Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity Asia Times | By Willy Lam | While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expected to intensify in the near future. | This is particularly in light of the deterioration of bilateral...
After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms The New York Times | SHANGHAI - Flush with cash despite the global economic downturn, China's sovereign wealth fund quietly snapped up more than $9 billion worth of shares last year in some of the biggest American corporations, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Citigroup. | Although most of the stakes were...
Expert Estimates Kleen Energy Plant Is Set Back At Least A Year Hartford Courant As investigators search for a cause of Sunday's deadly power plant explosion in , some engineering experts say it is likely to be several months before it is even known how much of the Kleen Energy building can be salvaged. | The devastation caused b...
Investigation Focusing On Safety Issues Hartford Courant MIDDLETOWN — - Investigators are focusing on a welder's torch as the possible cause of Sunday's deadly blast at the Kleen Energy Systems power plant, sources said. | The explosion that killed five and injured 26 occurred immediately after the p...
Oklahoma City Council will consider steps to acquire land The Oklahoman | The Oklahoma City Council today will consider declaring the area known as "Core to Shore" just south of downtown blighted as a precursor to using eminent domain to acquire some hard-to-get properties there. More Info | What's next? →The Oklah...
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Rose expert David Austin helps return fragrance to mass-market roses The News & Observer | Don't call me a snob, but I don't want a dozen long-stemmed red roses for Valentine's Day. Flowers thrill me, but not the ubiquitous red roses. | How did the American public get ...
Summary Box: US magazine sales fall 2.2 percent Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | MAGAZINE CIRCULATION DOWN: The Audit Bureau of Circulations says U.S. magazine circulation dropped 2.2 percent in the second half of 2009. Sales at newssta...
The crimson tide: I see red people, hearts, flowers The Examiner | Do you have visions of Valentine’s Day dancing in your head? Is it giving you a migraine? | Valentine's Day originally started as the simple trading of love notes. Ce...
Readers question demolition of Locomotive Works Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | My Jan. 24 story about the ongoing demolition of Andrew Carnegie's former Pittsburgh Locomotive Works buildings drew nearly two dozen e-mails and phone calls from readers troubled by it. | "While I was vaguely familiar with the buildings, I had no ...
Colleagues reflect on Murtha as a good ally, a combative foe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | WASHINGTON -- He was a fierce advocate for his state and district, a champion of the military, a Congressional powerhouse of influence, an intimidating presence with a Marine's salty vocabulary. | The portrait of Rep. John P. Murtha came in a flood...
Obituary: John P. Murtha / Powerful Johnstown congressman Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | John P. Murtha, the powerful dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation who survived scandal and seismic political shifts to become the longest-serving U.S. House member from the state, died Monday afternoon in Virginia Hospital Center in Arli...
MASkargo hopeful of better rates this year The Star | sharidan@thestar.com. | MUMBAI: Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo), the cargo transportation arm of Malaysia Airlines Bhd, hopes airfreight rates will further strengthen this year in line with the global economic recovery. | Manager of corporate affairs Rosli Md Yasin said freight demand was currently recovering with improvement seen in y...
Barack Obama and Biden discuss energy with Governors today The Examiner | President Barack Obama and Vice President Biden will talk energy with Governors today. AP If you like this ... Barack Obama clean energy package United States-China U.S.-India Green Partnership to address energy security, climate change, & food security Barack Obama's green collar job map: climate change & clean energy Michelle Obama Department o...
