Economy may skirt direct hit from Hurricane Sandy

affiliate marketing WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy is shaping up to be one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States but even with the severe damage that is expected, the blow to the economy is seen as short-term.Economists say some of the impact caused by businesses closing will be offset by reconstruction...

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Pole gets 30 years for killing 6 on Channel Island

affiliate marketing LONDON (AP) — A Polish builder who killed six people, including his wife and children, on the British Channel Island of Jersey has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.Damian Rzeszowski, 31, carried out the knife attack in August 2011 at his home. He was said to have become depressed after his wife admitted to an...

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Facebook disaster team releases Hurricane Sandy update list

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“Argo” rises above “Cloud Atlas” as Sandy spooks

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Acclaimed Iran hostage thriller “Argo” brought home its first box-office win over a quiet weekend, leading movie charts with $ 12.4 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales as would-be moviegoers hunkered down for Hurricane Sandy.The tally for “Argo,” directed by and starring Ben Affleck,...

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Trans fats raise cholesterol, not blood sugar: study

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – Although much-criticized trans fats raise levels of “bad” cholesterol, they don’t appear to have a lasting impact on blood sugar levels, according to a U.S. study.Researchers, writing in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that both blood sugar and insulin, the hormone that keeps blood sugar...

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Trans fats raise cholesterol, not blood sugar: study

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – Although much-criticized trans fats raise levels of “bad” cholesterol, they don’t appear to have a lasting impact on blood sugar levels, according to a U.S. study.Researchers, writing in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that both blood sugar and insulin, the hormone that keeps blood sugar...

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Taskforce to rescue High Streets

affiliate marketing 28 October 2012 Last updated at 20:30 ETBy Emma Simpson Business correspondent, BBC News affiliate marketing Senior figures from across the banking, retail and property sectors have signed up to a new industry-wide group, the Distressed Retail Property Taskforce.They...

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Ukraine’s opposition doing well in election

affiliate marketing KIEV, Ukraine (AP) —Ukraine’s opposition parties performed strongly in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, according to an exit poll, but President Viktor Yanukovych‘s party could still retain control of the legislature as its members are likely to sweep individual races across the country. affiliate...

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HTC seeks to reverse sliding smartphone sales

affiliate marketing TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s HTC Corp. enjoyed three golden years as the first company to make smartphones based on Google’s Android software. Now, it is struggling to halt a slide in sales and keep its status as a global brand in a market increasingly divided between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.An early...

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Justin Timberlake apologizes for “distasteful” homeless video

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Singer Justin Timberlake apologized on Friday for what he called a “distasteful” video that features homeless people in Los Angeles congratulating him and new wife Jessica Biel on their wedding.The video was made by a friend of Timberlake’s and intended as a humorous gift for the couple’s lavish wedding in Italy last week. The joke backfired...

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