Blackhawks beat Bruins 6-5 in OT, tie series 2-all
Blackhawks beat Bruins 6-5 in OT, tie series 2-all BOSTON (AP) — The Blackhawks are heading back to Chicago having regained home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup finals and with a renewed faith in an offense that took more than 120 minutes to push a puck past Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask. “It’s time to put [...]
June 20, 2013
‘Masterpiece’ prepping ‘Breathless’ medical drama
‘Masterpiece’ prepping ‘Breathless’ medical drama NEW YORK (AP) — “Masterpiece” is prescribing a new drama set in a London hospital in the early 1960s. The series, “Breathless,” will put medical practice at the brink of the tumultuous ’60s. Set in a busy gynecology unit, it inhabits a world where abortion is illegal and the new [...]
June 20, 2013
Bonds, shares slump as Fed signals end to stimulus
Bonds, shares slump as Fed signals end to stimulus By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) – Bonds, shares and commodities fell sharply around the world on Thursday and the dollar rose after the U.S. Federal Reserve explicitly signaled an end to easy money and data showed China’s economy slowing down. The sell-off began after Fed chairman [...]
June 20, 2013
Blackhawks beat Bruins 6-5 in OT, tie series 2-2
Blackhawks beat Bruins 6-5 in OT, tie series 2-2 BOSTON (AP) — After struggling for more than 120 minutes to score even once, the Blackhawks beat Boston goalie Tuukka Rask a half-dozen times in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals to send the series back to Chicago tied two games apiece. Now that’s an [...]
June 19, 2013
Some of Tony Soprano’s memorable lines
Some of Tony Soprano’s memorable lines NEW YORK (AP) — Some memorable lines spoken by the late James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in “The Sopranos”: —”You know my feelings: Every day is a gift. It’s just, does it have to be a pair of socks?” —”What kind of (expletive) human being am I, if my [...]
June 19, 2013
Asia assets hammered on China fears, Fed upset
Asia assets hammered on China fears, Fed upset By Chikako Mogi and Wayne Cole TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian markets buckled badly on Thursday after the Federal Reserve heralded an eventual end to free money and China turned the screw on credit even as factory activity in the world’s second largest economy hit a nine-month low. [...]
June 19, 2013