Archive for May 22nd, 2009
WCBD NEW – Texas Unemployment Rate Unchanged as National Rate RisesCorsicana Daily SunAUSTIN —Texas' unemployment rate remained unchanged in April at 6.7 percent and continued to trend well below the national rate of 8.9 percent.State jobless rate remains steady News & ObserverState unemployment rate edges up Greenville NewsThe State - Charleston Post Courier - abc11tv.com - East Valley [...]
WJBF-TV Florida unemployment rate down slightlyBizjournals.comFlorida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April inched down 0.2 of a percentage point, to 9.6 percent from 9.8 percent in March.Ohio unemployment tops 10 percent in April ForbesFlorida unemployment Tampabay.comSun-Sentinel.com - The News Herald - Florida Times-Union - Oshkosh Northwesternall 326 news articles
Straits Times Heath Ledger Takes Final Bow at CannesE! OnlineHeath Ledger's final performance has screened for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival, and the filmmakers aren't shying away from calling out the importance of the project.Health's Curtain Call: Final Role Screened at Cannes NBC Dallas-Fort WorthAnother Oscar for Heath Ledger? Parade Magazineguardian.co.uk - Hollywood [...]
Indian Express Indian PM Singh sworn in for second termAFPNEW DELHI (AFP) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was sworn in for a second term on Friday, amid a row between his Congress party and a key ally over cabinet posts following their resounding election triumph.PM Manmohan Singh sworn in amid reform hopes Reuters IndiaManmohan [...]
New York Times US House of Representatives Committee Approves Climate Change …Voice of AmericaBy VOA News A key US congressional panel has approved a landmark bill aimed at combating climate change, days after Democratic lawmakers reached a compromise on the measure.House committe drags climate bill over goal line CNET NewsHouse Panel Clears Plan to Cut [...]
Telegraph.co.uk UN official calls for Sri Lanka reconciliationThe Associated PressCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – A top UN official appealed to Sri Lanka on Friday to begin a process of national reconciliation following its war with the Tamil Tiger rebels, but also cautioned that investigations into war crime allegations remain possible.Sri Lanka Ignores Calls for Access [...]
CNET News Pros and cons of a touch-screen Mac tabletCNET Newsby Don Reisinger "Between indications from our component contacts in Asia, recent patents relating to multitouch sensitivity for more complex computing devices, comments from Tim Cook on the April 22 conference call, and Apple's acquisition of PA Semi …Apple said to have settled on supplier [...]
Globe and Mail Sears stock surges on surprise profitMarketWatchBy William Spain, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. headed sharply higher early Friday, gaining as much as 20% after the retailer posted a surprise fiscal first-quarter profit on the back of cost cuts and tighter …Sears Surprises with Profit, Shares Surge Briefing.comCheck Out [...]
CBC.ca Melo's battlecry 'Keep fightin' could become legendaryYahoo! SportsIf the Denver Nuggets go on to win the series from the Los Angeles Lakers, the words uttered by Carmelo Anthony(notes) on the night his team came back to win Game 2 could become legendary in the Rocky Mountains.Nuggets 106, Lakers 103 – Game 2 Denver PostSuddenly, [...]
SitePoint Mozilla's Jetpack Builds on Firefox's Top StrengthPC WorldAsk people what they like most about the Firefox browser and the answer is almost unanimous: The add-ons. Though blamed for slowing browser performance, the downloads allow users to customize the Firefox experience.Mozilla Labs Scopes Out the Future of the Web eWeekMozilla to breed prepubescent add-on developers [...]