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Parents-to-be welcome new pro-family incentives
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: From 1 May 2013, working fathers will be legally entitled to one week of paid paternity leave. Parents welcome the move, but some pro-family organisations are calling for bolder measures. Eileen Chan and Alvin Tan tied the knot two years ago. They are expecting their firstborn in April, and with that, the bumped-up Baby Bonus. "I think the extra S$2,000 will come in handy,...
Midwest faces frostbite threat
Labels: LifestyleBy Ben Brumfield, CNNupdated 5:27 AM EST, Mon January 21, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSFrostbite can occur in as little as 10 minutes in extreme wind chill, the CDC warnsMonday's highs in North Dakota and Minnesota will stay below zeroExtreme cold is dangerous to people with heart conditions(CNN) -- Frigid temperatures in Minnesota and North Dakota this week will have residents thinking they've been living...
MLK's "content of character" quote inspires debate
Labels: Health "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." This sentence spoken by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been quoted countless times as expressing one of America's bedrock values, its language almost sounding like a constitutional amendment on equality. 20 PhotosMartin...
Obamas Share the Love, Even for Michelle's Bangs
Labels: Business Jan 20, 2013 10:49pm (Charles Dharapak/AP Photo)President Obama used the first public remarks of his second term to address what he called the “most significant” event of this weekend: his wife’s much-talked-about new haircut.“I love her bangs,” Obama told supporters at an inaugural reception at the National Building Museum. “She looks good. She always looks good.”First...
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Turn up the bass to scare birds away from planes
Labels: World PLANES and birds aren't good at sharing air space - bird strikes worldwide cause over a billion dollars in damage every year, and put passengers and crew at risk. To scare avians away, a new device will fire low-frequency sound waves at flocks as they near busy flight paths. ...
Football: Clubs may be demoted over racism: Blatter
Labels: Technology SAINT-PETERSBURG, Russia: FIFA president Sepp Blatter said in St Petersburg on Sunday that clubs where racist incidents occurred could face punishments of anything from points deduction or even demotion.The 76-year-old Swiss added that without heavy punishment racism would remain within the sport."The entire world fights against racism and discrimination," Blatter told a press conference."Football...
Stan 'The Man' Musial dies
Labels: LifestylePhoto portrait of Stan Musial in the 1960s.STORY HIGHLIGHTSMusial played 22 years in the Major League, all with the St. Louis CardinalsHe retired in 1963 as, statistically, one of the best hitters in baseball historyHe died Saturday evening of natural causes, his grandson saysBaseball commissioner, players, fans recall Musial as a great athlete and man(CNN) -- He was simply "The Man."Stanley Frank...
Failed assassination attempt in Bulgaria - caught on tape
Labels: Health January 19, 2013 12:29 PM In a failed assassination attempt on the leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party, Ahmed Dogan, a man is seen jumping out of the audience and onto the stage where Dogan is speaking. He then points the gun at Dogan's head and the gun reportedly misfires. The attacker is then tackled and beaten by security guards....
Algeria Hostage Crisis Over, One American Dead
Labels: Business After the Algerian military's final assault on terrorists holding hostages at a gas complex, the four-day hostage crisis is over, but apparently with additional loss of life among the foreign hostages.One American, Fred Buttaccio of Texas, has been confirmed dead by the U.S. State Department. Two more U.S. hostages remain unaccounted for, with growing concern among U.S. officials...
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