Monthly Archives: December 2011

Verizon to add $2 bill-pay charge, admits 4G network issues

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Business News

Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:55am EST (Reuters) – Verizon Wireless, which this month angered customers with three separate data service problems, said on Thursday it will add a $2 fee for one-time telephone and online bill payments. The planned change, … Continue reading →

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Is It Time for Permanent Yearly Calendar, Single Time Zone?

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University have discovered a way to make time stand still — at least when it comes to the yearly calendar. Using computer programs and mathematical formulas, Richard Conn Henry, an astrophysicist in the Krieger School … Continue reading →

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Court Upholds Law Giving Telecom Firms Immunity for Surveillance

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

A U.S. appeals panel on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of a federal law that grants immunity to telecommunications companies that assist the U.S. government in conducting surveillance of American citizens. However, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also revived … Continue reading →

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Attempt to Mediate West Virginia Monsanto Suit Fails

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

Another attempt to resolve a West Virginia class-action pollution lawsuit against Monsanto Co. has failed. Media outlets report that several hundred plaintiffs attended a court-ordered mediation Tuesday at a Charleston hotel. No settlement was reached. An earlier mediation in October … Continue reading →

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For Gingrich, it’s a struggle to stay on message (AP)

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

STORM LAKE, Iowa – As he scrambles to stop a slide in Iowa, Newt Gingrich’s strategy amounts to this: hammer home a message about jobs and the economy while wrapping himself in the mantle of Ronald Reagan. But the loquacious … Continue reading →

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GOP’s Bachmann limps to Iowa caucus finish line (AP)

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

NEVADA, Iowa – Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is limping toward Tuesday’s Iowa presidential caucuses. She’s losing staff. She’s faced calls for her to abandon her bid. And she has no money. Yet, the Minnesota congresswoman, at the back of … Continue reading →

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Santorum takes a different tack, out of necessity (AP)

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

MUSCATINE, Iowa – A lot of things stand out about Rick Santorum’s dogged bid for the Republican presidential nomination, many that buck conventional political wisdom and are the hallmarks of a campaign on a shoestring budget. With the Iowa caucuses … Continue reading →

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Romney tries to come across as a man of the people (AP)

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

MASON CITY, Iowa – Dressed in jeans, shirt sleeves rolled up, Mitt Romney reminisced before a noontime crowd about the long car trips his family took when he was a boy. “My dad made Ramblers, so we had one,” the … Continue reading →

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NY bill would require bachelor’s degrees for RNs (AP)

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Health News

ALBANY, N.Y. – New registered nurses would have to earn bachelor’s degrees within 10 years to keep working in New York under a bill lawmakers are considering as part of a national push to raise educational standards for nurses, even … Continue reading →

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Jobs Jobs Jobs

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Job News

To: FEATURES, LIFESTYLES AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — It’s all about Jobs. Steve Jobs. Although he was brilliant, creative and a successful CEO, he had one flaw: he outsourced Apple. Mr. Jobs could have created … Continue reading →

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