United Parcel Service Inc. announced on Monday it has agreed to buy TNT Express NV for $6.77 billion (€5.16 billion) in a deal supported by TNT’s boards. UPS’s cash offer of €9.5 ($12.51) per share for TNT – Europe’s second-largest express delivery company after DHL – comes a month after TNT management turned down a […]
The Slow Loris, one of the 25 most endangered primates in the world, shot to fame after various videos of the animal’s cute antics on YouTube went viral. A public enamored by its cute and cuddly appearance is fueling the illegal trade with little realization that Slow Loris infants are often stolen from their mothers […]
John Henson proved his injury wouldn’t stand in the way to help North Carolina’s latest push for the Final Four. Henson got 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks in his return from a wrist injury during the second half of North Carolina’s 87-73 victory over Creighton in the third round of the NCAA tournament […]
Rosie O’Donnell’s “The Rosie Show” was axed by Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network on Friday, after the show failed to attract a large number of viewers in five months on the air. The show premiered in October to about 500,000 viewers but lost about half that audience within days of its debut. “I was welcomed with […]
North Korea’s announcement on Friday that it would launch a long-range rocket carrying a “working” satellite to mark the centenary of founder Kim Il-sung’s birth next month, stirred and sparked condemnation from the United States and other countries, saying that the action would be in breach of a U.N. resolution. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary […]
Actor George Clooney and his father were arrested on Friday during a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy. The actor claimed to have asked President Barack Obama to engage China in stopping a humanitarian crisis in northern Africa. The protesters accuse Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of provoking a humanitarian crisis and disallowing the entry of food […]
Daredevil Felix” Baumgartner has jumped at least 2,500 times from planes and helicopters, as well as some of the highest landmarks and skyscrapers such as the Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro, the Millau Viaduct in southern France, and the 101-story Taipei 101 in Taiwan. He said he has also leapt face-first into […]
The Lead Contamination Control Act of 1988 has authorized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to initiate program efforts to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in the United States. As a result of this Act, the CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program was created, with primary responsibility to: Develop programs and policies to prevent […]
An arrest warrant has been issued in New Orleans for “Get Him to the Greek” star Russell Brand after a photographer accused the British comedian and actor of grabbing his iPhone and tossing it through a window, police said on Thursday. The misdemeanor warrant carries a $700 fine, said New Orleans police spokesman Officer Garry […]
Prince Harry of Wales has told a TV interviewer that royal life is no fairytale and sometimes he and Prince William wish they were just normal instead of royals. Harry spoke to CBS News after a 10-day trip to the Caribbean and South America to represent his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, at Diamond Jubilee celebrations. […]
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