NEWTOWN, Conn. — This community laid to rest on Saturday the last of the children killed in a schoolhouse massacre. In a town devastated by violence, besieged by worldwide attention from the news media and struggling to move forward, the burial of Josephine Grace Gay, 7, brought to an end a bleak procession of funerals that began not long after Adam Lanza killed 20 children and 6 staff members...
Ashton Kutcher files for divorce from Demi Moore
Labels: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ashton Kutcher filed court papers Friday to end his seven-year marriage to actress Demi Moore.The actor's divorce petition cites irreconcilable differences and does not list a date that the couple separated. Moore announced last year that she was ending her marriage to the actor 15 years her junior, but she never filed a petition.Kutcher's filing does not indicate that the couple...
Genetic Gamble : Drugs Aim to Make Several Types of Cancer Self-Destruct
Labels: HealthC.J. Gunther for The New York TimesDr. Donald Bergstrom is a cancer specialist at Sanofi, one of three companies working on a drug to restore a tendency of damaged cells to self-destruct. For the first time ever, three pharmaceutical companies are poised to test whether new drugs can work against a wide range of cancers independently of where they originated — breast, prostate, liver, lung. The drugs...
Amazon Book Reviews Deleted in a Purge Aimed at Manipulation
Labels: BusinessGiving raves to family members is no longer acceptable. Neither is writers’ reviewing other writers. But showering five stars on a book you admittedly have not read is fine. After several well-publicized cases involving writers buying or manipulating their reviews, Amazon is cracking down. Writers say thousands of reviews have been deleted from the shopping site in recent months. Amazon...
Dec
21
The Lede Blog: Updates on Connecticut Shooting Aftermath
Labels: WorldA week after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., people around the world observed a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. Church bells rang 26 times for each of the victims who died inside Sandy Hook Elementary School. At least five more victims from the shooting, including three children, were buried on Friday. After a weeklong silence, the National Rifle Association made a case this morning for armed...
TSX ends flat as RIM buckles, gold miners bounce
Labels: TechnologyTORONTO (Reuters) – Canada‘s main stock index ended little changed on Friday as gold miners gained on safe-haven buying amid U.S. budget uncertainty, while BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd plunged more than 20 percent.The index’s materials sector, which includes miners, rose 0.4 percent. Even though the price of gold was near its lowest level in four months, the gold-mining sub-sector added...
Iron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman dies at age 70
Labels: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say Lee Dorman, the bassist of psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, has died at age 70.Orange County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Gail Krause says Dorman was found dead in a vehicle Friday morning. A coroner's investigation is under way, but foul play is not suspected.Dorman was also a founding member of the rock group Captain Beyond.Iron Butterfly rose to prominence...
About New York: One Boy’s Death Moves State to Action to Prevent Others
Labels: HealthPrompted by the death of a 12-year-old Queens boy in April, New York health officials are poised to make their state the first in the nation to require that hospitals aggressively look for sepsis in patients so treatment can begin sooner. Under the regulations, which are now being drafted, the hospitals will also have to publicly report the results of their efforts. The action by New York...
As Shoppers Hop From Tablet to PC to Phone, Retailers Try to Adapt
Labels: BusinessRyan O’Neil, a Connecticut government employee, was in the market to buy a digital weather station this month. His wife researched options on their iPad, but even though she found the lowest-price option there, Mr. O’Neil made the purchase on his laptop. “I do use the iPad to browse sites,” Mr. O’Neil said, but when it comes time to close the deal, he finds it easier to do on a computer....
Dec
20
Booker Opts Not to Run for Governor, but Considers Senate Bid
Labels: WorldDespite pressure from party leaders, Mayor Cory A. Booker of Newark will not challenge Gov. Chris Christie for re-election next year in New Jersey, deciding instead to focus on making a bid for a Senate seat in two years. “Let there be no doubt, I will complete my full second term as mayor,” Mr. Booker wrote on his Web site. “As for my political future, I will explore the possibility of running...
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