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US's most powerful nuclear bomb being dismantled

PodcastOct 26, 2011

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — The last of the nation's most powerful nuclear bombs — a weapon hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima — is being disassembled nearly half a century after it was put into service at the height of the Cold War. A weapons trainer talks to
IBM names its first female CEO

IndustryOct 26, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — IBM Corp. ushered in Virginia Rometty as the company's first-ever female CEO on Tuesday, as Sam Palmisano stepped down from the position.Palmisano, who turned 60 this year, has been CEO for nearly a decade. He will stay on as chairman. Virginia "Ginni" Rometty, 54, is in c
Panel: Boys should get HPV vaccine given to girls

HealthOct 26, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) — A vaccine against cervical cancer hasn't been all that popular for girls. It may be even a harder sell for boys now that it's been recommended for them too.A government advisory panel on Tuesday decided that the vaccine should also be given to boys, in part to help prevent the c
Parliamentary committee passes procedural law on FTAs

PoliticsOct 26, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary trade committee on Tuesday passed a law on the procedures for signing and implementation of a trade pact, considered a first step to ratifying the long-delayed Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA).The procedural law makes it mandatory for the government to
Some progress but no major breakthroughs in talks with N. Korea: U.S.

North KoreaOct 26, 2011

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- After two days of high-level talks in Geneva, North Korea and the United States said Tuesday that there was some progress but no concrete deal.The North's chief delegate said the meetings produced "big progress," but U.S. officials chose more diplomatic and careful wo
Voting under way for Seoul mayoral, local by-elections

PoliticsOct 26, 2011

Polls opened Wednesday for the Seoul mayoral vote and other local by-elections seen as a significant test for the rival parties and presidential hopefuls before South Korea elects a new parliament and a new president next year.At stake are the Seoul mayoralty and 11 other posts in smaller local muni
New visa to stabilize marriage immigrants' lives in Korea

Social affairsOct 25, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- A new visa reserved for foreigners living in the country after marrying South Koreans will be introduced as part of efforts to guarantee their stable stay and better deal with their growing numbers, the Justice Ministry said Tuesday.Under the legal revisions to the immigra
Pew study: Tablet users don't want to pay for news

World NewsOct 25, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) _ Although tablet owners spend more time consuming news than poking around on Facebook, they're reluctant to pay for news content.That's according to a study from the Pew Research Center's Project for the Excellence in Journalism, due out on Tuesday. It found that 11 percent of America
Japanese nurse sentenced to hanging in Malaysia

World NewsOct 25, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) _ A Malaysian court has sentenced a Japanese nurse to death by hanging for drug trafficking.The High Court in central Selangor state found 37-year-old Mariko Takeuchi guilty of transporting 7.7 pounds (3.5 kilograms) of methamphetamine in a suitcase when she flew from Dub
Winfrey interviews Ralph Lauren live in NYC

World NewsOct 25, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) _ When Ralph Lauren sat down for a little chat Monday night with Oprah Winfrey, they picked up a discussion they started on TV back in the spring, when the fashion designer helped close out Winfrey's long-running talk show with an exclusive peek inside his Colorado estate.But this time
Obama offers mortgage relief on Western trip

World NewsOct 25, 2011

LAS VEGAS (AP) _ President Barack Obama offered mortgage relief on Monday to hundreds of thousands of Americans, his latest attempt to ease the economic and political fallout of a housing crisis that has bedeviled him as he seeks a second term.Under Obama's proposal, homeowners who are still current
Lawmakers move to raise penalties on rapes of children, disabled

PoliticsOct 25, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers on Tuesday moved to raise penalties for rapes of children and disabled people in a bid to curb sex crimes against the most vulnerable.A sub-committee of the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee passed a revision bill lifting the statute of limita
Baby births grow in S. Korea for 18th month in Aug.

Oct 25, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea grew for the 18th straight month in August amid the government's efforts to boost the nation's relatively low birthrate, a report showed Tuesday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, the number of babies born in August came t
Libyan official says Gadhafi burial likely Tuesday

PodcastOct 25, 2011

MISRATA, Libya (AP) — A spokesman for the fighters holding Moammar Gadhafi's body says the slain dictator will probably be buried on Tuesday in an unmarked grave in a secret location.Ibrahim Beit al-Mal, a spokesman for the Misrata military council, told The Associated Press Monday that he's "
Insomnia linked to higher heart attack risk

HealthOct 25, 2011

As if you didn't have enough to worry about during those sleepless nights, a Norwegian study out Monday suggests that people with insomnia face a 27 to 45 percent higher risk of heart attack.About one-third of people report having trouble sleeping and should see a doctor for help, urged the authors

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