news of the Weird:
4 February 2012, 4:00 am
Your Government Knows Best: A 2007 federal energy- independence law required companies that supply motor fuel in the U.S. to blend in a certain cellulose-based ingredient starting in 2011 -- even though (as the Environmental Protection Agency well knows) the ingredient simply does not now exist. A New York Times reporter checked with the EPA in January and found that the companies will still ...

Forbes Earnings Preview: news Corp.
3 February 2012, 1:25 pm
Wall Street is expecting higher profit for news Corp. (NWSA) when the company reports its second quarter results on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 34 cents a share, a rise from 29 cents per share a year ago.

news Corp. Second Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek
3 February 2012, 9:55 am
Here's what you need to know for the upcoming earnings release ...

Can The Huffington Post Reinvent Cable news?
3 February 2012, 6:31 am
The Huffington Post Media Group revealed more details about its upcoming online news channel, the Huffington Post Streaming Network.

Hudson news chain founder Robert Cohen dies at 86
2 February 2012, 9:02 pm
Magazine distributor Robert B. Cohen, who built the Hudson news chain of newsstands from one store at LaGuardia Airport and changed the way travelers spend their downtime, has died at age 86. Cohen was already a giant in the magazine and newspaper distribution business when he decided to launch a retail chain in 1987.

news Corp taps Bloomberg executive to lead Dow Jones
2 February 2012, 5:06 pm
(Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's news Corp on Thursday named Bloomberg LP executive Lex Fenwick as chief executive officer of its Dow Jones & Co unit which houses its Wall Street Journal newspaper. Fenwick, a 25-year Bloomberg veteran, will join Dow Jones on February 13 and report to news Corp President Chase Carey. He replaces Les Hinton, a 52-year news Corp veteran, who left the company last July ...

news Corp names ex-Bloomberg exec as Dow Jones CEO
2 February 2012, 4:26 pm
news Corp. said Thursday that Lex Fenwick, a Bloomberg LP executive, is the new CEO of Dow Jones & Co., the news Corp. subsidiary that publishes The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones newswires.

news Corporation Names Lex Fenwick Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones & Company
2 February 2012, 1:38 pm
news Corporation today named Lex Fenwick Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones & Company. Mr. Fenwick joins Dow Jones from Bloomberg LP, where he spent 25 years, most recently as CEO of Bloomberg Ventures.

news Corp.’s Times newspaper in U.K. Computer-Hacking Probe
2 February 2012, 7:43 am
news Corp.’s Times newspaper in Britain is being investigated by police over possible computer hacking by a reporter, spreading the company’s media scandal to a third Rupert Murdoch paper in the U.K.

news Corp.’s Times Being Probed for Computer Hacking, Lawmaker Watson Says
2 February 2012, 6:02 am
news Corp.’s Times newspaper in Britain is being investigated by police over possible computer hacking by a reporter, spreading the company’s media scandal to a third Rupert Murdoch paper in the U.K.

Syrian newspaper welcomes UN veto - Philadelphia Daily news
5 February 2012, 3:39 am
The crackdown on the nearly 11-month uprising has left more than 5,400 people dead, according to the U.N. THIS IS A BREAKING news UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. BEIRUT (AP) , Russia and China vetoed ...

Mitt Romney to win Nevada caucuses, CBS news projects - CBS news
5 February 2012, 12:40 am
With the doors closed at caucus precincts across Nevada, CBS news projects that Mitt Romney has won the Nevada Republican caucuses by a sizable margin, giving him his third victory in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Apprentice School in Newport news graduates 161 - Daily Press
4 February 2012, 8:36 pm
Every graduate rang the bell that sat on stage after receiving their certificates Saturday afternoon. Each ring was symbolic of the personal journey they made at The Apprentice School in Newport news. And now, it's time for them to help build ships.

AP news in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EST - AP - msnbc.com
4 February 2012, 8:00 pm
Romney takes strong lead in Nevada GOP primary — would be second in a row for front-runner LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney jumped to a strong lead in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, reaching for a second straight ...

First Coast news Crew Captures Man Suing Newt Gingrich - First Coast news
4 February 2012, 7:03 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Ron Paul supporter has filed a lawsuit against Newt Gingrich, after he says someone with his campaign stomped on his foot. First Coast news had two cameras covering the event and captured multiple images of the man, although we did ...

update news England vs Scotland Live - Salon
4 February 2012, 1:41 pm
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TRADE news: Agilent Technologies Introduces Precision Waveform Analyzer Module with Industry-Best Performance - Yahoo Finance
4 February 2012, 9:09 am
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today introduced a precision waveform analyzer for engineers involved in design verification and validation of high-speed electrical communications systems and components.

Josh Hamilton holds news conference to address alcohol relapse - Los Angeles Times
3 February 2012, 8:37 pm
Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton said Friday that he had a relapse and had “three or four” drinks Monday at a bar in Dallas, calling it a “weak moment” and that he is taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Hudson news chain founder Robert Cohen dies at 86 - msnbc.com
2 February 2012, 9:14 pm
NEW YORK — Magazine distributor Robert B. Cohen, who built the Hudson news chain of newsstands from one store at LaGuardia Airport and changed the way travelers spend their downtime, has died at age 86. Cohen was already a giant in the ...

Fox news: A decade on top - Yahoo Finance
31 January 2012, 9:10 pm
REUTERS - Shepard Smith, the 48-year-old Fox news anchor, admits that he was happy hardly anyone watched the network at first. "We really needed the practice," said Smith, the Holly Springs, Mississippi, native who has been with Fox news since ...