WASHINGTON — Cecilia Soto-Loftus, co-founder of a Malibu party services company, was new to presidential politics when she started...
Why Google Isn’t Scared of Facebook’s Graph Search
Label: TechnologyFacebook may have just released a major search product that many are saying “declares war” on Google or may at least put the social network “on a collision course” with the search giant, but Google CEO Larry Page doesn’t sound all that worried about the new competition. Because who said Facebook and Google couldn’t get along someday? In an interview for the new issue of Wired published...
First lady wears Thom Browne coat and dress
Label: LifestyleWASHINGTON (AP) — First Lady Michelle Obama is wearing a navy Thom Browne coat and dress.The fabric for the first lady's Inauguration Day attire was developed based on the style of a man's silk tie. The belt she is wearing is from J.Crew and her necklace was designed by Cathy Waterman. She is also wearing J.Crew shoes.Her daughter Malia is also wearing a J.Crew ensemble. Sasha Obama is wearing a Kate...
Well: A Check on Physicals
Label: Health“Go Beyond Your Father’s Annual Physical. Live Longer, Feel Better”This sales pitch for the Princeton Longevity Center’s “comprehensive exam” promises, for $5,300, to take “your health beyond the annual physical.” But it is far from certain whether this all-day checkup, and others less inclusive, make a meaningful difference to health or merely provide reassurance to the worried well.Among physicians,...
Atari U.S. operation files for bankruptcy
Label: Business The U.S. operations of iconic but long-troubled video game maker Atari have filed for bankruptcy in an effort to break free...
Why does Michelle Obama need two Twitter accounts?
Label: TechnologyMichelle Obama is on Twitter! That was big news on Thursday, the first lady’s birthday. The White House announced that Mrs. Obama had launched a new Twitter account, @FLOTUS, and lots of folks chimed in with messages welcoming her to the world of micro-blogging social media.But hold it – wasn’t she already on Twitter? We’ve been following @MichelleObama since the beginning of the 2012 presidential...
Will.i.am, Legend take part in young voters event
Label: LifestyleWASHINGTON (AP) — Will.i.am says though he's an active supporter of President Barack Obama, don't expect the Black Eyed Peas leader to become a politician."Nope. I like it from this angle," he said in an interview Saturday night.Will.i.am attended an event for OurTime.org, a non-profit organization that encourages young people to vote. Several hundred people packed the Donald W. Reynolds Center for...
Well: Holly the Cat's Incredible Journey
Label: HealthNobody knows how it happened: an indoor housecat who got lost on a family excursion managing, after two months and about 200 miles, to return to her hometown.Even scientists are baffled by how Holly, a 4-year-old tortoiseshell who in early November became separated from Jacob and Bonnie Richter at an R.V. rally in Daytona Beach, Fla., appeared on New Year’s Eve — staggering, weak and emaciated — in...
The Five: Spotting garage sale treasures and reselling them
Label: Business Can you make money buying hidden treasures at yard and garage sales, then reselling them? The experts say you can, but don't...
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