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Nation & World

Published
January 23, 2012

Nation/World Dispatches

TORONTO BlackBerry maker’s CEOs step down, will be replaced BlackBerry maker Research in Motion’s co-CEOs, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, are stepping down, RIM said Sunday. The pair who founded RIM will be replaced by Thorsten Heins, a chief operating officer who joined RIM in 2008 from Siemens AG, RIM said. Balsillie and Lazaridis have […]
Published
January 23, 2012

Minnesota bear delivers two cubs before Internet audience

ELY, Minn. — A 3-year-old bear in Minnesota has given birth to two cubs before an Internet audience. Lynn Rogers of the Wildlife Research Institute, affiliated with the North American Bear Center, said in a news release that Jewel gave birth in a den near Ely to the first cub at 7:22 a.m. Sunday, and […]
Published
January 23, 2012

Report: OPEC should avoid Iran-West spat

The bloc may want to steer clear of a showdown over a threat to close the Strait of Hormuz.
Published
January 22, 2012

Political angels and demons keep changing every day

Republican candidates fire a scattershot of charges, hoping something will stick with the voters.
Published
January 22, 2012

Scientists suspend study of bird flu

They weigh withholding details about an airborne virus that could spread from mammal to mammal.

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Published
January 22, 2012

Obama’s State of the Union offers a platform for re-election themes

The president is expected to draw a contrast with his GOP opponents in calling for economic fairness.
Published
January 22, 2012

Death toll from cruise ship rises to 12

Divers recover the body of a woman not far from where passengers were to evacuate in lifeboats.
Published
January 22, 2012

Egypt’s Islamists dominate parliament

Final election results show two Islamist parties winning nearly three-quarters of the seats.
Published
January 22, 2012

Nation/World Dispatches

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Leader of Hamas decides not to seek re-election Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal won’t seek re-election, the Palestinian Islamic militant group said in a statement Saturday. The move opens the group to a leadership struggle, as it is not immediately clear who could succeed the charismatic, widely respected Mashaal. It contributes to […]
Published
January 22, 2012

Online voices sink piracy bills

At least 75,000 websites temporarily go dark and Google solicits 7 million signatures in opposition.