Spain restricts Abortion Rights
By Emma Pinedo and Sonya Dowsett MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s center-right government moved to make it harder for women to get an abortion on Friday, restricting a law that had allowed the procedure on request within
Archive for December, 2013
President Barack Obama on Friday defended his administration’s decisions
By Roberta Rampton and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday defended his administration’s decision to delay for some people the requirement to buy medical insurance under his health care law, but acknowledged that the botched rollout of […]
James McBride And George Packer Win National Book Awards
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Writers James McBride and George Packer won National Book Awards, among the most prestigious literary prizes in U.S. publishing, at a gala dinner on Wednesday that also honored
British police on Tuesday ruled out reopening an investigation into the death of Princess Diana
LONDON (Reuters) – British police on Tuesday ruled out reopening an investigation into the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash in 1997 after examining an accusation the elite SAS commando regiment was involved in her death. London’s […]
Humans of New York
By Ellen Freilich NEW YORK (Reuters) – “Humans of New York,” a photography book that began as a blog by a former bond trader has captured the heart and soul of New York with pictures and commentary. Georgia-born Brandon […]
Actress Rebecca Hall In Machinal
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – When actress Rebecca Hall first read “Machinal,” the 1920s play in which she will make her Broadway debut early next year, her reaction was so strong she felt her throat tightening. Hall’s response, […]
Country singer Ray Price died at his home in Mount Pleasant, Texas
By Vicki Allen (Reuters) – Country singer Ray Price, a pioneer of Texas honky-tonk music who later applied his rich baritone to lushly arranged ballads for pop crossover hits, died on Monday at his home in Mount Pleasant, Texas, at […]
Reuters Exclusive: Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer
BY JOSEPH MENN SAN FRANCISCO Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:07pm EST An RSA SecurID dongle used for internet VPN tunnelling is seen in Toronto December 18, 2013. CREDIT: REUTERS/CHRIS HELGREN (Reuters) – As a key part of a campaign to embed […]
Vienna Philharmonic orchestra revokes awards it made during Hitler’s rule to six leading Nazis
By Georgina Prodhan VIENNA (Reuters) – The famed Vienna Philharmonic orchestra has revoked awards it made during Hitler’s rule to six leading Nazis, as it quietly responds to criticism of the way it has dealt with its past. The symbolic […]
U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in almost two years in the third quarter
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in almost two years in the third quarter, the government said on Friday as it revised its estimates of business and consumer spending higher. The upward […]
Time Warner Cable Inc To Merge
By Soyoung Kim and Liana B. Baker NEW YORK (Reuters) – Liberty Media Corp’s top executives estimate that a merger between Charter Communications Inc and Time Warner Cable Inc could generate roughly $700 million in annual synergies, according to people […]
News Corp makes its first acquisition with the $25 million purchase of social news tool Storyful.
By Jennifer Saba (Reuters) – News Corp on Friday made its first acquisition as a stand-alone company with the $25 million purchase of social news tool Storyful. Founded in 2008 and based in
3 Day Startup in The Bronx
If you have an idea, pitch it here: http://bronx.3daystartup.org/ Interested in launching a business? Join Concourse and 3 Day Start Up January 17th thru January 19th for 56 hours of business development. The idea of 3 Day Startup is simple: […]
Santa, Jeff Klein and Mark Gjonaj host Pelham Bay Park Christmas Tree Lighting
Bronx residents and their children got another opportunity to meet and greet Santa this year, sharing hot chocolate, treats, and fun at Pelham Bay Park. State Senator Jeff Klein and Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj hosted the event to spread cheer through […]
Value-Based Insurance Could Transform American Healthcare.
By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Tanner Martin, 17, developed excruciating back pain last year, he was sure he needed an X-ray to find out what was wrong. So was his mother, who worried that the pain might […]
SUPPORTING YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS
Follow Us