OTTAWA (Reuters) – Aboriginal protesters blocked the main entrance to a building where Canada’s prime minister was preparing to meet some native leaders on Friday, highlighting a deep divide within the country’s First Nations on how to push Ottawa to heed their demands.The noisy blockade, which lasted about an hour, ended just before Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his aides met with about 20 native...
Kimmel says he expects to run 3rd in late night
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel says he expects to settle in at third place in the ratings behind Jay Leno and David Letterman, even as one week of direct competition suggests a healthy competition.There were backstage smiles at Kimmel's Los Angeles studio Friday after Nielsen ratings showed the ABC comic had his largest audience ever on Thursday. This is the first week for "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in...
The New Old Age Blog: As Flu Rages, Caregiving Suffers
Label: HealthThe flu started in the personal care center at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Pa., then moved to the nursing home. Within a few days, seven older adults had taken ill.Administrators moved quickly: they shut down two floors of the buildings and told all visitors to stay away. All social activities stopped, and residents were asked to stay in their rooms.The phones began to ring. “How is my wife...
Best Buy stock leaps 16% on holiday-season results
Label: Business Shares of Best Buy Co. jumped more than 16% after the electronics giant had a better-than-expected showing during the crucial...
Jan
10
Irvine City Council overhauls oversight, spending on Great Park
Label: World Capping a raucous eight-hour-plus meeting, the Irvine City Council early Wednesday voted to overhaul the oversight and spending...
A Tale of 2 Strategies: The Twitter Genius of Chuck Grassley and Cory Booker
Label: TechnologyIf you’re on Twitter and not following Sen. Chuck Grassley, you’re not using Twitter correctly.The Iowa Republican is known for his colorful and personal Twitter feed. Take a gander: He personally tweets about everything from the History Channel to “Obamacare” to an incident in which he hit a deer with his car (“assume dead”). Grassley’s tweets take us along for a ride, one that’s often...
Kimmel's pot jokes earn invite from Calif. college
Label: LifestyleARCATA, Calif. (AP) — Humboldt State University in California has invited Jimmy Kimmel to deliver the school's commencement address after he joked about its marijuana research program.The host of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" devoted a segment of his late-night show to poking fun at the new academic program, which the university says is probably the first dedicated to examining marijuana through the lens of...
Children’s Flu Medicine in Short Supply
Label: HealthAs influenza cases surge around the country, health officials say they are trying to stem a shortage of treatments for children. Pharmacies around the country have reported dwindling supplies of liquid Tamiflu, a prescription flu medicine that can ease symptoms if taken within 48 hours of their onset. The drug is available in capsules for adults and a liquid suspension for children and infants....
Rivals seek to write Patrick Dempsey out of Tully's Coffee script
Label: Business Patrick Dempsey may enjoy the return Thursday of the "Grey's Anatomy" TV series, but the would-be owner of the Tully's Coffee...
Jan
09
In China, press censorship protests continue
Label: World GUANGZHOU, China — Like wedding guests separated across the aisle, the protesters assembled on either side of a gated driveway...
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