All of the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," doesn't go into effect until 2014, but states are required to set up their own health care exchanges or leave it to the federal government to step in by next year. The deadline for the governors' decisions is Friday.The health insurance exchanges are one of the key stipulations of the new health care law. They will offer...
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North Korea rocket launch raises nuclear stakes
Labels: WorldSEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea successfully launched a rocket on Wednesday, boosting the credentials of its new leader and stepping up the threat the isolated and impoverished state poses to opponents. The rocket, which North Korea says put a weather satellite into orbit, has been labeled by the United States, South Korea and Japan as a test of technology that could one day deliver...
Asian markets mostly up after Fed move
Labels: Technology HONG KONG: Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday as the US Federal Reserve announced fresh monetary easing and said it would not lift interest rates until unemployment was under control.However, the gains were capped after the central bank's chief Ben Bernanke said the looming fiscal cliff of huge tax hikes and deep spending cuts was already hitting the economy.The yen continued its...
Woman Tasered after trying to buy too many iPhones
Labels: LifestyleResisting arrest?(Credit:WMUR-TV Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)Normally, when you hear screams outside an Apple store, it's because, oh, the doors have opened and there's a new gizmo for the insatiable.However, at the Apple store in the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, N.H. on Tuesday, the screams were those of a 44-year-old Chinese woman being Tasered by police.As WMUR-TV reports, Xiaojie Li,...
12-12-12 Sandy benefit: Night of music, stars
Labels: Health Updated: 10:41 p.m. ETMusic filled New York's Madison Square Garden Wednesday night for the "12-12-12" gig all in the name of helping superstorm Sandy victims. 13 Photos12-12-12 Concert for Sandy ReliefBruce Springsteen kicked off the star-studded concert, a fitting start for the benefit, which will aid hard-hit storm areas such as the rocker's native New Jersey. The Boss launched into "Land of Hope...
McAfee Lands in Miami: I'm Free
Labels: Business Software mogul John McAfee has been released from detention in Guatemala City and has landed in Miami.Immediately upon landing, according to passengers on the plane, McAfee's name was called and he was whisked off the aircraft. Federal officials escorted the 67-year-old Internet antivirus pioneer through customs spirit him out a side door, out of the view of reporters, according...
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North Korea's new leader burnishes credentials with rocket
Labels: WorldSEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea successfully launched a rocket on Wednesday, boosting the credentials of its new leader and stepping up the threat the isolated and impoverished state poses to its opponents. The rocket, which North Korea says was designed to put a weather satellite into orbit, has been labeled by the United States, South Korea and Japan as a test of technology that...
Equipment failure could have caused incident that left serviceman critically injured
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: Preliminary findings indicate equipment malfunction could have led to the incident that left a navy serviceman critically injured.The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) in an update late Tuesday night said Weapon Systems Supervisor Jason Chee Weng Fai remains in critical condition.He's warded at the Changi General Hospital.Channel NewsAsia understands that Mr Chee is expected to be...
Microsoft unveils more than 40 new apps for Xbox Live
Labels: LifestyleThe SkyDrive app for Xbox Live.(Credit:Microsoft)In its continuing effort to prove that theXbox 360 is more than just a game console, Microsoft announced more than 40 new apps for Xbox Live that it expects to launch between now and next spring.In all, the company announced 43 new apps for various regions around the world. The goal is to keep Xbox 360 owners entertained and engaged. Xbox marketing...
Suspect, two others, killed in Ore. mall shooting
Labels: Health Updated 10:30 p.m. ET PORTLAND, Oregon A gunman opened fire in a suburban Portland shopping mall Tuesday, killing two people and wounding another before apparently killing himself as people were doing their Christmas shopping, authorities said. One other person was reported injured. Clackamas County sheriff's Lt. James Rhodes said authorities were still trying to get more details about the situation...
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