Newspaper discloses new Cameron text messages

LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker says he’s asked the country’s media ethics inquiry to consider newly disclosed text messages sent between Prime Minister David Cameron and Rebekah Brooks, the ex-chief executive of Rupert Murdoch‘s British newspaper division.The Mail on Sunday newspaper on Sunday published two previously undisclosed messages exchanged between...

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Mosaic by Mixbook tops iOS Apps of the Week

Mosaic by Mixbook is an app that actually results in its user receiving a real package of photos in the mail. Our other top apps this week are not quite as ambitious, but they’re all interesting in other ways. There’s a big update to a great music discovery app, a new recipe app, a 5K training app and an app for kids to learn about the forest.With the...

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Full house in Toon Town: Oscars get 21 animated submissions

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Frankenweenie” and “Hotel Transylvania” are among the 21 animated films submitted for the 2013 Oscars, the Academy announced on Friday.The record number of submissions all but guarantees that the category will have a full slate of five nominees for only the fourth time in...

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Nurses Who Saved NICU Babies Remember Harrowing Hurricane Night

affiliate marketing Nurses at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at New York University’s Langone Medical Center have challenging jobs, even in the best of times. Their patients are babies, some weighing as little as 2 pounds, who require constant and careful care as they struggle to stay alive.On Monday night, as superstorm Sandy bore...

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Nadir must pay £5m compensation

affiliate marketing 2 November 2012 Last updated at 14:38 ETFormer tycoon Asil Nadir has been ordered to pay £5m compensation in two years or face six more years in prison. affiliate marketing The 71-year-old was jailed for 10 years in August for stealing £28.8m from his Polly Peck...

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As foreigners go, Afghan city is feeling abandoned

affiliate marketing KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — By switching from studying business management to training as a nurse, 19-year-old Anita Taraky has placed a bet on the future of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar — that once foreign troops are gone, private-sector jobs will be fewer but nursing will always be in demand.Besides, if...

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News Summary: Android dominates in 3Q

affiliate marketing DOMINANCE: Google‘s Android software for mobile devices was running on 75 percent of smartphones shipped in the third quarter.DISTANT SECOND: Apple‘s iOS system, used in iPhones, was second with a market share of 15 percent, according to an IDC study. Apple’s new iPhone didn’t come out until late in the quarter. affiliate...

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Photojournalists “Witness” war zones in new HBO series

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some people liken a bad day at work to being in a war zone but for the photojournalists chronicled in HBO’s upcoming documentary series “Witness,” that’s not an exaggeration.The series, which premieres on November 5 and will air every Monday for the rest of the month, follows photojournalists...

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Factbox: Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, is pursuing the White House for the second time.Here are key facts about him. affiliate marketing - Romney, 65, espouses traditional Republican positions to cut taxes,...

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Obama, Romney take aim at key Midwestern swing states

affiliate marketing HILLIARD, Ohio (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made late pitches in the political battlegrounds of the upper Midwest on Friday, a region likely to decide the winner in next week’s closely fought election for the White House.In dueling campaign appearances in the swing states of Ohio and...

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