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Syria ex-minister leads rebuilding plan
A six-member U.N. team led by a former Syrian planning minister is drawing up a comprehensive postwar reconstruction plan even as the country's civil war rages on with no apparent end in sight. A joint U.S.-Russian push to bring together Syria's political opposition and representatives of President Bashar Assad's...
foxnews.com (2 days ago)
TV highlights 17/05/2013
The road to this final hasn't been smooth for either team. Stade Français lost their scrum-half Jérôme Fillol for the rest of the season after a spitting incident during their quarter-final clash with Bath, whereas Leinster are still reeling from the news that their head coach Joe Schmidt will be leaving to take...
guardian.co.uk (2 days ago)
Hope remains for Halos, South Siders
The Angels and White Sox, two of the sport's heaviest disappointments through the first quarter of the season, are sharing Angel Stadium through Sunday, and both have reasons to believe there's light at the end of the tunnel.
mlb.com (2 days ago)
Little things add up as Angels lose again
The negative numbers include a bases-loaded walk, two errors and a key mental misfire in a 5-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox. It's early, but it's not that early. The Angels began the second quarter of the season with another ugly loss Thursday night, committing two errors plus a crucial mental mistake, throwing a...
latimes.com (2 days ago)
'Dell'wether: End of the PC era?
Dell, the world's number three PC maker, reported Thursday a 79% profit plunge for the first quarter of the year -- to just $130 million -- owing to a slump in desktop and laptop sales, so-called "end-user computing" products. Quarterly operating income for the division fell 65% year on year.
cnn.com (2 days ago)
Oil falls below $95 on choppy growth outlook
The price of oil fell below $95 per barrel Friday after new signs of a choppy economic recovery in the U.S. Benchmark oil for June delivery was down 26 cents to $94.90 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 86 cents to close at $95.16 on the...
foxnews.com (2 days ago)
Spurs advance
Oakland, Calif. - The San Antonio Spurs held off a furious final rally to beat the Golden State Warriors 94-82 in Game 6 on Thursday night and advance to the Western Conference finals. Tim Duncan had 19 points and six rebounds, Kawhi Leonard scored 16 points and the Spurs won the series in six games. Tony Parker...
sltrib.com (2 days ago)
Miami Heats Dwyane Wade stays the course resiliently
Dwyane Wades fourth-quarter performance in the Heats series clincher against the Bulls was just another stepping-stone on his journey.
miamiherald.com (2 days ago)
In a sea of malware, viruses make a small comeback
The computer virus seems to be making a subtle comeback. The term virus is frequently used as a catch-all for malicious software, but actually describes a very specific type of program that infects files and replicates, noticeable impairing a computer. Most malware these days tries to not be so obvious. But...
pcworld.com (2 days ago)
Sina Predicts Weibo Boost From Alibaba Alliance
Sina said expects its alliance with Alibaba to help it make money off its Weibo service, after a reporting a loss for the first quarter.
wsj.com (2 days ago)
USL's fourth quarter net up 460%
ited Spirits Ltd (USL), which is in the process of being bought over by the world's biggest spirits manufacture Diageo, has reported a 460% growth in net profit in the January-March quarter.
indiatimes.com (2 days ago)
Warriors' Harrison Barnes gets 6 stitches
Golden State Warriors rookie forward Harrison Barnes needed six stiches to close a cut above his left eye after a hard fall in the second quarter of a playoff game against San Antonio on Thursday night.
modbee.com (2 days ago)
Japan Machinery Orders Jump, But Outlook Unclear
Japanese core machinery orders rose 14.2% in March from the previous month, but the Cabinet Office still expects orders to fall in the current quarter.
wsj.com (2 days ago)
State adds 62,000 jobs over past 2 years
Gov. Scott Walker's administration reported Thursday that Wisconsin added more than 62,000 private sector jobs over the first two years of his term, less than a quarter of the 250,000 he promised to create by 2015.
