A top fashion designer quarantines a sneezing underling, forcing her to work in a closet. An industry P.R. executive makes colleagues douse their hands with Purell. Germ-phobic magazine editors are powerblasting offices with antiseptic wipes and Lysol. Such is the dread gripping the fashion world as it prepares for New York Fashion Week, beginning Feb. 7, with a killer flu and a stomach-bug...
High-end home sales on a roll in state
Label: Business California's luxury housing market is booming.In activity reminiscent of real estate's bubble years, the number of homes statewide...
Jan
29
Senate overwhelmingly approves John Kerry for secretary of State
Label: World WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) as the next secretary of State,...
RIM faces its day of reckoning with BlackBerry 10 launch
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK (Reuters) – The innovative line of BlackBerry smartphones that Research In Motion Ltd will formally unveil on Wednesday has already succeeded on one crucial count – getting RIM back in the conversation.The new BlackBerry 10 has created a buzz among technology watchers and financial analysts, thanks to nifty features that may set it apart in an overcrowded smartphone market. RIM stock has...
ABC: Barbara Walters is out of the hospital
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC says Barbara Walters is out of the hospital and recovering from chicken pox at home.ABC said Tuesday that the 83-year-old host on "The View" is resting comfortably and "getting stronger." There was no indication of when she might return to work.Walters was hospitalized after falling and cutting her head at a pre-inaugural party in Washington on Jan. 19. The news veteran later...
Well: Ask Well: Squats for Aging Knees
Label: HealthYou are already doing many things right, in terms of taking care of your aging knees. In particular, it sounds as if you are keeping your weight under control. Carrying extra pounds undoubtedly strains knees and contributes to pain and eventually arthritis.You mention weight training, too, which is also valuable. Sturdy leg muscles, particularly those at the front and back of the thighs, stabilize...
Is Softbank CEO the buyer of $117.5-million Silicon Valley estate?
Label: Business SAN FRANCISCO -- Tongues are wagging that SoftBank's billionaire founder, Masayoshi Son, may be the buyer of a $117.5-million...
Jan
28
Bipartisan group sees change in politics on immigration reform
Label: WorldA bipartisan coalition of senators said Monday they have created a set of principles based upon which they hope lawmakers will pass immigration reform by summer. ...
What the ‘Bqhatevwr’ Did Scott Brown Tweet?
Label: TechnologyWhat do politicians do after losing their re-election bids? Take to Twitter, of course. Former Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts has been doing just that.Brown has been tweeting about his everyday life post-politics, posting blurbs about house chores, football, and his family, but Brown’s tweets are somewhat less refined than those tweeted by his skilled staffers when he was serving in Congress.On...
Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicating, son will be king
Label: LifestyleTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she is ending her reign after 33 years and passing the crown to her eldest son, who has long been groomed to be king but who will have to work hard to match his mother's popularity.The widely expected abdication comes at a time of debate over the future of the largely ceremonial Dutch monarchy, but also as calm has...
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