LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Regarding legendary MGM bathing beauty Esther Williams, producer Joe Pasternak once famously quipped, “Wet, she’s a star.”So it goes with “Chasing Mavericks,” a biopic that features not enough stirringly gorgeous surfing footage and way too many clunky biopic clichés in telling the story of surf legend Jay Moriarity. With a storyline as...
Anglo American chief to step down
Label: Business 26 October 2012 Last updated at 12:11 ETCynthia Carroll is to step down as chief executive of mining giant Anglo American after six years in the job. Earlier this year a group of shareholders, unhappy with a sharp drop in profits, asked the chairman to look for a new chief executive.Anglo said it was her decision to leave and chairman Sir...
First Person: During Breast Cancer Treatment, Lucky to Have My Husband by My Side
Label: Health To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yahoo News asked women who have had breast cancer or are going through treatment to write about the people in their lives who stood by them and cared for them. Here’s one story.FIRST PERSON | It’s been two decades since my breast cancer diagnosis. Through it all, my husband was my companion: during my surgery, treatments and after. Today,...
Star Silicon Valley analyst felled by Facebook IPO fallout
Label: Technology SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The firing of Citigroup stock analyst Mark Mahaney on Friday in the regulatory fallout from Facebook Inc’s initial public offering was greeted with shock and dismay in Silicon Valley, where Mahaney was a well-known and well-liked figure.“Pretty shocked,” was the reaction of Jacob Funds Chief Executive Ryan Jacob, who described Mahaney as one...
Amnesty Int: Ivory Coast torturing detainees
Label: World ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast security officials are torturing dozens of detainees by administering electric shocks and other forms of abuse, Amnesty International alleged Friday.The victims include people charged with endangering state security in the wake of a recent spate of attacks targeting military installations. Since early August, unknown gunmen have...
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Ken Marino preps ‘Burning Love’ seasons 2 & 3: which comedic heavyweights will cameo?
Label: Lifestyle NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – Yahoo and Paramount are bringing back Ken Marino‘s satirical web series “Burning Love” for two more seasons, the companies announced on Thursday.In the first season, Marino spoofed “The Bachelor,” starring as a thick-headed, single man choosing between demented beauties played by the likes of Malin Akerman and Kristen Bell. Marino...
EDF to raise energy cost by 10.8%
Label: Business 26 October 2012 Last updated at 06:56 ETEDF Energy customers will see a 10.8% rise in gas and electricity prices from 7 December, the company has announced. EDF, which has three million domestic customers, is the fifth major energy firm to announce price rises and it is the biggest average increase so far.The company blamed the cost of wholesale...
China adopts mental health law to curb forced treatment
Label: Health BEIJING (Reuters) – China adopted a law on Friday to protect for the first time the rights of the mentally ill after years of accusations that psychiatric hospitals are used to lock up people against their will and silence dissidents.Human rights advocates called the hard-fought for law, which has been debated for more than two decades, significant, even though they...
Apple iPad sales disappoint, Street eyes the holidays
Label: Technology SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc delivered a second straight quarter of disappointing results and iPad sales fell well short of Wall Street’s targets, marring its record of consistently blowing past investors’ expectations.Shares in the world’s most valuable technology company briefly dipped to levels not seen since the start of August, after it delivered a 27 percent...
Lull in fighting between Israel, Gaza militants
Label: World JERUSALEM (AP) — A flare-up in fighting between Israel and militants from Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement has subsided.Both sides say the government in Egypt helped to restore calm. Israeli defense official Amos Gilad told Army Radio on Thursday that Egyptian security forces have “a very impressive ability” to convey to the militants that it...
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