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SA tycoon donates half his wealth :: South Africa's richest black man, mining magnate Patrice Motsepe, announces he is giving away half his wealth to improve the lives of the poor.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21259399#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Hotel giants: Global visas are key :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/GOfULM4-Pdw/

Is this the game-changer on climate? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/rkLyixTONJM/index.html

Rise of China creating conflict :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RU0AVSUCtls/index.html

Photo Release -- Campaign to Fix the Debt, Business Leaders Continue Push for Comprehensive Agreement Over Debt :: WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Tuesday, January 8, the Campaign to Fix the Debt and NASDAQ OMX held a press conference to underscore the importance of continuing to pressure lawmakers and the Administration to agree on a comprehensive, bipartisan plan to bend down the unsustainable trajectory of our national debt. Businesses of all sizes from every sector of the economy have criticized the recent last-minute budget agreement for failing to provide the confidence to bolster growth. The Campaign and its affiliates remain as focused on this essential issue as ever, and expect our nation's leaders to be similarly engaged over the coming months. On Tuesday, prominent business leaders and senior Campaign leadership discussed their continued push for a bipartisan deal large enoug...
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Cocaine, Parke-Davis, Freud, Halsted, Statins, And Detroit :: Here: the story of how cocaine was discovered by the Europeans and Americans, how it affected two giants of medicine-- and how it played a key role in Detroit's economy and in the formation of what was once one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies. (Source: Consultant Live)
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CEO: 'Dopey' U.S. to hit fiscal cliff :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/oOBt7qUBZjs/index.html

With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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Trump: Europe is open for business :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/bYdx54Kzaqc/index.html

Iceland's tourism boom :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ZgN-21gvjgw/index.html

Spending on Physician Services Crawls Out of RecessionSpending on Physician Services Crawls Out of Recession :: A slowly improving economy helped explain a 3.6% increase in spending on physician services in 2011 compared with 2.8% in 2010, says CMS. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Asian shares fall on European concerns :: Political uncertainty in Italy and Spain clouds the picture for investors, who are also looking ahead to Thursday's European Central Bank's policy meeting
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f63e56f6-6f43-11e2-b6da-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Fullerton Basketball Coach Killed In Double Homicide; Monica Quan, Fiance Found Dead As Police Search For Motive :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Police in Irvine, Calif., are investigating the double murder of a college basketball coach and her fiancé after their bodies were found sitting in a parked car on the top floor of a parking garage Sunday night. The victims - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.fullerton.edu/">Cal State Fullerton</a> assistant women's basketball coach Monica Quan, 28, and her fiance Keith Lawrence, 27 – were found by police after a passerby reported seeing a body slumped over the steering wheel.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/fullerton-basketball-coach-killed-double-homicide-monica-quan-fiance-found-dead-police-search-motive

Decision Reported Imminent On Dell Takeover :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p>
<p>The board of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) was to meet Monday night to vote on an offer to take the company private for about $24 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing "people with knowledge of the matter."</p>
<p>The deal may be announced early Tuesday morning, said the sources, who would not go on the record. The offer values Dell, the No. 3 PC maker, at $13.50 to $13.75 a share, said two of the people. The Round Rock, Texas-based company closed at $13.27 Monday, for a market value of about $23 billion.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/decision-reported-imminent-dell-takeover-1061132

Former Charles Manson Follower Bruce Davis Granted Parole; Jerry Brown To Decide Release :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>California Gov. Jerry Brown has been asked to decide the fate of Bruce Davis, a former Charles Manson follower who is up for parole after decades in prison.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/former-charles-manson-follower-bruce-davis-granted-parole-jerry-brown-decide-release-1061072

Two years and three CEOs later, publisher JV Bookish is ready to help users find their next book :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/VUVtpMeeii8/story01.htm

Lynsi Torres, In-N-Out President, Becomes Youngest Female Billionaire; Best Items From Burger Chain's 'Secret Menu' :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Lynsi Torres has made quite the name for herself as the owner of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.in-n-out.com">In-N-Out</a>, the popular West Coast burger chain. While only accessible to a handful of states, the chain is so successful that Torres is a billionaire.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/lynsi-torres-n-out-president-becomes-youngest-female-billionaire-best-items-burger-chains-secret

