Bomb shakes Damascus, opposition holds unity talks

AMMAN (Reuters) – A bomb exploded near army and security compounds in Damascus, Syrian television reported, and fractured opposition groups seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad began unity talks abroad to win international respect and arms supplies.The 50-kilogram (110-pound) bomb, near a large hotel in a heavily guarded district, was described...

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Sharon Osbourne has double mastectomy

LONDON (AP) — Sharon Osbourne says she had a double mastectomy after learning she carries a gene that increases the risk of developing breast cancer.Osbourne told Hello! magazine that “I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with that shadow hanging over me.” The 60-year-old “America’s Got Talent” judge, who had colon...

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Microsoft CEO expects volumes on Windows Phone to "ramp quickly"

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BioMarin genetic disorder drug meets main goal, shares jump

(Reuters) – BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc said a late-stage trial of its experimental genetic disorder drug met the main goal of improving patients’ walking ability when administered weekly, sending the company‘s shares up 25 percent in premarket trading.The drug, called GALNS, however, did not show any improvement over a placebo when administered every...

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Will it all come down to Ohio? Both campaigns focus on the state

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Brazil’s ‘pop-star priest’ gets mammoth new stage

affiliate marketing SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil‘s “pop-star priest” is already packing in the crowds at the newly opened mammoth sanctuary that he built for his campaign to stem the exodus of faithful from the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America’s biggest nation.Brazil still has more Catholics than any other country in the world, with...

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AnnaLynne McCord to get “Scorned” With Billy Zane in new thriller

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – AnnaLynne McCord is about to become a woman “Scorned.”“90210″ star McCord has signed on for the revenge thriller “Scorned,” alongside “Titanic” star Billy Zane and Viva Bianca from Starz’s “Spartacus.” affiliate marketing McCord and...

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Google's Android software in 3 out of 4 smartphones

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Israel’s Neuronix offers new Alzheimer’s treatment

affiliate marketing TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel-based Neuronix, which has developed a non-invasive medical device to help to treat Alzheimer’s disease, expects the system to be approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in late 2014.The device, which combines electromagnetic stimulation with computer-based cognitive training,...

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Campaigning for victory, Romney speeches shift

NEWINGTON, N.H. (AP) — From an airport runway on a cold New Hampshire morning, Republican Mitt Romney faced 2,000 supporters and delivered the same speech he had given the day before — three times on the day before, actually."I won't just represent one party, I'll represent one nation," the presidential candidate declared Saturday for the fourth time in 36 hours as swing-state Republicans cheered,...

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