Through three decades of fevered tabloid speculation and whispers of a deeper story, the official account never changed: Natalie...
TSX off 10-month high, energy weakness offsets RIM jump
Label: TechnologyTORONTO (Reuters) – Canada‘s main stock index finished short of a 10-month high on Monday as investor optimism for Research In Motion Ltd shares over the upcoming launch of its BlackBerry 10 devices was offset by falling energy shares.Weakness in the materials sector, which includes mining stocks, also added pressure, while volatile oil prices were a drag on the energy sector. The two heavyweight...
AP source: Armstrong tells Oprah Winfrey he doped
Label: LifestyleAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After a decade of denial, Lance Armstrong has finally come clean: He used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.The disgraced cyclist made the confession to Oprah Winfrey during an interview taped Monday, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the interview is to be broadcast Thursday on...
Personal Best: Training Insights From Star Athletes
Label: HealthOf course elite athletes are naturally gifted. And of course they train hard and may have a phalanx of support staff — coaches, nutritionists, psychologists.But they often have something else that gives them an edge: an insight, or even an epiphany, that vaults them from the middle of the pack to the podium.I asked several star athletes about the single realization that made the difference for them....
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Live updates: 'Argo,' 'Les Miserables' win big at Golden Globes; Jodie Foster talks it up
Label: World The musical “Les Miserables” picked up three Golden Globes on Sunday night, including for best musical or comedy, lead actor...
Iowa man, sister reunite thanks to Facebook, boy
Label: TechnologyDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been reunited with his sister 65 years after the siblings were separated in foster care thanks to a 7-year-old friend who searched Facebook.Clifford Boyson of Davenport met his sister, Betty Billadeau, in person on Saturday. Billadeau drove up from her home in Florissant, Mo., with her daughter and granddaughter for the reunion at a hotel in Davenport.Boyson,...
Daniel Day-Lewis wins Globe for best actor, drama
Label: LifestyleBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Daniel Day-Lewis has won the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama for his performance in "Lincoln."The other nominees Sunday night were Richard Gere ("Arbitrage"), John Hawkes ("The Sessions"), Joaquin Phoenix ("The Master") and Denzel Washington ("Flight").The 70th annual Golden Globes are airing live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, with hosts Tina Fey...
Pharmacies Pressed to Meet High Demand for Flu Vaccine
Label: HealthPharmacies around the city struggled to meet the demand for flu vaccinations on Sunday, a day after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a public health state of emergency in response to a drastic increase in the number of flu cases this year. Andrew Kelly/ReutersPeople lining up for influenza vaccines at a New York drugstore. In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn,...
Detroit Auto Show: GM unveils 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
Label: Business General Motors on Sunday unleashed the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the seventh generation of the classic American sports...
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