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News Corporation profit doubles :: News Corporation has reported a more-than-doubling in profits to $2.38bn, but spent another $56m to cover costs related to the defunct News of the World.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21361467#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Ireland proposes deal to ease debt pile :: Under the plan, Dublin would wind up Anglo Irish Bank more quickly than planned in return for eurozone accord to replace costly €28bn promissory notes
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/926f3354-7081-11e2-a2cf-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

German bank reform law not as tough as feared :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/OMVTySDmYOI/

Buyout firms seek funds for £10bn EE bid :: A group formed by Apax and KKR and another led by Blackstone and CVC are working on competing offers for UK's largest mobile operator
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe356df6-704f-11e2-ab31-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Federal Reserve confirms hack attack :: The US's central bank confirms data was stolen from its systems by hackers, but does not confirm if the incident was that claimed by Anonymous.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21351081#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Shell not liable for Nigeria damages :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IPVM5h7c8w4/

Setback For Hagel: Committee Delays Vote :: <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 Senate Armed Services Committee delayed a vote on Chuck Hagel's confirmation as secretary of defense, the chairman said Wednesday, as Republicans demanded more information from the former Nebraska senator.</p>
<p>"The committee's vote on Senator Hagel's nomination has not been scheduled," Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said in a statement reported by Reuters. "I had hoped to hold a vote on the nomination this week, but the committee's review of the nomination is not yet complete."</p>
<p>He said he intended to schedule a vote as soon as possible.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/setback-hagel-committee-delays-vote-1067514

We need new laws not just for martyrs like Aaron Swartz, but for trolls like Weev too :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/1XbtMPmstzg/story01.htm

Laker News: Gasol Out At Least Six Weeks, According To Sources :: <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>A season of setbacks and turmoil has plagued the Los Angeles Lakers' 2012-2013 season, and on Wednesday the 16-time NBA Champions were dealt yet another blow.</p>
<p>Pau Gasol is expected to miss at least six weeks with a partial tear of his plantar fascia, sources told Ken Berger of CBSSports.com. The Lakers big man may need surgery, which could sideline him for 10-12 weeks.</p>
<p>Late in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' road win over the Brooklyn Nets, Gasol walked off the court on his own power when it appeared his foot was in too much pain after taking an earlier fall.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/laker-news-gasol-out-least-six-weeks-according-sources-1067436

Barack Obama and the 'empathy deficit' :: The US president claims the 'empathy deficit' is a more pressing problem than the federal deficit, but empathy may be merely a product of changing scientific fashionsIn 2011, researchers at the University of Chicago conducted a simple experiment to ascertain whether a rat would release another rat from a cage without being given a reward. The answer was yes. After several sessions, the rats learned intentionally and quickly to open the restrainer and release the caged rats. The rats also repeated the behaviour even when they were denied the reward of reunion. Even more astonishing, when the rats were presented with two cages, one containing a rat, the other chocolate, they chose to open both cages and "typically shared the chocolate".For the researchers, the conclusion was inescapable: the...
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VIB applies for second poplar field trial :: (VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)) VIB asked the federal government for a license to perform a second field trial with genetically modified poplars. Wood from these trees can be converted to sugars in a more efficient and more environmentally friendly manner. One of the aims is to evaluate how the trees perform under realistic outdoor conditions. Another aim is to expose the wood to empirical conversion trials. The field trial will take place at ILVO Wetteren and falls under the "Ghent Bio-Economy" focal point of University of Ghent. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)<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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