'American Sniper' Chris Kyle Murder: Suspect Tasered, On Suicide Watch; Questions Remain About PTSD Diagnosis :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Eddie Ray Routh, the former Marine who is accused of killing American military sniper Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield Saturday, was Tasered and placed on suicide watch after trying to attack guards at the Erath County Jail in central Texas Sunday night, authorities said.</p>
<p>Police said Routh has given no indication of his motive for the killings, but they're looking into the possibility that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/american-sniper-chris-kyle-murder-suspect-tasered-suicide-watch-questions-remain-about-ptsd-1061018

McCain Opposes Filbuster Against Hagel, Undercutting GOP :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p>
<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said Republicans may filibuster the Chuck Hagel nomination, but Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a fierce critic of Hagel in his committee hearing last week, announced Monday that he will not back a filibuster to stop the confirmation, MSNBC reports.</p>
<p>At last week's confirmation hearing for President Barack Obama's defense secretary nominee before the Senate Armed Services Committee, McCain and Hagel clashed over the 2007 troop surge in Iraq, which Hagel opposed and McCain points to as a turning point in the Iraq war.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/mccain-opposes-filbuster-against-hagel-undercutting-gop-1061016

Liberty Global set for Virgin Media bid :: Deal would come more than five years after Liberty first considered making move for Virgin Media, and would mark Malone's biggest move into UK
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Rajoy storm blasts Spanish bonds :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/s7L5igKN-o8/index.html

How social media is becoming as important a live event as the live event itself :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/cACkP0XZNkY/story01.htm

Baidu Falls Slightly After Q4 Earnings :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Chinese-search engine company Baidu (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.benzinga.com/stock/bidu#NASDAQ">BIDU</a> <a class="ino-url" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.benzinga.com/stock-trends/BIDU/NASDAQ" target="_blank">[FREE Stock Trend Analysis]</a>) released its fourth-quarter earnings results after the closing bell on Monday. The company reported non-GAAP profits per share of $1.31. This compared to Wall Street consensus earnings estimates of $1.29.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/baidu-falls-slightly-after-q4-earnings-1060962

Amiigo and its exercise database want to make your fitness device look dumb :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/tc2Xt_2LPsI/story01.htm

Digital First Media is working on paywalls, even though it really doesn't want to :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/vVwRYf0Qs4Q/story01.htm

Finnish Pres.: Social cohesion important :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pH_iMIx-0_4/

Spanish PM denies corruption allegations :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/QRJNTPKENzg/

Local Couple Creates Fertility App To Help Couples Get Pregnant :: var WNVideoCanvas_vid8297947 = new WNVideoWidget("WNVideoCanvas", "WNVideoCanvas_vid8297947", "1");
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Field work's dirty secret: agribusiness exploitation of undocumented labor | Sadhbh Walshe :: Agriculture has long been US industry's most profitable sector – at the expense of a virtually indentured immigrant workforceThis week, a bipartisan group of senators and the president unveiled their respective plans for much needed and long overdue immigration reform. For the 11 million or so undocumented immigrants who have settled in this country, the path to citizenship being paved for them looks like it will be more tough than fair. While we don't yet know how this will all play out, at least there will be a path. For one group of immigrants, however – the farm workers who sustain our food supply – there is reason to fear that what awaits them is not a path to citizenship, but their cemented status as indentured servants.Most farm work in America is performed by immigrants, most...
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The Open and Rocky Road Post-2015 :: What values does a Yemeni journalist who fuelled the Arab Spring hold in common with a former principal of the U.S. National Security Council? And how in turn will they see eye to eye with a Jordanian queen, or the president of Indonesia?
The subjects of this riddle are meeting in Monrovia as part of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's 27-member High Level Panel of Eminent Person's on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HLP).
The purpose of the HLP is to lead the discussion around a new framework, the post-2015 development agenda, to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The HLP's work will culminate with an advisory report to Ban in May 2013.
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How science confounded the year's gloom | Observer editorial :: Higgs boson and landing Curiosity on Mars are just two of the great achievements of the past 12 monthsIn a year that saw Britain suffer double-dip recession; when crippling debt has risen to threaten a record number of households; when the nation faces losing its triple A credit rating; and the economy of the entire planet continues to flounder, it is hard to find many reasons to be cheerful. The human species, which has made so much of its sparkling intellect in recent decades, could fairly be accused of having made a recent hash of global affairs. It is a justifiable criticism, though it ignores some intriguing contradictory evidence. We forget that some affairs went well in 2012. Indeed, when it came to scientific achievements, the year turns out to have been a sparkling one. Interplane...
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