Dec
18

Florida man sentenced to 10 years in “hackerazzi” case

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Florida man who pleaded guilty to hacking into the email accounts of celebrities to gain access to nude photos and private information was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday.Former office clerk Christopher Chaney, 36, said before the trial that he hacked into the accounts of film star Scarlett Johansson and other celebrities because...
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Wall Street rises on confidence about "fiscal cliff" talks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to a surge on Tuesday, bolstered by views that the "fiscal cliff" negotiations were progressing, even as Democrats and Republicans in Congress bantered back and forth. The gains followed a steep rally on Monday, which lifted the S&P 500 to its highest point in nearly two months. Republican House Speaker John Boehner said President...
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Levi & Korsinsky Notifies Investors With Losses on Their Investment in Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. of Class Action Lawsuit and the Deadline of December 24, 2012 to Seek a Lead Plaintiff Position

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – Dec 18, 2012) – Levi & Korsinsky announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of investors who purchased Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (“OSG” or the “Company”) ( OTCBB : OSGIQ ) stock between May 4, 2009 and October 19, 2012.For more information, click here: http://zlk.9nl.com/overseas-shipholding/. On...
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Boeheim wins 900th, appeals for action on firearms

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — With his wife, Juli, looking on at the postgame press conference and his young children close by, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim's final remarks were not about his milestone 900th career victory.Instead, he was thinking about two 6-year-old boys who were buried Monday, victims along with 18 other children and six adults in a shooting massacre last week at an elementary school in...
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Dec
17

U.S. must honor victims with action

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Jason Mraz tops Myanmar anti-trafficking concert

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz mixed entertainment with education to become the first world-class entertainer in decades to perform in Myanmar, with a concert to raise awareness of human trafficking.Mraz’s 2008 hit “I’m Yours” was the finale for Sunday night’s concert before a crowd of about 50,000 people at the base of the famous hilltop Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the...
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Wall Street rises on "fiscal cliff" hopes, financials gain

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks climbed on Monday, bolstered by signs of the first real movement this weekend in negotiations over the "fiscal cliff," though trading volumes were light. Nine of the S&P 500's 10 sectors were higher, led by financials, as the S&P Financial Index <.gspf> gained 1.6 percent. Shares of Bank of America rose 2.7 percent to $10.87 and Citigroup gained...
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Japan’s Nikkei outperforms as opposition wins big

LONDON (AP) — Japanese shares outperformed all others Monday amid hopes that the new government will enact fresh stimulus measures to boost the world’s third-largest economy.Signs that U.S. politicians are inching toward a budget deal helped Wall Street open stronger than earlier predicted and shored up European markets after a bad morning.The standout index was Japan‘s Nikkei 225, which closed up...
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For Student Borrowers, Relief Now May Mean a Big Tax Bill Later

Those breathing a sigh of relief that their student loan payments are now in line with their income may want to re-examine the rules that set the payment in the first place. There could be a tax time bomb looming, slowly ticking away. And defusing it is not a big part of the policy discussion in Washington at the moment.This potential tax bill is a byproduct of federal efforts, including the newly...
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49ers withstand comeback, top Patriots 41-34

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — LaMichael James awaited the kickoff, determined to regain the momentum for the 49ers after they quickly lost all of a 28-point lead."We need a boost," he said. "That's what I was thinking. I was thinking I got to take it to the house."He didn't get all the way there, but close enough to set up the decisive touchdown — going 62 yards before Colin Kaepernick's 38-yard pass to...
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