Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Fed’s balance sheet shrinks slightly
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve’s balance sheet shrank slightly in the latest week on a small dip in its holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities, Fed data released on Thursday showed.
China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that critics say is being used to tighten overall censorship.
AT&T ends sponsorship of scandal-hit Tiger Woods
NEW YORK (Reuters) – AT&T Inc said on Thursday it was terminating its sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods, joining the list of companies that have distanced themselves from the top golfer in the wake of a sex scandal.
Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants’ constitutional rights.
After 2-plus decades, Navy destroyer breaks record
(AP)
AP – Cruising through the darkness in rough seas, the USS Ross encountered a rogue wave that smashed into the destroyer’s bow, sending a shudder along the entire ship that knocked sleeping crew out of their bunks and damaged the sonar housing.
Tweets, sexting "unfriended" in U.S. banned word list
(Reuters)
Reuters – If you recently tweeted about how you were chillaxin for the holiday, take note: Fifteen particularly over- or mis-used words and phrases have been declared “shovel-ready” to be “unfriended” by a U.S. university’s annual list of terms that deserve to be banned.
Fox grants ‘brief extension’ in cable dispute
(AP)
AP – Fox and Time Warner Cable extended their contract for a few hours, avoiding a threatened blackout of several stations from the cable provider while the two sides tried early Friday to resolve a disagreement over fees.
