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OECD: Bed blocking at highest levels since summer 2010
Thousands of elderly patients are being left waiting in hospital for a month or more beause of a shortage of nursing home places, according to the OECD.
telegraph.co.uk (10 minutes ago)
Microsoft reportedly considered buying Nokia’s handset business
According to sources said to be familiar with the matter, Microsoft looked into buying Nokia‘s handset business, having done so “recently,” possibly even this month. Neither Microsoft nor Nokia confirmed or denied the claims, but ultimately nothing came of the talks, with the reasons including Nokia’s market share...
slashgear.com (13 minutes ago)
Crestline camp center offers site for dirt dredged from Lake Gregory
A month ago, Lake Gregory Regional Park was up to its ears in dirt -- 13,000 cubic yards of it. The dirt was dredged from the lake to remove silt and deepen pockets in the swim area. Photo gallery: Sun, Boats, And Castles At Lake Gregory Regional Park
sbsun.com (15 minutes ago)
33 arrested in drugs sweep in east central Vt.
Thursday June 20, 2013 SPRINGFIELD (AP) -- Almost three dozen people in the area were arrested Wednesday as part of an expanding effort to tamp down a burgeoning problem with opiate drugs, especially heroin, across the state, police said. Three people remained at large following the Springfield area sweep, which was...
benningtonbanner.com (16 minutes ago)
Mesa County foreclosures down, still high
Mesa County foreclosure figures are down so far this year. But with many Front Range counties having a head start in economic improvement, the county still managed to record the highest foreclosure rate among Colorado’s 12 most-populous counties last month.
gjsentinel.com (17 minutes ago)
Woman sentenced in drug overdoses
Thursday June 20, 2013 BURLINGTON (AP) -- A Vermont woman accused of giving drugs to a woman who overdosed and died and a man who overdosed and survived has been sentenced to 60 days on a work crew. Anna Clark, 26, of Burlington was given credit for time served Wednesday. She’ll spend about a month on the work crew,...
benningtonbanner.com (20 minutes ago)
Londonderry junkyard prepares to battle for license
The owner of a controversial Londonderry junkyard will head back before the Town Council next month in hopes of getting his business license renewed despite the ongoing concerns of some neighbors.
unionleader.com (50 minutes ago)
Stout to step down as Orangeville supervisor
ORANGEVILLE - Town Supervisor Gerald Stout will step down at the end of the month.
thedailynewsonline.com (53 minutes ago)
3-D printer maker Stratasys to acquire desktop rival MakerBot
3-D printer company Stratasys is acquiring desktop 3-D printer maker MakerBot for over US$400 million in an all-stock deal, to shore up its consumer presence. Privately-held MakerBot has sold more than 22,000 3-D printers since it was founded in 2009, and its printers are increasingly used by a class of "prosumers"...
pcworld.com (1 hour ago)
Fed stays the course
POLITICO Pro Report: It will keep buying $85 billion in Treasuries and mortgage bonds per month.
politico.com (1 hour ago)
Eric Boehlert: The Truth About Chicago's Falling Murder Rate
The recent bloody headlines out of Chicago relayed the sad tale of the city's deadly weekend, where seven people were killed in shootings and more than 50 were victims of gunfire. Thanks in part to news coverage, America's third largest city has become synonymous with runaway gun violence, and especially deadly...
huffingtonpost.com (1 hour ago)
Republican Official Targets GOP Candidate In Racially Charged Rant
An Illinois Republican Party chairman apologized Wednesday after unleashing a racially charged attack on a black female congressional candidate. In an email sent to Doug Ibendahl, a Chicago attorney who runs the independent website Republican News Watch, Montgomery County Republican Party chairman Jim Allen had...
huffingtonpost.com (1 hour ago)
$1-per-pack cigarette tax hike falling short of projections
Illinois’ one-dollar-per-pack cigarette tax increase that took effect a year ago this month is expected to fall $130 million short of initial estimates, meaning it won’t raise quite as much as projected for school capital projects because of the way the funding formula is set up.
sj-r.com (1 hour ago)
Philly council holding hearing on fatal collapse
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia City Council is holding its first public hearing in the building collapse that killed six people and injured 13 others earlier this month.
dailylocal.com (1 hour ago)
Courthouse drainage project set to begin
PARKERSBURG - Wood County commissioners have signed off on a contract for a drainage project to begin within the next month at the Wood County Courthous.
