“My grandmother, she’s not a normal person. She’s like a character when she speaks. Every day she’s playing like she’s an actress.”These are words of love, and they come from Sacha Goldberger, a French photographer who has turned his grandmother, 93-year-old Frederika Goldberger, into a minor European celebrity.In the photos, you can see the qualities grandson and grandmother have in common: a wicked...
GM, Ford, Chrysler post double-digit gains in January auto sales
Label: Business Auto sales showed surprising strength in January with all three of the domestic manufacturers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler...
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Hagel to stress opposition to a nuclear Iran in Senate testimony
Label: World WASHINGTON -- President Obama’s nominee for secretary of Defense, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, will stress at his confirmation hearing...
Telecoms boom leaves rural Africa behind
Label: TechnologyJOHANNESBURG/FREETOWN (Reuters) – While mobile phone usage has exploded across Africa over the last decade, transforming daily life and commerce for millions, it’s a revolution that has left behind perhaps two thirds of its people.Poor or no reception outside the towns helps explain why the continent’s mobile penetration, in terms of the percentage of the population using the service, is far lower...
Beyonce to finally face media in New Orleans
Label: LifestyleNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Beyonce is expected to face the media Thursday as she previews her halftime performance at the Super Bowl. But the focus will likely be on her performance at that other big event earlier this month.The superstar hasn't spoken publicly since it was alleged that she lip-synched her rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at President Barack Obama's inauguration last week. Her critically...
Well: Myths of Weight Loss Are Plentiful, Researcher Says
Label: HealthIf schools reinstated physical education classes, a lot of fat children would lose weight. And they might never have gotten fat in the first place if their mothers had just breast fed them when they were babies. But be warned: obese people should definitely steer clear of crash diets. And they can lose more than 50 pounds in five years simply by walking a mile a day.Those are among...
Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates jump; 30-year up from 3.42% to 3.53%
Label: Business The typical interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage shot above 3.5% early this week for the first time in more than...
RIM starts glitzy BlackBerry 10 launch parties
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK (Reuters) – Research In Motion Ltd on Wednesday kicked off a string of global launch parties for a long-delayed line of smartphones it says will put it on the comeback trail in a market it once dominated.The new BlackBerry 10 phones will compete with Apple‘s iPhone and devices using Google‘s Android technology, both of which have soared above the BlackBerry in a competitive market.They boast...
Rihanna on dating Brown: A mistake? My mistake
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna says if dating Chris Brown is mistake, she's OK with that.The singer tells Rolling Stone in an interview that dating Brown makes her happy and "if it's a mistake, it's my mistake." She adds that she's ready to go public with her singer-boyfriend.Four years ago, Brown attacked Rihanna and was charged with a felony. But rumors about their relationship emerged after the singers...
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