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Polemical journalist and atheist Christopher Hitchens dead at 62

General News - Fri, 12/16/2011 - 12:55

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British-born journalist and atheist intellectual Christopher Hitchens, who made the United States his home and backed the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, died on Thursday at the age of 62.

Rivals pounce on Gingrich at last Iowa debate

General News - Fri, 12/16/2011 - 12:02

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates pounced on front-runner Newt Gingrich on Thursday to try to blunt his surge at the last debate before Iowa launches the 2012 U.S. election season.

Accused Army document leaker faces hearing

General News - Fri, 12/16/2011 - 10:39

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Army intelligence analyst suspected in the biggest leak of classified U.S. documents in history makes his first court appearance on Friday accused of multiple charges including aiding the enemy, which could bring life imprisonment.

Exclusive: Made in Texas: Apple's A5 iPhone chip

General News - Fri, 12/16/2011 - 10:36

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc is famous for relying on low-cost Asian manufacturers to both source and assemble its popular gadgets, but the consumer device giant recently started receiving a critical component in its iPad and iPhones from closer to home - Texas.

Japan aims to bolster M&A disclosure after Olympus scandal

General News - Fri, 12/16/2011 - 10:26

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has signaled plans to strengthen disclosure rules on mergers and acquisitions after a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at Olympus Corp, one of the nation's worst corporate scandals, which involved a series of shady deals.

Zynga prices IPO at top end of range

General News - Fri, 12/16/2011 - 10:18

(Reuters) - Online games maker Zynga Inc is expected to make a strong debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday after it priced its initial public offering at the top end of a preliminary range but did not increase the size of the $1 billion deal.

Deal reached to avert government shutdown

General News - Fri, 12/16/2011 - 09:11

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Thursday reached a tentative deal to fund an array of government agencies through September 30 and avert shutting down many of Washington's operations starting this weekend.

NY Times CEO exiting, without explanation

General News - Fri, 12/16/2011 - 08:44

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Janet Robinson will step down as chief executive of the New York Times Co at the end of the month, as the company continues to struggle with advertising declines and a years-long slump in its share price.

MF's Corzine takes jabs but stands firm in defense

General News - Fri, 12/16/2011 - 07:39

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former MF Global chief Jon Corzine denied on Thursday a recent allegation that he knew customer funds were improperly used, while absorbing withering criticism from Republicans who chided the former Democratic senator for his role in the firm's failure.

Military marks end to nearly nine bloody years in Iraq

General News - Fri, 12/16/2011 - 04:11

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces formally ended almost nine years of war in Iraq on Thursday with a modest flag-lowering ceremony in Baghdad, while to the north flickering violence highlighted ethnic and sectarian strains threatening the country in years ahead.

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