Feb
22

India Ink: Image of the Day: Feb. 22

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Renée Zellweger Puckers Up with Doyle Bramhall II in Hawaii: Photo

By Andrea Billups 02/22/2013 at 11:30 AM EST Doyle Bramhall II and Renée Zellweger AKM-GSI Renée Zellweger was feeling the love – and the surf – during her recent Hawaiian vacation.Zellweger, 43, joined her boyfriend, musician Doyle Bramhall II, 44, for some kayaking,...
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FDA approves new targeted breast cancer drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind breast cancer medication that targets tumor cells while sparing healthy ones.The drug Kadcyla (kad-SY'-luh) from Roche combines the established drug Herceptin with a powerful chemotherapy drug and a third chemical linking the medicines together. The chemical keeps the cocktail intact until it binds to a cancer cell,...
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Wall Street rises on HP but S&P on track to end week lower

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rebounded on Friday as Hewlett-Packard, the largest personal computer maker, surged on strong results, but the S&P 500 index was on the way to end a streak of gains that has lasted seven straight weeks. The S&P shed 1.9 percent over the previous two sessions, its worst two-day drop since early November, putting the index on pace for its first weekly...
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Feb
21

India Ink: Image of the Day: Feb. 21

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Taylor Swift Channels Beyoncé at Brit Awards

By Aaron Parsley 02/21/2013 at 11:40 AM EST Does Sasha Fierce have a pop-country cousin? During a sassy performance of "I Knew You Were Trouble" at Wednesday's Brit Awards, Taylor Swift shed a white wedding dress to reveal a black embellished jumpsuit, sexy boots – and some familiar moves. Striking a pose, tossing...
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Adults get 11 percent of calories from fast food

ATLANTA (AP) — On an average day, U.S. adults get roughly 11 percent of their calories from fast food, a government study shows.That's down slightly from the 13 percent reported the last time the government tried to pin down how much of the American diet is coming from fast food. Eating fast food too frequently has been seen as a driver of America's obesity problem.For the research, about 11,000 adults...
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Wall Street falls after raft of weak data

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks declined on Thursday as a ream of weak economic data did little to assuage some investors' concerns that the Federal Reserve may rein in its economic stimulus measures and amid uncertainty over ongoing budget talks in Washington. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week and consumer prices were flat in January,...
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Feb
20

IHT Rendezvous: True or False? The Tussle Over Ping Fu's Memoir

Did Ping Fu, a prominent Chinese-American businesswoman and author of a recent memoir, “Bend, not Break,” make up her horrible experiences during the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution in order to gain United States citizenship? Did they help her become an American by claiming political asylum?That’s what her critics, many of them fellow Chinese-Americans, say. It’s an accusation that can stick. As a recent...
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Princess Diana Gowns for Sale Again

By Simon Perry 02/20/2013 at 11:40 AM EST Some of the gorgeous and historic dresses worn by Princess Diana are headed for auction – again!The most famous of the 10 dresses, which were originally sold by Diana in New York a few months before her death in 1997, is the midnight blue gown that Diana wore as she twirled around the dance floor...
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