The 10 members of the Vasquez family were found together under the rubble of the rock quarry that had been their livelihood, some in a desperate final embrace, others clinging to the faintest of dying pulses.
Marilyn Monroe photos on auction in Poland
Hundreds of photographs of Marilyn Monroe and other celebrities, including famous ones of the actress wrapped in a white fur coat, were being sold in an auction house in Poland on Thursday.
CAE profit falls, to cut 100 more jobs
(Reuters) – CAE Inc , an aviation trainer and flight simulator maker, said on Thursday it may cut 100 more jobs as part of an ongoing restructuring. CAE, which reported a 6 percent fall in second quarter profit, cut 300 jobs in May on weak demand in Europe. The company supplies to commercial airlines and defense forces. The two cuts will affect 5 percent of the company’s 8000 employees. …
Liberals rejoice, conservatives scoff at notion of the dawning of a new America
WASHINGTON – The United States has long been considered among the most conservative countries in the Western world, particularly when it comes to the importance of religion to its citizens and the distaste for the type of social safety net Canadians and Europeans so cherish.
Football series delves into war-torn history of 1942 Grey Cup players
TORONTO – As the longest-serving commissioner of the Canadian Football League, Jake Gaudaur was known as a natural leader and ardent nationalist.
Obama to make landmark visit to Myanmar this month
WASHINGTON/YANGON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will visit Myanmar this month and meet both its president and its iconic opposition leader, marking a new milestone in U.S. efforts to promote democratic reforms in the once-isolated Southeast Asian country. Obama will travel to Myanmar as part of a November 17-20 tour of Southeast Asia that will include stops in Thailand and Cambodia, the White House said on Thursday as it confirmed details of his first international trip since voters gave him a second term in an election on Tuesday. The visit to Myanmar, the first by a sitting U.S. … Groupon reports quarterly revenue below analyst estimates
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Groupon Inc reported disappointing third-quarter results, sending shares of the daily deal website down more than 10 percent in after-hours trading. Revenue was $568.6 million in the third quarter, compared with $430.2 million in the third quarter of 2011. Groupon reported a net loss of $3 million, or zero cents per common share in the period, versus a net loss of $54.2 million, or 18 cents a share, in the third quarter of 2011 Groupon was expected to make 3 cents a share, on revenue of $590 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Groupon shares were down 12. …
Officials: Odd-even gasoline sales in NYC, Long Island starting Friday to ease fuel crunch
NEW YORK, N.Y. – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and officials in the Long Island counties of Nassau and Suffolk have decided to start an even-odd gas rationing plan beginning at 5 a.m. Friday.
Washington journalist Bob Woodward to receive award from Colby College
PORTLAND, Maine – Washington political reporter Bob Woodward will receive Colby College’s annual Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for courageous journalism.
Exclusive: Cuba opens sugar sector to foreign management
HAVANA (Reuters) – Brazilian builder Odebrecht SA will begin administrating a Cuban sugar mill next week in the first sign the industry is ready to accept foreign participation since the 1959 revolution, two company sources said on Wednesday. Odebrecht subsidiary, Compañía de Obras en Infraestructura (COI), is expected to sign the agreement with state-run sugar monopoly AZCUBA on Friday, according to the company sources and two diplomatic sources. COI has been working in Cuba for a number of years building new port facilities at Mariel Bay, just west of Havana. … Widespread delays at American Airlines help depress airline-industry on-time performance
DALLAS – Dragged down by problems at American Airlines, U.S. carriers operated fewer flights on time in September than a year ago.
Meeting the transportation needs of aging baby boomers could once again change society
WASHINGTON – Baby boomers started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or since. They practically invented the two-car family and escalated traffic congestion when women began commuting to work. Now, 8,000 of them are turning 65 every day, and those retirements could once again reshape the nation’s transportation.
Bob Rae calls for public inquiry into prison death of Ashley Smith
the troubled teen who choked to death in her prison cell as guards stood watch.
China struggles to impress its young with "red" TV propaganda
SHAN GHAI (Reuters) – For the next few days, 26-year-old Joy Zhang will be watching her favorite American shows like "Prison Break" on a computer, since China's TV channels will be devoted to state-approved fare for the duration of the Communist Party's once-in-five-years congress. Shanghai-based Zhang, who works for a manufacturing company, is part of a growing number of young people unimpressed by patriotic period pieces known as "red" dramas that swamp the airwaves at times of major political events. … Sudan's Bashir threatens Israel over alleged airstrike
Sudan accuses Israel of bombing an arms warehouse or factory Oct. 24. Israel has no comment, but accuses Sudan of making or transporting arms for Iran. The recent arrival of two Iranian warships in Sudan seems to indicate strengthening ties. The Sudanese government, meanwhile, is convinced it is the victim of an Israeli attack. Today, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir threatened Israel with retaliation, saying “Israel will remain the number one enemy, and we will not call them anything except the Zionist enemy.”
Does legal marijuana in the US really mean trouble for Mexican drug cartels?
It has long been a popular argument among campaigners for reform of America’s marijuana laws that legalization would strike a major blow against the violent Mexican drug gangs that have brought so much misery to parts of that country and, increasingly, along the US border.
Palestinians prepare U.N. upgrade despite U.S., Israel warnings
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority circulated a dra ft resolution to U.N. member states on Wednesday that calls for upgrading its U.N. status to that of an "observer state" despite U.S. and Israeli suggestions that the Palestinians could face retaliatory moves. The draft resolution, which could be put to a vote in the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly later this month, also reiterates the Palestinian Authority's commitment to the "two-state solution" in which Israel and an independent Palestinian state would co-exist in peace. … Calgary sports radio host apologizes for comments about Roughriders
CALGARY – A Calgary sports radio personality apologized Thursday for making what he called a “stupid and idiotic” on-air comment suggesting he hoped the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ plane would crash and four of the players die.
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