newsandsentinel.com (1 hour ago)
Aust stocks sink more than 2.7% in Fed frenzy
Local market dives after Bernanke says it could end stimulus by mid-year, China flash manufacturing PMI sinks to 9-month low.
businessspectator.com.au (1 hour ago)
Democrats object to magistrate appointment
Two Democrat groups in Cabell County are crying foul over this month's appointment of a former Republican to fill a recent vacancy.
herald-dispatch.com (1 hour ago)
Wimbledon Seeding Not Doing Nadal Any Favors
-- If Rafael Nadal is going to win Wimbledon for a third time, he'll have to do it the hard way. Fresh from winning his eighth French Open, Nadal is seeded only No. 5 at Wimbledon – setting up the possibility of a quarterfinal match against title contenders Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray. The All...
huffingtonpost.com (1 hour ago)
Stray Dog Antiques hosting ArtWalk
Stray Dog Antiques will join the monthly ArtWalk from 5 to 8 p.m. June 27 at 219 Hale St.This month features the mixed media sculptural artwork of Barbara Harris Walker. She incorporates drafting tools, leather, glass, wood, bone and other objects into her...
dailymail.com (1 hour ago)
Sandy victims lend support to Oklahoma tornado victims
BRICK - When 18-year-old township resident Kirstin Smith saw the devastation that tornadoes caused in Oklahoma last month, she knew that she had to do something.
app.com (1 hour ago)
A $600K Christmas present: Randall County to get mobile command center
A $600,000 addition to emergency response capabilities should arrive in Randall County like a Christmas present. County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept a proposal from Farber Specialty Vehicles for a mobile command center that costs $298,000 that will be filled with equipment costing about the same...
amarillo.com (1 hour ago)
Under residency cloud, Ed Markey lets press peek at tax docs
U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey’s Senate campaign is trying to douse a simmering question over his residency by releasing uncensored copies of his tax returns showing he listed his home address as in Malden - not Maryland. The Democratic lawmaker allowed the Herald and other media to look at his uncensored state and...
bostonherald.com (1 hour ago)
Judge sides with US in Manning document dispute
A federal judge in Baltimore said Wednesday she's satisfied for now with measures the military has taken to release documents related to Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial in the Wikileaks case. Lawyers for the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights and other groups, including The Associated Press,...
foxnews.com (1 hour ago)
MBTA pick called off the rails
A lawyer whose firm defends the MBTA in employee discrimination cases has been hired as the T’s acting civil rights chief - a move critics say raises possible conflicts of interest. Joseph L. Edwards Jr., appointed last week as interim director of the agency’s Office of Diversity and Civil Rights, will be paid on...
bostonherald.com (1 hour ago)
York County school district hires former Wyomissing official
A former Wyomissing School District administrator has been hired as director of finances and support services for the York Suburban School District.York Suburban School Board voted 5-4 last month to hire Corinne D. Mason.Mason had been on leave from ...
readingeagle.com (1 hour ago)
China Manufacturing Hits a Nine-Month Low
China saw a fresh sign of economic weakness on Thursday, as an initial gauge of manufacturing health slumped to a nine-month low in June.
wsj.com (1 hour ago)
Skin Care for the Summer program educates seniors
A room full of Cobb senior citizens learned Wednesday about how to prevent and recognize various types of skin cancer. The “Skin Care for the Summer” class is one of many classes held every day at the Senior Wellness Center, which will celebrate its first anniversary in August. The center off Powder Springs Street...
mdjonline.com (1 hour ago)
China Interbank Market Freezes As Overnight Repo Explodes To 25%
It seems liquidity (or counterparty mistrust) is beginning to reach extreme levels in China as the nation's banking system is now quoting overnight repo transactions at 25%. The explosion in funding costs echoes the collapse in trust (and surge in TED spread) among US banks in the run-up to the Lehman bankruptcy....
zerohedge.com (1 hour ago)
Scooby Doo Mystery Machine to be at LLCC
The original Scooby Doo Mystery Machine will be on display at the 10th annual Lincoln Land Community College MotorSports Show later this month
sj-r.com (1 hour ago)
June rainfall at record high in region, nearly there statewide
June is on pace to receive the most rainfall for the month in the state’s history and already has broken local records.
pressofatlanticcity.com (1 hour ago)
