Nashville under air quality alert today - msnbc.com
18 May 2012, 6:47 am
Davidson and surrounding counties are under an air quality alert Friday until midnight. Ground-level ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. The general public is not likely to be affected, but active children and ...
India Today survey: Delhi University numero uno again - MSN India
18 May 2012, 6:40 am
New Delhi: Delhi University (DU) has maintained its numero uno status for the second year in a row in the India Today AC-Nielsen Best Universities Survey. It is followed by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru ...
Donna Summer's Legacy Lingers In Today's Pop Stars - ABC News
18 May 2012, 5:28 am
Donna Summer may be best remembered as the Queen of Disco, but she became an enduring artist whose legacy extends to some of today's biggest pop stars. "When you talk about Beyonce, who wants to be known for several things, Donna Summer made ...
Basement Living Ltd Responds to BBC Radio 4 Today Show Broadcast Concerning the … - YAHOO!
18 May 2012, 3:34 am
Storage space has become a huge problem because our homes are not adapted for modern living styles which have been adopted. Following a discussion on BBC Radio 4 Today show about storage space within our UK homes and the problem it is causing Basement ...
Facebook goes public today - Press Herald
17 May 2012, 11:02 pm
NEW YORK - Facebook's initial public offering of stock is one of the largest ever. The world's definitive online social network is raising at least $16 billion for the company and its early investors in a transaction that values Facebook at $104 ...
Hilton Worldwide and USA TODAY Announce Multi-Year Alliance - Yahoo Finance
17 May 2012, 11:13 am
Today, Hilton Worldwide and USA TODAY announced a new multi-year print and digital alliance, offering all guests at Hilton Worldwide brands in the U.S. complimentary 24-hour access to customized digital content from Gannett publications ...
Swansea's Rodgers snubs Liverpool approach - YAHOO!
18 May 2012, 5:50 am
Liverpool's search for a new manager suffered a setback on Friday when Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers rejected the chance to talk to the Anfield club. Rodgers is regarded as one of the best young managers in the Premier League and was high on Liverpool's list of potential candidates to replace Kenny ...
Iran may seek "tactical gain" with UN nuclear deal - Reuters
18 May 2012, 5:50 am
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog are making headway towards a framework deal on how to tackle concerns about its atomic activity, diplomats say, a potential bargaining chip for Tehran in next week's negotiations with world powers. Iran says such an agreement is needed before it ...
Samsung Electronics Presents a New Graphene Device Structure - Cellular-News
18 May 2012, 5:50 am
Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, the core R&D incubator for Samsung Electronics, has developed a new transistor structure utilizing graphene, touted as the "miracle material." As published online in the journal Science, this research is regarded to have brought us one step closer to the ...
Disco Queen Donna Summer endured after era faded - Seattle Times
18 May 2012, 5:43 am
Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty - the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing. "I grew up on rock `n' roll," Summer once said when explaining her ...
Germany's Schaeuble: crisis may last for 2 years - AP - msnbc.com
18 May 2012, 5:28 am
Germany's finance minister estimates that Europe's spiraling debt crisis could last up to another two years. Wolfgang Schaeuble also says it's vital that during this weekend's summit in Washington Europe's leaders show the world they are moving more quickly to stem the crisis that is jeopardizing ...
China cries foul after U.S. sets tariffs on solar imports - Reuters
18 May 2012, 5:21 am
(Reuters) - The United States imposed punitive tariffs on solar panel imports from China, the latest in a series of trade disputes between the world's two biggest economies and sparking accusations by Beijing of protectionism. The new tariffs of around 30 percent, much bigger than had been expected ...
Sri Lanka grants bail for ex-army chief - Denver Post
18 May 2012, 5:07 am
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—A Sri Lankan court has granted bail for the country's ex-army chief and presidential candidate in one of the cases against him. The move is seen as a step toward a full presidential pardon. Sri Lanka's High Court set Sarath Fonseka's bail at $8,000 in a case where he is accused ...