LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Criminal charges filed against a photographer who pursued teen pop star Justin Bieber at high speeds on a Los Angeles freeway in July were thrown out on Wednesday, striking a blow to California’s crackdown on overly aggressive paparazzi.Celebrity photographer Paul Raef was the first person to be prosecuted under the state’s 2010...
Public Health Service Aids Hurricane Sandy Relief
Label: Health
The U.S. Public Health Service has begun its third week assisting with Hurricane Sandy relief in New York City. Rapid Deployment Force 1 (RDF-1) assumed command of the medical special needs shelter at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center late yesterday afternoon from RDF-2. RDF-2 arrived in New York City on Oct. 31 and immediately set up a...
FBI terror expert started Petraeus probe
Label: Business The FBI agent who investigated harassing emails to a Florida socialite, a probe that set off a chain of events leading to the resignation of CIA director David Petraeus over an extramarital affair, was a veteran investigator who has worked on high-profile terrorism cases.The agent was identified as Frederick Humphries by a former federal agent, a source familiar with the Petraeus...
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General investigated for emails to Petraeus friend
Label: World
PERTH, Australia (AP) — In a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under investigation for alleged “inappropriate communications” with a woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Petraeus had an...
Zynga CFO David Wehner deflects to Facebook
Label: Technology
NEW YORK (AP) — Zynga‘s finance chief is leaving the troubled online game company to join Facebook.San Francisco-based Zynga Inc. said Tuesday that David Wehner will take a “senior finance position” at the social networking company. His exact title will be vice president of corporate finance and business planning, Facebook said.
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She’s got the voice, now Christina Aguilera looks for hits
Label: Lifestyle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Christina Aguilera has the vocal chops, the look, the strut and millions of new fans thanks to her stint as a judge on TV singing contest “The Voice.”But can she still sell records?
The singer, who had global hits with “Genie in a Bottle” and the female empowerment ballad “Beautiful” more than...
Meningitis outbreak spurs calls to strengthen FDA
Label: Health
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and state health regulators called on Congress on Tuesday to strengthen federal oversight of compounding pharmacies as lawmakers prepared for two days of hearings on a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to a compounded steroid.But the main federal regulator, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said in a statement to...
Who's who in the Petraeus scandal
Label: BusinessWhat started out as a leisurely stroll through the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Nov. 11 with his girlfriend, quickly turned into quite a surreal experience for Max Galuppo, 20, of Bloomsbury, N.J. Galuppo, a Temple University student, found his doppelganger in a 16th century...
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Canada seen needing to spell out rules for natural gas projects
Label: World
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – The fate of a handful of liquefied natural gas projects planned for Canada’s Pacific coast may depend on the Canadian government‘s willingness to spell out rules for foreign investment in the country’s energy sector, according to a study released on Thursday.Apache Corp, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Petronas, BG Group Plc and others...
U2′s Bono to urge U.S. politicians not to cut aid programs
Label: Lifestyle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Irish rocker and anti-poverty campaigner Bono will appeal to Democrats and Republicans during a visit to Washington this week to spare U.S. development assistance programs from cuts as Congress tries to avert the looming “fiscal cliff” of tax hikes and spending reductions early next year.The U2 lead singer’s visit comes as the Obama...
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