TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen fell to a 20-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, buoying the benchmark Nikkei stock average to nine-month highs, as Japan swore in a new prime minister eager to pursue drastic stimulus steps to drive the country's economy out of deflation. Asian shares and other assets were capped in thin holiday trade, with investors focusing on the fate of U.S. negotiations...
James leads Heat over Thunder in Finals rematch
Labels: TechnologyMIAMI (AP) — Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined to score 54 points, more than any set of teammates had managed in a game against Miami all season.Oklahoma City needed them to score at least three more.That didn't happen, and an NBA Finals rematch went just as last year's title series did — to the Heat.LeBron James had 29 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 21, and...
Nasty storms blamed 1 death, make travel tough
Labels: WorldNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Freezing rain and sleet made for a sloppy Christmas trek in parts of the nation’s midsection, while residents along the Gulf Coast faced thunderstorms, high winds and tornadoes that were doing damage in some areas.Winds toppled a tree onto a pickup truck in the Houston area, killing the driver. Icy roads already were blamed for a 21-vehicle pileup in Oklahoma, where authorities...
Look to MADD to change gun culture
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSCandace Lightner: After my daughter was killed by a drunk driver, I started MADD Lightner: MADD radically changed our society's view toward drunk driving She says those who want to change our gun culture can look to MADD's strategy Lightner: Engage the media and harness the support that is pouring inEditor's note: Candace Lightner is the founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. (CNN)...
Shootings leave 1 dead, 5 wounded Christmas and overnight
Labels: Health An 18-year-old man was shot and killed and five other people were wounded, two of them seriously, across the city Tuesday afternoon.The...
Spring Wish denied as suicide bomber brings down Afghan juice empire
Labels: BusinessKABUL (Reuters) - When a Taliban suicide bomber killed two people on the edge of the Afghan capital this month, there was another casualty - a global fruit juice business optimistically called "Spring Wish" which provided work for thousands of farmers across the country. Mustafa Sadiq's empire had been expanding healthily, bringing in badly needed foreign capital, before the attack inflicted...
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Yen on defensive on U.S. fiscal worry, helps Nikkei
Labels: WorldTOKYO (Reuters) - Uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers will strike a deal by an end-of-year deadline to avert a severe fiscal retrenchment undermined the yen and bolstered Japanese shares on Tuesday in low volume, with many participants away on Christmas holiday. The dollar rose to a 20-month high of 84.965 yen early on Tuesday in Asia, as Japanese markets caught up with global investors...
Pagano back to coach Colts after cancer treatment
Labels: TechnologyINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chuck Pagano stepped to the podium Monday, hugged his team owner, thanked his family for its support and wiped a tear from his eye.He might, finally, turn out the lights in his office, too.Nearly three months to the day after being diagnosed with leukemia, the Colts' first-year coach returned to a team eager to reunite with a boss healthy enough to go back to work."I told you my...
Winter storms, tornado threats for Christmas in US
Labels: WorldNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Forecasts of snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened to complicate Christmas Day travel around the nation’s midsection Tuesday as several Gulf Coast states braced for a chance of twisters and potent thunderstorms.A blizzard watch was posted for parts of Indiana and western Kentucky for storms expected later Tuesday amid predictions 4 to 7 inches of snow could fall in coming hours....
Six political lessons of 2012
Labels: Lifestyle2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The year in pictures2012: The...
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