DUBAI — For the first time in Saudi Arabia’s history, women have been appointed to the Shura Council, the traditionally all-male body which drafts laws, debates major issues and provides advice to the king. It may seem a modest step. There are still no female ministers in the cabinet and women will remain segregated within the council, with their own seating area and a separate door....
RIM says users line up to try new BlackBerry 10 platform
Label: TechnologyTORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is helping customers prepare to switch to its soon-to-be-launched BlackBerry 10 smartphones that it hopes will help it reclaim market share from rivals such as Apple Inc.RIM is betting that the new range of touch-screen and keyboard devices, set for a January 30 launch, will revive its fortunes.The company was “very enthused by the engagement...
Eagles get their man, hire Oregon's Chip Kelly
Label: LifestylePHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the end, Chip Kelly chose the NFL, giving the Eagles their guy.Philadelphia hired Kelly on Wednesday, just 10 days after he decided to stay at Oregon. The 49-year-old Kelly, known as an offensive innovator, becomes the 21st coach in team history and replaces Andy Reid, who was fired on Dec. 31 after a 4-12 season.He'll be introduced at a news conference Thursday at 1:30 p.m....
Study Confirms Benefits of Flu Vaccine for Pregnant Women
Label: HealthWhile everyone is being urged to get the flu vaccine as soon as possible, some pregnant women avoid it in the belief that it may harm their babies. A large new study confirms that they should be much more afraid of the flu than the vaccine. Norwegian researchers studied fetal death among 113,331 women pregnant during the H1N1 flu pandemic of 2009-2010. Some 54,065 women were unvaccinated,...
Supreme Court Hears Argument on Cellphone Towers
Label: BusinessWASHINGTON — In June, two Texas cities asked the Supreme Court to decide a practical question and an abstract one, both concerning how quickly local zoning authorities have to respond to applications from telecommunications companies to build wireless towers. The practical question was whether the Federal Communications Commission was authorized to set time limits. But the Supreme Court,...
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The Lede Blog: Video of Aleppo University Bombing
Label: WorldLast Updated, 6:07 p.m. Video posted online by Syrian opposition activists appeared to show the moment one in a series of deadly explosions struck the campus of Aleppo University on Tuesday.Video said to capture an explosion on the campus of Aleppo University in Syria on Tuesday, uploaded to the Web by opposition activists.The brief clip, uploaded to the YouTube channel of the ANA New Media Association...
$149 Android Tablet from Asus Coming in April
Label: TechnologyBy the end of this month, Amazon‘s Kindle Fire may no longer be the cheapest “real” tablet out there. PC hardware manufacturer Asus, the brand name behind Google‘s Nexus 7 device, is coming out with another 7-inch tablet called the Asus MeMO Pad, which will start at $ 149. The MeMO Pad will launch in “selected markets” this January, and will make it to the United States sometime in April, according...
Winfrey says Armstrong interview 'intense'
Label: LifestyleAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — "Emotional" doesn't come close to describing Lance Armstrong's conversation with Oprah Winfrey — an interview that included his confession about using performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles, Winfrey said Tuesday.She recounted her session with Armstrong on "CBS This Morning" and promoted what has become a two-part special on her OWN network, even while international...
Well: How to Go Vegan
Label: HealthWhen I first heard former President Bill Clinton talk about his vegan diet, I was inspired to make the switch myself. After all, if a man with a penchant for fast-food burgers and Southern cooking could go vegan, surely I could too.At the grocery store, I stocked up on vegan foods, including almond milk (that was the presidential recommendation), and faux turkey and cheese to replicate my daughter’s...
Media Decoder: The Atlantic Apologizes for Scientology Ad
Label: BusinessThe Atlantic on Tuesday issued a simple three-word apology for publishing an advertisement by the Church of Scientology that resembled a normal article from the acclaimed magazine: “We screwed up.”The Web page, published around lunchtime on Monday, was labeled as “sponsor content,” but otherwise looked like a sunny blog post about the church’s expansion. The page was titled “David Miscavige Leads...
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