U.S. industry touts ‘drone’ promise as public debate flares
U.S. industry touts ‘drone’ promise as public debate flares By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Public backlash against deadly overseas drone strikes may undermine promising uses of such technology for anything from disaster response to mail delivery, a top U.S. industry group said as it launched a lobbying effort to “demystify” unmanned planes. The Aerospace [...]
May 23, 2013
LeBron, Heat dig deep to top Pacers in Game 1
LeBron, Heat dig deep to top Pacers in Game 1 MIAMI (AP) — It could have been the perfect matchup to cap an unforgettable game. LeBron James driving to the rim to face Roy Hibbert, one play to decide Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Alas, Hibbert was on the bench for the deciding [...]
May 23, 2013
Debbie Reynolds: We all knew Liberace was gay
Debbie Reynolds: We all knew Liberace was gay BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — In the new film “Behind the Candelabra,” veteran entertainer Debbie Reynolds has just three major scenes to flesh out one of the most complicated figures in piano-playing showman Liberace‘s life: his loving but sometimes manipulative mother Frances. The Oscar-, Tony- and Emmy-nominated [...]
May 23, 2013
Bernanke and growth fears send shares lower, yen up
Bernanke and growth fears send shares lower, yen up For two days John McCain and Ted Cruz have been fighting on the Senate floor over the rules for negotiating a budget, but, like so many fights, it’s also about so much more. Cruz is being annoying about the budget, but worse, he just doesn’t get the [...]
May 23, 2013
U.S. industry touts ‘drone’ promise as public debate flares
U.S. industry touts ‘drone’ promise as public debate flares By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Public backlash against deadly overseas drone strikes may undermine promising uses of such technology for anything from disaster response to mail delivery, a top U.S. industry group said as it launched a lobbying effort to “demystify” unmanned planes. The Aerospace [...]
May 23, 2013
Asian markets sell off on Bernanke remarks, China PMI
Asian markets sell off on Bernanke remarks, China PMI By Masayuki Kitano and Hideyuki Sano SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Hawkish comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and weakness in China‘s factory activity rattled Asian markets on Thursday, sending stock prices down, the U.S. dollar to three-year highs, and Japanese government bond yields to their [...]
May 23, 2013