tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47094345951643218952011-05-10T14:25:57.487-07:00edwardgalvez10.blogspot.comNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-65686528684215589902011-05-09T14:25:00.000-07:002011-05-10T14:25:57.544-07:00Tyson reports steady 2Q profit; hikes meat pricesTyson Foods said Monday that its second-quarter earnings were flat compared to last year, as higher feed costs offset improving demand and higher meat prices.
The company raised prices for chicken, beef and pork, indicating that higher global grain costs are finally working their way to the grocery store meat counter. Shell-shocked consumers have been slow to start spending again on restaurant News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-87644488472898467782011-05-07T06:58:00.000-07:002011-05-08T06:58:09.811-07:00US welcomes EU decision on Syria sanctionsWASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is welcoming the European Union's decision to sanction Syrian officials for cracking down on anti-government protesters.
An EU official said the organization next week will freeze the assets of 13 Syrian government officials and ban them from traveling anywhere in the European Union. Syrian President Bashar Assad will not be affected.
Last week, President BarackNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-55873427219645664942011-05-06T10:00:00.000-07:002011-05-07T10:01:02.623-07:00'SlutWalks' put provocative message in the streetsBOSTON (AP) -- This social movement really gets around.
An international series of protests known as SlutWalks, sparked by a Toronto police officer's flippant comment that women should avoid dressing like "sluts" to avoid being raped or victimized, is taking root in the United States.
Some women and men who protest dress in nothing more remarkable than jeans and T-shirts, while others wear News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-10967817476703114332011-05-05T09:39:00.000-07:002011-05-06T09:39:41.442-07:00Nepal fights to save its Pashmina industryKATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- In the foothills of the Himalayas, they're fighting the battle of the pashmina.
The enemy in this war: Inexpensive, imitation pashmina wool mainly made in China and India that producers in Nepal say has caused their own sales to plummet.
Pashmina wool - the soft, warm fiber from Himalayan goats - has become world famous over the past couple of decades, sold in boutiques News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-84303348774942906172011-05-05T00:22:00.000-07:002011-05-06T00:22:53.285-07:00Men search shattered Libyan city for unburied deadMISRATA, Libya (AP) -- Flies flickered through flashlight beams and a foul odor filled the air as the men tromped down the stairs to a basement. Their rubber boots splashed in ankle-deep putrid water as they scanned the darkness for the bodies they'd come to retrieve.
"Here's one," someone said. Then another. And another. And another.
Theirs is a particularly morbid volunteer project: Combing theNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-72115267009009986252011-05-04T10:26:00.000-07:002011-05-05T10:26:18.854-07:00Chinese tech giants fight over 4G phonesBEIJING (AP) -- Two of China's biggest technology companies have launched a court battle in Europe over mobile phone patents in a rare public clash between firms Beijing is promoting as national champions.
The fight between Huawei Technologies Ltd. and ZTE Corp. highlights the challenge for communist leaders who need to manage Chinese corporate ambitions as they try to create global competitors News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-36004470895113222732011-05-04T04:41:00.000-07:002011-05-05T04:41:28.222-07:00Networks, Emmys, reach 8-year, $66 million dealLOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Emmy Awards and the four major TV networks agreed to an eight-year, $66 million deal that allows for changes in the ceremony marking its 63rd year in September.
After protracted negotiations, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' board of governors approved the deal Wednesday night with ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.
Reality kingpin Mark Burnett, whose credits include "News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-56382999915001023222011-05-03T23:39:00.000-07:002011-05-04T23:40:02.963-07:00Nintendo cuts Wii price, offers cheaper game setREDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- Nintendo is dropping the price of its Wii game system by $50 to $150 and introducing a new line of cheaper Wii games.
Starting May 15, the newly priced Wii system will come in either black or white with a "Mario Kart Wii" game and a Wii Wheel accessory, replacing the previously included "Wii Sports" and "Wii Sports Resort" games.
The price cut - the second one since the WiiNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-45509524506489488412011-05-02T20:52:00.000-07:002011-05-04T20:52:57.316-07:00Officials try to ID body in home of 1959 PlaymateBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- There were few signs that anything was amiss at 1950s-era Playboy playmate Yvette Vickers' one-bedroom house in Beverly Hills.
Lights were left on. A telephone book that had been delivered and sat in front of her house eventually disappeared. And neighbors recalled that she loved to travel to Las Vegas.
