The one-day event shows Iran’s resolve to stand by embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad.
2012
Posted inLife & Culture
People & EntertainmentThree Monkees to swing again
LOS ANGELES – The Monkees were dealt a blow earlier this year when the band’s lead singer, Davy Jones, died of a heart attack. Now the surviving members are moving forward and will reunite for a U.S. tour. The band — Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and historically reclusive member Mike Nesmith — have announced that […]
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NASA planetary lander destroyed in test flight
WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, NASA safely landed a robotic rover on Mars about 150 million miles away. But on Thursday here on Earth, a test model planetary lander crashed and burned at Kennedy Space Center in Florida just seconds after liftoff. The spider-like spacecraft called Morpheus was on a test flight at Cape Canaveral […]
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Mars rover sends back first 360-degree view of crater
Curiosity dazzles mission scientists with peeks of its new home that seems similar to California’s Mojave Desert.
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Briefcase
Investigators await access to California oil refinery The same federal investigators who probed the Gulf Coast oil spill were waiting Thursday for access to the charred crude oil unit of a Chevron refinery where a fire has helped push gas prices close to $4 a gallon along the West Coast after sending a towering plume […]
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Mortgage delinquencies rise, ending good trend
More than 7.5 percent of homeowners had at least one payment past due.
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Google to pay fine of $22.5 million for privacy lapses
The penalty for duping Safari users is the biggest ever for a civil violation.
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Wendy’s reports signs of higher-end success
Wendy’s says the 3.2 percent boost in a key sales figure is driven by more spending per visit.
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Pilots’ union president at American Airlines steps down
DALLAS – The leader of the pilots’ union at American Airlines resigned Thursday after pilots rejected a concessionary contract offer that he supported. David Bates said that the union’s board asked him to step down and he agreed. Bates supported ratification of a company offer to give pilots pay raises and a 13.5 percent stake […]
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Jobless aid applications fall by 6,000
Fewer unemployment applications suggest that the job market is fairly stable, economists say.