Disney buys firm behind Star Wars

affiliate marketing 30 October 2012 Last updated at 17:25 ETDisney is buying Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star Wars films, from its chairman and founder George Lucas for $ 4.05bn (£2.5bn). affiliate marketing Mr Lucas said: “It’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new...

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Pole gets 30 years for killing 6 on Channel Island

affiliate marketing LONDON (AP) — A Polish builder who killed six people, including his wife and children, on the British Channel Island of Jersey has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.Damian Rzeszowski, 31, carried out the knife attack in August 2011 at his home. He was said to have become depressed after his wife admitted to an...

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Apple software, retail chiefs out in sweeping overhaul

affiliate marketing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Monday replaced the heads of its software and retail units in the company’s most sweeping executive shake-up in a decade following embarrassing problems with its new mapping program and unpopular store-related decisions.Software chief Scott Forstall,...

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Taylor Swift to co-host Grammy nominations in Nashville

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Country-pop star Taylor Swift will co-host the Grammy nominations live on television from Nashville, the capital of country music, the Recording Academy said on Monday.Swift, 22, who has won six Grammy awards, will join rapper-actor LL Cool J to announce nominees in some of the major categories...

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Cancer docs often delay referrals to hospice care

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cancer doctors often refer their patients to palliative care very late in the course of disease, according to a new survey from Canada.About a third of oncologists said they refer patients to palliative care, or hospice, when they diagnose a cancer that has spread and therefore usually...

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Ukraine’s opposition doing well in election

affiliate marketing KIEV, Ukraine (AP) —Ukraine’s opposition parties performed strongly in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, according to an exit poll, but President Viktor Yanukovych‘s party could still retain control of the legislature as its members are likely to sweep individual races across the country. affiliate...

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Citigroup is fined $2 million over Facebook IPO

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup has paid a $ 2 million fine and fired a junior analyst after the employee leaked confidential information about Facebook‘s initial public offering to a popular tech blog.The charges were brought by the top securities regulator in Massachusetts, who has a history of aggressive enforcement...

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Reports: UK rocker arrested as part of Savile case

affiliate marketing LONDON (AP) — Police investigating child sex abuse allegations against the late BBC television host Jimmy Savile arrested former glam rock star and convicted sex offender Gary Glitter on Sunday, British media reported, raising further questions about whether Savile was at the center of a broader pedophile ring.Police...

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Meningitis Outbreak: Pharmacy Staffers May Have Known Dangers Beforehand

affiliate marketing Earlier this month, TakePart reported on a lethal meningitis outbreak stemming from pain medication mixed at one pharmacy in New England. With the death toll increasing and the rate of ill patients rapidly rising, this fungal meningitis resurgence has become one of the country’s worst drug-related health crises in...

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Economy ‘shows signs of optimism’

affiliate marketing 28 October 2012 Last updated at 12:22 ETThere is “reason for some optimism” for the UK economy, the Bank of England’s deputy governor Charlie Bean has said. affiliate marketing He cautioned against “getting over-excited” after new GDP data showed the recession...

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