Syrian rebels kill 28 soldiers, several executed

affiliate marketing BEIRUT (Reuters) – Anti-government rebels killed 28 soldiers on Thursday in attacks on three army checkpoints around Saraqeb, a town on Syria’s main north-south highway, a monitoring group said.Some of the dead were shot after they had surrendered, according to video footage. Rebels berated them, calling them “Assad’s...

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“The Details” Review: airless all-star comedy is devilishly dull

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – The devil is in “The Details,” but only in that this smug and airless comedy feels like 91 minutes in hell. The first few minutes promise a Rube Goldberg whirligig of bad behavior, unhappy coincidences and plain old rotten luck, but all writer-director Jacob Aaron Estes (“Mean Creek”) can...

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Ahead of the Bell: US consumer confidence

affiliate marketing WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of Americans’ confidence in the economy likely rose for a second straight month on expectations that business conditions will improve and hiring will pick up.Economists forecast that the Conference Board, a private research group, will report that its monthly consumer confidence index rose...

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Insight: Crunching the numbers to boost odds against cancer

affiliate marketing FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Software engineers are moving to the fore in the war on cancer, designing programmes that sift genetic sequencing data at lightning speed and minimal cost to identify patterns in tumors that could lead to the next medical breakthrough.Their analysis aims to pinpoint the mutations in our genetic...

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RIM says its new BlackBerry phone in testing

affiliate marketing TORONTO (AP) — BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion said Wednesday that its much-delayed new smartphones are now being tested by 50 wireless carriers around the world.The Canadian company called it a key step as it prepares to launch the new BlackBerry 10 software and phones in the first quarter of next year. affiliate...

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Mexico’s Day of Dead brings memories of missing

affiliate marketing MEXICO CITY (AP) — Maria Elena Salazar refuses to set out plates of her missing son’s favorite foods or orange flowers as offerings for the deceased on Mexico‘s Day of the Dead, even though she hasn’t seen him in three-and-a-half years.The 50-year-old former teacher is convinced that Hugo Gonzalez Salazar, a university...

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“Neighbors,” “Scandal” get full-season orders

affiliate marketing NEW YORK, Oct 30 (TheWrap.com) – ABC has given full season orders to the aliens-next-door drama “The Neighbors” and the political drama “Scandal.”“Neighbors,” a freshman comedy, has benefitted from a Wednesday time slot between “The Middle” and “Modern Family,” ABC’s biggest hit. affiliate...

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Heseltine issues growth challenge

affiliate marketing 31 October 2012 Last updated at 04:55 ETLord Heseltine, the former Conservative party deputy prime minister, has challenged the government to take bolder action to stimulate the economy. affiliate marketing In a new report, commissioned by Downing Street, he says...

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British Medical Journal moves to flush out secret trial data

affiliate marketing LONDON (Reuters) – The respected British Medical Journal (BMJ) will refuse to publish research papers on drugs unless the clinical trial data behind these studies is made available for independent scrutiny.The requirement to make anonymised patient-level data available “on reasonable request” will apply to all clinical...

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Holiday gadgets: Microsoft phones, Google gadgets

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft launched its new Windows phone system and Google unveiled new devices under its Nexus brand. Both part of an effort to grab more of consumers’ holiday-shopping dollars.Last week, Microsoft started selling its Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet computer. Apple announced new iPads...

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