
Labels: WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's current jubilant narrative is that a rush into stocks by small investors has sparked a "great rotation" out of bonds and into equities that will power the bull market to new heights. That sounds good, but there's a snag: The evidence for this is a few weeks of bullish fund flows that are hardly unusual for January. Late-stage bull markets...
Ravens take 7-0 lead over 49ers in Super Bowl
Labels: TechnologyNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Joe Flacco's 13-yard touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin gave the Baltimore Ravens a 7-0 lead over the San Francisco 49ers less than 4½ minutes into the Super Bowl on Sunday.Ravens won the pregame coin toss and chose to defer until the second half. The kickoff went out of the end zone, so the 49ers began the game's first drive on their 20. But they were called for an illegal formation...
Energy industry develops nontoxic fracking fluids
Labels: WorldPITTSBURGH (AP) — The oil and gas industry is trying to ease environmental concerns by developing nontoxic fluids for the drilling process known as fracking, but it’s not clear whether the new product will be widely embraced by drilling companies.Houston-based energy giant Halliburton Inc. has developed a product called CleanStim, which uses only food-industry ingredients. Other companies have developed...
Hillary: Secretary of empowerment
Labels: LifestyleGirls hug U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a 2010 tour of a shelter run for sex trafficking victims in Cambodia.STORY HIGHLIGHTSDonna Brazile: Clinton stepping down as Secretary of State. Maybe she'll run for presidentShe says as secretary she expanded foreign policy to include effect on regular people She says she was first secretary of state to focus on empowering women and girlsBrazile:...
Super Bowl: Ravens lead 7-0 in 1st
Labels: Health The Baltimore Ravens jumped out to a 7-0 lead in Super Bowl XLVII when Joe Flacco hit Anquan Boldin with a 13-yard touchdown...
Iran hedges on nuclear talks with six powers or U.S.
Labels: BusinessMUNICH (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it was open to a U.S. offer of direct talks on its nuclear program and that six world powers had suggested a new round of nuclear negotiations this month, but without committing itself to either proposal. Diplomatic efforts to resolve a dispute over Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran says is peaceful but the West suspects is intended to give Iran...
Feb
02
"Great Rotation"- A Wall Street fairy tale?
Labels: WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's current jubilant narrative is that a rush into stocks by small investors has sparked a "great rotation" out of bonds and into equities that will power the bull market to new heights. That sounds good, but there's a snag: The evidence for this is a few weeks of bullish fund flows that are hardly unusual for January. Late-stage bull markets...
Parcells, Sapp, Carter among 7 Hall inductees
Labels: TechnologyNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Coach Bill Parcells, Warren Sapp, Cris Carter, Jonathan Ogden and Larry Allen were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.The class of 2013 also included a pair of senior selections, Curley Culp and Dave Robinson. The announcement was made in New Orleans, site of Sunday's Super Bowl.Five players failed to get in on the final vote: Jerome Bettis, Charles Haley, Andre...
The Star Explosion That Wasn’t: Astronomers Solve 150-Year-Old Mystery
Labels: WorldAfter a stellar explosion was reported in 1866, British astronomer John Herschel announced he had seen a bright flare from the same location 24 years earlier.Herschel’s claim was contested almost immediately, with some saying he had seen only a fairly common star in 1842.Now the question of whether Herschel actually saw a recurrent supernova or a common star has finally been answered, clearing...
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