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US man charged with planting bomb in Detroit
A US man with a years-long grudge against the FBI was charged with planting a bomb at a federal building in Detroit that sat undetected for three weeks, officials said Thursday.The abandoned tool bag was discovered by an FBI employee outside the building on February 25 and reported to security, charging papers said.A security guard…
Warner Bros Adds More Titles to Facebook Movie Rental Service
div class="yn-story-content">Warner Bros. recently started deliveringat a price of $3 per title, starting out with Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight. Now, the company made available five additional titles: Inception, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Yogi Bear and Life as We Know It. These new titles are available through…
Crisis management puts huge strains on firms, CEOs
Crisis management expert Caroline Sapriel has plenty of experience of the colossal pressure on corporate chiefs such as Tokyo Electric's Masataka Shimizu, hospitalized as his firm battles nuclear catastrophe.Firms such as airlines, oil majors and utilities may sometimes run scenario-based exercises, hold discussions and hire outside consultants such as her to brace for disaster. But…
British Columbia unveils budget in political vacuum
VICTORIA, British Columbia (Reuters) – British Columbia introduced a "status quo" C$41.9 billion ($42.3 billion) budget on Tuesday designed to give financial wiggle room to the Canadian province's next premier.But the package could soon run into trouble if voters overturn a controversial tax deal with the federal government.The budget projects a C$925 million deficit for…
U.S. marshal killed serving arrest warrant in W. Virginia
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) – A deputy U.S. marshal was fatally shot and two others were wounded on Wednesday as they were trying to arrest a West Virginia man. who also was killed in the exchange, the U.S. Marshals Service said.Charles Smith, 50, opened fire with a shotgun as several marshals entered his home at…
FAO food price index hits record high in January
MILAN (Reuters) – Global food prices hit a record high in January, the U.N Food and Agriculture Organization said on Thursday, adding that prices, already above the 2008 levels which sparked riots, were likely to rise further.Up for the seventh month in a row, the closely watched FAO Food Price Index touched its highest since…
Agbossoumonde to join Djurgarden on 6-month loan
STOCKHOLM – American defender Gale Agbossoumonde is close to joining Swedish club Djurgarden on a six-month loan.Director of sports Stefan Alven says a few details remain to be worked out before the contract can be signed.The 19-year-old was training with Djurgarden on Tuesday after spending a week in New York, following a two-week trial with…
George W. Bush Decides Not to Go to Switzerland After All
WASHINGTON, DC – Former President George W. Bush was scheduled to go to Switzerland next week, but the trip has been called off. Bush was supposed to give an address in Geneva, on February 12, at a charity dinner in honor of the United Israel Appeal. Human rights groups were planning to protest his appearance,…
Galaxy S 4G and LG G-Slate Coming Soon to T-Mobile
T-Mobile offered a few more details on Tuesday about two upcoming devices that will run on its HSPA+ network: Samsung's Galaxy S 4G and LG's G-Slate, one of the first tablets to run the Honeycomb version of Android. The announcements come in advance of a Google event on Wednesday where the search giant is expected…
Penguins C Evgeni Malkin tears 2 knee ligaments
PITTSBURGH – The injury news just keeps getting worse for the Pittsburgh Penguins.Evgeni Malkin — who had just returned from a five-game absence — has a major knee injury, coach Dan Bylsma said Saturday. And from the looks of it, the star forward won't be back anytime soon.Sidney Crosby is already out with a concussion,…
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