NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks added to losses, with the S&P falling 1 percent on Monday as the market retreated from recent gains and data on factory orders fell short of expectations. The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> dropped 134.39 points, or 0.96 percent, to 13,875.40. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> lost 15.16 points, or 1.00 percent, to 1,498.01. The...
Investigation Finds Suspected Fixing in 680 Soccer Matches
Label: WorldTHE HAGUE — Criminal organizations have infiltrated the highest levels of European and international soccer, threatening the integrity of the sport, global law enforcement officials said Monday as they disclosed the results of a 19-month investigation that indicated that hundreds of people had been involved in match-fixing. At least 425 people from more than 15 countries — including club...
The Future of BlackBerry 10 Sales Looks Hazy
Label: TechnologyEarly sales figures from abroad suggest high demand for one of BlackBerry‘s two big comeback phones… in the struggling Canadian company’s strongest market. As the U.S. market remains on standby for sales and even ads, reports from both analysts and suppliers suggest sold-out new models in the United Kingdom, the first and only place the BlackBerry Z10 is available yet. “We believe Carphone...
Richard III's Remains Confirmed After Being Found Under a Parking Lot
Label: Lifestyle By Stephen M. Silverman 02/04/2013 at 11:25 AM EST "Off with his head!" – Shakespeare's King Richard III, Act III, Scene IV.In a stunning archaeological discovery, British scientists announced Monday that DNA results confirm "beyond reasonable doubt" that the human remains found under a parking lot in Leicester, central England, are those...
Bullying study: It does get better for gay teens
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the first long-term scientific evidence on how the problem changes over time.The seven-year study involved more than 4,000 teens in England who were questioned yearly through 2010, until they were 19 and 20 years old. At the...
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"Great Rotation"- A Wall Street fairy tale?
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's current jubilant narrative is that a rush into stocks by small investors has sparked a "great rotation" out of bonds and into equities that will power the bull market to new heights. That sounds good, but there's a snag: The evidence for this is a few weeks of bullish fund flows that are hardly unusual for January. Late-stage bull markets...
IHT Rendezvous: Doctors to Prescribe Self-Help Books, Poetry for Mental Health Ills
Label: WorldLONDON — Doctors in England will soon be prescribing books as well as pills to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.In a government-endorsed initiative supported by medical associations and librarians, physicians will be sending patients to their local libraries for a range of approved self-help titles targeted at those suffering from mild to moderate mental health problems.Patients are...
Can a Robot Clean Your Windows Better Than You Can?
Label: TechnologyHome robots like the Roomba and the Neato have legions of fans, myself included. They truly make vacuuming a snap. So could a window-washing robot that costs $ 300 do the same – and is it worth the money? The Winbot is coming to market this spring; to find out if it’s worth your hard-earned dollars, I test it out.How It WorksThe Winbot uses suction (in fact, it sounds like a powerful vacuum) to hold...
A Visual Guide to the Right and (Oh, So) Wrong Way to Bare Your Midriff
Label: Lifestyle Stylewatch Style News Now 02/01/2013 at 06:00 PM ET FilmMagic; Getty; StartraksWhat made its way on our fashion radar this week? A classic pattern that’s making a strong comeback and a sweater style we haven’t worn since middle school....
New rules aim to get rid of junk foods in schools
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — Most candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools.For the first time, the government is proposing broad new standards to make sure all foods sold in schools are more healthful.Under the new rules the Agriculture Department proposed Friday, foods like fatty chips, snack cakes, nachos and mozzarella sticks would be taken out...
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