SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two privacy advocacy groups urged Facebook Inc on Monday to withdraw proposed changes to its terms of service that would allow the company to share user data with recently acquired photo-application Instagram, eliminate a user voting system and loosen email restrictions within the social network.The changes, which Facebook unveiled on Wednesday, raise privacy risks for users...
Berry's ex says he was threatened before fight
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Halle Berry's ex-boyfriend claims the actress's fiance threatened to kill him during a Thanksgiving confrontation that left him with a broken rib, bruised face and under arrest.Gabriel Aubry's claims are included in court filings that led a judge Monday to grant a restraining order against actor Olivier Martinez, who is engaged to the Oscar-winning actress.Aubry, 37, was arrested...
Books: Woe Is Syphilis, and Other Afflictions of Famous Writers
Label: HealthThe old Irishman was a swollen, wheezing mess, blood pressure wildly out of control, kidneys failing, heart fibrillating. “What we have here,” said his new Spanish doctor, “is an antique cardiorenal sclerotic of advanced years.” In fact, what the doctor had there was William Butler Yeats: the poet had a long list of chronic medical problems and experienced one of his regular cardiac crises...
Cyber Monday shoppers look for online deals, many while at work
Label: BusinessRetail reporter Shan Li and consumer columnist David Lazarus talk with Trae Bodge, senior editor at Retailmenot.com Insider about Cyber Monday. ...
Nov
25
Survey finds lots of unused vacation time
Label: World As an information technology supervisor at Pitzer College in Claremont, Dennis Crowley had so much work to do last year that...
Rolling Stones mark 50th year with London show
Label: LifestyleLONDON (AP) — The Rolling Stones made a triumphant return to the London stage on Sunday night in the first of five concerts to mark the 50th anniversary of their debut as an American-oriented blues band.They showed no signs of wear and tear — except on their aging, heavily lined faces — as frontman Mick Jagger swaggered and strutted through a stellar two-and-a-half hour show. He looked remarkably...
Playa Vista's parent company is being sold
Label: Business The parent company of Playa Vista is set to be sold to a Canadian developer that intends to finish building the housing approved...
Nov
24
L.A.'s revamped teacher evaluation system getting mixed grades
Label: World Third-grade teacher Kelly Vallianos wanted to find an engaging way for her students to learn about measuring perimeters. One...
'Gangnam Style' most watched YouTube video ever
Label: LifestyleSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rapper PSY's "Gangnam Style" has become YouTube's most viewed video of all time.YouTube says in a posting on its Trends blog that "Gangnam Style" had been viewed 805 million times as of Saturday afternoon, surpassing Justin Bieber's "Baby," which has had 803 million views.The blog says the "velocity of popularity for PSY's outlandish video is unprecedented."PSY's...
Toyota on track to become world's bestselling automaker again
Label: Business Toyota Motor Corp. appears poised to regain its position as the world's largest automaker, a remarkable turnaround after years...
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