AUCKLAND (Reuters) – Kim Dotcom, founder of outlawed file-sharing website Megaupload, said his new “cyberlocker” was not revenge on U.S. authorities who planned a raid on his home, closed Megaupload and charged him with online piracy for which he faces jail if found guilty.Dotcom said his new offering, Mega.co.nz, which will launch on Sunday even as he and three colleagues await extradition from New...
AP Source: Lady Gaga to perform at inaugural ball
Label: LifestyleWASHINGTON (AP) — Watch out Beyonce (bee-AHN'-say) and Katy Perry. There's another diva set to perform during the inauguration festivities — Lady Gaga.A person familiar with the inauguration tells The Associated Press that the pop star will perform at Tuesday's ball for White House staffers. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because that person wasn't authorized to publicly reveal the information.The...
Personal Health: That Loving Feeling Takes a Lot of Work
Label: HealthWhen people fall in love and decide to marry, the expectation is nearly always that love and marriage and the happiness they bring will last; as the vows say, till death do us part. Only the most cynical among us would think, walking down the aisle, that if things don’t work out, “We can always split.”But the divorce rate in the United States is half the marriage rate, and that does not bode well...
Downtown L.A.'s edgy arts district is neighborhood in transition
Label: Business When Gideon Kotzer set out to open a discount electronics store in the mid-1990s, he deliberately chose an old warehouse in...
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House leaders offer short-term debt increase
Label: World WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – House Republicans announced Friday that they will vote next week to authorize a temporary extension of the...
Morrisons to launch online kitchenware business
Label: TechnologyLONDON (Reuters) – Britain‘s fourth largest supermarket group Wm Morrison said on Friday it would extend its online presence in the spring with the launch of a kitchenware website in partnership with specialist Lakeland.The joint venture will be Morrisons‘ third fully transactional website following the launch of wine website MorrisonsCellar.com in November and the purchase of baby care retailer Kiddicare.com...
'Django Unchained' action figures discontinued
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Weinstein Co. has asked a toy maker to discontinue a line of "Django Unchained" action figures after receiving complaints that they were offensive.The studio said Friday that such collectibles have been created for all of director Quentin Tarantino's films, including "Inglourious Basterds," and that they were meant for people 17 and older, the audience for the film."Django Unchained"...
Well: Your Twitter Tips for Going Vegan
Label: HealthIn this week’s Well column, “How to Go Vegan,”, we asked you to send in your favorite tips and tricks for adopting a solely plant-based diet on Twitter. We received a range of responses, from quirky ingredient combinations that replicate a nonvegan dish to simple mantras to get you in a vegan frame of mind. Here are some of our favorites. To see the entire list of submissions, visit the hashtag, #vegantips.Let’s...
Stocks flat; GE, Morgan Stanley up
Label: Business A mixed batch of earnings reports from some of Corporate America's biggest names nudged the stock market lower Friday. General...
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