Then, the letters started piling up in the mailbox.
The mail News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-72268952758482363342011-04-24T21:58:00.000-07:002011-04-25T20:59:33.792-07:00Turks increasingly commemorate Armenian massacreISTANBUL (AP) -- Tourists flocking to see carpets and calligraphy at one of Istanbul's most renowned museums were met Sunday by a rare public display of opinion on perhaps the darkest episode of Turkey's history, the massacres of Armenians during World War I.
Several dozen demonstrators held red roses and photographs of the dead outside the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, an Ottoman-era News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-88260870217260264022011-04-23T22:01:00.000-07:002011-04-24T21:02:48.622-07:00Renewed fight for gay marriage in NY hits suburbsALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Lady Gaga on stage on Long Island this weekend, actors Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and Julianne Moore on video and Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany are headliners in New York's growing push to legalize gay marriage, a fight that may already be won thanks to shifting voter sentiment and a concerted, disciplined campaign.
New Yorkers opposed to gay marriage are being swamped by News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-16580964358402344532011-04-23T18:12:00.000-07:002011-04-24T17:13:17.401-07:00Malaysia reviews safety of rare earth plantKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysia said Friday it is appointing international experts to investigate whether a refinery being built by Australian miner Lynas Corp. Ltd. to process rare earth minerals presents any threat of radioactive pollution.
The plant in Malaysia's central Pahang state could become the first such facility outside China in years. Officials say it may curtail China's News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-41480458072929016382011-04-22T18:30:00.001-07:002011-04-23T17:31:42.673-07:00Clinton visits Tokyo in show of support for JapanTOKYO (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that America would stand by Japan, saying she was confident the country will fully recover from its tsunami and nuclear disasters.
"We are very confident that Japan will recover and will be a very strong economic and global player for years and decades to come," Clinton told Prime Minister Naoto Kan during a brief visit to News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-29520228032406465032011-04-22T18:30:00.000-07:002011-04-23T17:31:03.477-07:00Mexico massacre question: How did it happen twice?XONACATLAN, Mexico (AP) -- With only odd jobs to support a young wife and 2-year-old son in their concrete hut on a dirt road, Uriel Carvajal decided to seek work in the U.S., heading from central Mexico by bus to the northeastern border state of Tamaulipas.
When he didn't call home, his two brothers went looking for him, also by bus. Now none of the brothers - Uriel, 21, Rene, 28, and Cirilo, 23News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-28469610899107983252011-04-17T11:13:00.000-07:002011-04-18T10:13:57.962-07:00How Health Insurance Can Help YouHealth insurance plans may seem like an added expenses that you might not actually need. Nevertheless, health insurance might be helpful for a number of reasons. You can research through health insurance plans to find the best one for you, whether it is something that only covers the a few and far-between doctor's visits you might want throughout the year, or disability coverage that takes into News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-16069219137455895922011-04-15T23:24:00.000-07:002011-04-16T22:24:48.468-07:00Obama: Congress will compromise, raise debt limitCHICAGO (AP) -- President Barack Obama, insisting a politically divided government will not risk tanking the world economy, says Congress will once again raise the amount of debt the country can pile up to ensure it has money to pay its bills. For the first time, though, he signaled that he will have to go along with more spending cuts to ensure a deal with Republicans.
In an interview Friday News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-7449051938272349132011-04-08T08:39:00.000-07:002011-04-09T07:40:15.820-07:00A Consumer's Guide to Health Care OvertakeThe six-month day of remembrance] of the enactment of the health care overtake, many of the law's provisions will be in effect. Most consumers, however, won't see any changes until after Jan. 1, when their new health insurance plan year begins.
Meanwhile, employees will be getting ready for fall's "open enrollment" period, once they choice their health coverage for the adopting year. In addition,News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4709434595164321895.post-42334125076714039712011-03-16T00:34:00.000-07:002011-03-16T23:34:32.614-07:00'Rockefeller' to lawyer: I didn't kill Calif. manLOS ANGELES (AP) -- A man who claimed to be a member of the storied Rockefeller family insists he had nothing to do with the killing of a California man more than 25 years ago, his lawyer said Wednesday - a day after Los Angeles prosecutors charged the man with murder in the case.
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, 50, is a German national who came to the United States in the 1970s and assumed many News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.com