Not so fast, Sprint.On Tuesday, Dish Network made an unsolicited bid for the wireless network operator Clearwire, trumping a previous offer by its majority shareholder, Sprint Nextel.Under the proposal, Dish Network is bidding $3.30 a share, 11 percent more than Sprint. The bid by Dish Network values Clearwire at roughly $2.4 billion.Sprint, which owns more than 50 percent of Clearwire, contends that...
Jan
07
Oil Sand Industry in Canada Tied to Higher Carcinogen Level
Label: WorldTodd Korol/ReutersAn aerial view of a tar sands mine in Alberta, where cancer-causing compounds have been rising according to a study. OTTAWA — The development of Alberta’s oil sands has increased levels of cancer-causing compounds in surrounding lakes well beyond natural levels, Canadian researchers reported in a study released on Monday. And they said the contamination covered a wider area than...
Mark Zuckerberg faces fine in Germany over Facebook privacy violations
Label: TechnologyTitle Post: Mark Zuckerberg faces fine in Germany over Facebook privacy violationsUrl Post: http://www.news.fluser.com/mark-zuckerberg-faces-fine-in-germany-over-facebook-privacy-violations/Link To Post : Mark Zuckerberg faces fine in Germany over Facebook privacy violationsRating: 100%based on 99998 ratings.5 user reviews.Author: Fluser SeoLinkThanks for visiting the blog, If any criticism and suggestions...
Love 'em or hate 'em, all eyes on Tide and Irish
Label: LifestyleMIAMI (AP) — Love 'em or hate 'em, it's hard to turn away from Notre Dame and Alabama.They are storied programs that stir plenty of passions, college football's North and South versions of the New York Yankees.Well, now they're facing each other for the biggest prize of all.A national championship."Having those two traditions come together in a game like this certainly creates a lot of national interest,"...
Reliving the Nightmare of Plague, 10 Years Later
Label: HealthJakob Schiller for The New York TimesSurvivors Lucinda Marker and John Tull at home a decade after having the plague. It was November 2002, little more than a year after planes had been flown into the World Trade Center and anthrax mailings had killed five Americans. New York City was still on edge, in a state of high alert for suspected terrorists. Suddenly all eyes were on a middle-aged...
Frequent Flier: When Even 4 Hours of Layover Time Isn’t Enough
Label: Business William Boutelle cycling on Lismore Isle in Scotland. He is a psychiatrist at ServiceNet, which provides clinical services in Northampton, Mass. Q. How often do you fly for business?A. About twice a month, mostly domestic.Q. What’s your least favorite airport?A. Philadelphia International. Something always gets messed up there, without fail.Q. Of all the places...
Jan
06
Letter From Washington: U.S. Fiscal Talks Made No One Look Good
Label: WorldWASHINGTON — A grand fiscal bargain, with perhaps $2 trillion more in deficit reduction over 10 years — more than a quarter of which would be additional revenue, with much of the rest obtained through well-crafted, significant cutbacks in big-ticket entitlements — could have been a win-win for Republicans and Democrats. Along with terminating the high-end Bush tax cuts, this would have earned...
Redskins lead Seattle 14-0 after 1st quarter
Label: LifestyleLANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Robert Griffin III threw two 4-yard touchdown passes in his first career playoff game to give the Washington Redskins a 14-0 lead over the Seattle Seahawks after the first quarter of their NFC wild-card game.Griffin capped the Redskins' only two drives of the quarter against the NFL's top-rated defense with short tosses to running back Evan Royster and tight end Logan Paulsen....
Despite New Health Law, Some See Sharp Rise in Premiums
Label: HealthHealth insurance companies across the country are seeking and winning double-digit increases in premiums for some customers, even though one of the biggest objectives of the Obama administration’s health care law was to stem the rapid rise in insurance costs for consumers. Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles TimesDave Jones, the California insurance commissioner, said some insurance companies...
U.S. and 14 Lenders Said to Be Near Deal of Foreclosure Claims
Label: BusinessA $10 billion settlement to resolve claims of foreclosure abuses by 14 major lenders is expected to be announced as early as Monday, several people with knowledge of the discussions said on Sunday. The settlement comes after weeks of negotiations between federal regulators and the banks, and covers abuses like flawed paperwork and botched loan modifications, said these people, who spoke...
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