sheboyganpress.com (2 days ago)
Wisconsin adds 62,000 over past 2 years
Gov. Scott Walker's administration reported Thursday that Wisconsin added more than 62,000 private sector jobs over the first two years of his term, less than a quarter of the 250,000 he promised to create by 2015.
htrnews.com (2 days ago)
New York victory keeps Knicks alive against Indiana Pacers in NBA playoffs
New York Knicks 85-75 Indiana PacersPacers lead series 3-2 Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points to help the New York Knicks stay in the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 85-75 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game Five on Thursday. Reserves J.R. Smith and Chris Copeland each had 13 points for the Knicks, who still...
guardian.co.uk (2 days ago)
Hospital's tiniest baby heading home
When Harley was born prematurely on Dec. 20, she weighed just 15 ounces. She measured 10 inches. Her tiny arm was shorter than an adult's pinky. Her foot wasn't much bigger than a quarter.
columbian.com (2 days ago)
Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade stays the course resiliently
Dwyane Wade’s fourth-quarter performance in the Heat’s series clincher against the Bulls was just another stepping-stone on his ‘journey.’
miamiherald.com (2 days ago)
Storm blankets Southern Trace in downed trees, hail
Lighting and thunder were near but the hail and high winds that would leave a trail of downed trees, a blanket of white quarter-size balls, and a pine scent across the south Shreveport golf community would not hit until minutes later.
shreveporttimes.com (2 days ago)
Tourism breaks records for early 2013, added 1,700 Collier jobs in '12
Collier County employers especially enjoyed the winter tourism season, as nearly $400 million in tourism dollars flowed into restaurants, hotels, stores and other businesses. That's a 10 percent increase from the first quarter of 2012.
naplesnews.com (2 days ago)
Sina Loss Narrows
Sina's first-quarter loss narrowed on improving margins, and the Chinese Internet company offered a revenue guidance for the second quarter that topped the market's expectations.
wsj.com (2 days ago)
Retail holds strong in NYC
New York City added 4,700 retail jobs in the first quarter of 2013, according to a report by Eastern Consolidated.
amny.com (2 days ago)
Tepid Earnings Season Fails to Dissuade Investors
A so-so first-quarter earnings season hasn't dented investors' enthusiasm for stocks.
wsj.com (2 days ago)
Dell’s dismal 1Q illuminates PC maker’s challenges
San Francisco - Dell’s financial decay worsened during its latest quarter as the company slashed its personal computer prices in response to the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets. The dismal performance announced Thursday provided the latest evidence of a technological shift that is making it difficult...
sltrib.com (2 days ago)
EU poll highlights homophobic abuse
A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years.
bbci.co.uk (2 days ago)
Godless UK: A quarter of Britons have no religion with Christians increasingly likely to be...
The number of Christians fell by 4.1million to 33.2million, according to the latest analysis of 2011 census figures.
dailymail.co.uk (2 days ago)
Dismal first quarter illuminates Dell's challenges
As consumers gravitate to mobile devices, the company, whose revenue depends largely on PC sales, cut prices drastically
cbsnews.com (2 days ago)
Not every fad or funk in season's first quarter will stick
Forty games do not provide a very big sample. All kinds of weird things can happen in six or seven weeks of baseball, so here is a look at a few eye-popping, early-season performances, good and bad, and their likelihood of continuing.
mlb.com (2 days ago)
A View from Studio 3: Segura's fun to watch
Less than a year ago, very few baseball fans had heard of Brewers shortstop Jean Segura. A quarter of the way through the 2013 season, Segura is on the short list of best young players you need to watch whenever you get the chance.
mlb.com (2 days ago)
North Carolina nuclear plant shut down after crack discovered
A nuclear plant near North Carolina's capital city was shut down after operators reviewing ultrasonic tests from last year found the results showed tiny marks of corrosion and cracking that need repair, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said. Operators at the Shearon Harris plant on Wednesday found a quarter-inch...
foxnews.com (2 days ago)
