First Data up as Western Union headed for S&P 500

"Shares of transaction processing firm First Data Corp rose on Tuesday after news that the company's Western Union unit, which will be spun off to shareholders, is to be added to the S&P 500 index on Friday. Standard & Poor's on Monday said Western Union will replace...

Life sentence for banned driver

"A banned driver who did not call 999 when his girlfriend was fatally hurt in a crash has been jailed for life for her manslaughter. Kirsty Cash, 17, died after Andrew Bennett, 20, crashed a Subaru Impreza on the outskirts of Sheffield in April. Sheffield Crown Court heard...

Under Armed Marine Guard Until After The Attack

President Roosevelt put Rear Admiral Paulus Prince Powell, and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, and Undersecretary of the Navy James Vincent Forrestal, under armed Marine guard until after the Pearl Harbor attack.

Group files FTC complaint against AOL

"SAN FRANCISCO - The backlash against AOL's recent release of its subscribers' search requests continued Wednesday as a privacy rights group filed a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging the breach was intentional. AOL spokesman Andrew Weinstein denied the allegation...

Babies finding early voice through sign language (Reuters)

" LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nine-month-old Alexandra lets her mother know when she is hungry. Andrew, 11 months, makes it clear he wants some milk. They may be too young to speak, but Alexandra and Andrew have joined the growing numbers of hearing babies who are learning sign...

Who split up Rocketboom? Amanda or Andrew, you decide now

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