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New Yahoo CEO gets pay package worth at least $19M
(AP) -- Yahoo is paying a $1 million salary to new CEO Carol Bartz and awarding her at least $18 million more in cash and stock during her first...
Pfizer Makes Deep Cuts To Research Staff
Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drug company, is laying off up to 800 scientists this year in its latest effort to refocus disappointing research efforts and cut its massive overhead...
Back In BlackBerry? Obama Could Get PDA
Good news for our enthusiastic e-mailer-in-chief: Some handheld devices have been officially blessed as secure enough to handle even classified documents, e-mail, and Web browsing.
N.B. ombudsman demands oversight power for special-care homes
New Brunswick's ombudsman is adding his voice to those concerned over the problem of unlicensed special-care homes and is calling on the provincial government to give him the authority to...
Books, cell phones a match made in heaven
Boy, do I have high-tech idea for those of you who got a shiny new smart phone for Christmas: Try reading a book on it.
With economy sour, consumers sweet on herbal meds
(AP) -- The choice between $75 prescription sleeping pills or a $5 herbal alternative is a no-brainer for Cathy and Bernard Birleffi, whose insurance costs have skyrocketed along with...
U.S. Civil War illustrates costs, benefits of diversity, say UCLA economists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Diversity is a double-edged sword, making individuals less likely to be altruistic than they might be in a more homogeneous setting but also inspiring them to scale new...
Obama to name net neutrality supporter head of FCC
A supporter of net neutrality principles and making broadband affordable across the United States is expected to be nominated as the next head of the Federal Communications Commission, according to...
Snapshot of a recession
(PhysOrg.com) -- A revealing snapshot of the effect of the downturn in the UK economy on the small business sector has been uncovered by an online survey produced by The...
NY insurer settlement could lower costs nationwide
(AP) -- UnitedHealth Group Inc. will close a much-criticized database health insurers have used for years to determine payment rates and help start a more impartial successor under an agreement...
China's population of Net users hits 298 million
(AP) -- China's fast-growing population of Internet users has risen to 298 million after passing the United States last year to become the world's largest, a government-sanctioned research group...
Ex-FCC official to be tapped as chair
(AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate a key technology advisor to be the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, according to a person who has worked...
Gruel world: Oliver Twist's hated dish returns
Gruel -- the miserable dish slopped out to Oliver Twist in Charles Dickens' 19th century novel -- made a comeback Tuesday, bringing the cuisine of Victorian poverty to credit crunch-hit...
Small changes can lead to big rewards, says ASN president
Small changes can lead to big rewards, such as maintaining a healthy weight, American Society for Nutrition (ASN) President James O. Hill, PhD, describes in a recent report. The article,...
Future US–Africa collaborations 'more promising'
US–Africa science collaborations over the next decade should be more fruitful, thanks to shared policy interests, a key expert has said.
Growing money on trees?
Growing forests might be easy but getting developing-country forests onto the carbon market is proving more difficult.
MyFitness Planner really moves you
New research suggests that a healthier, more physically active lifestyle is just a few clicks away with Dairy Council of California's MyFitness Planner.
Manitoba band sues over smoking ban
Brokenhead Ojibway First Nation is suing the Manitoba government, saying the province is circumventing a recent court ruling that found the province has no jurisdiction to ban smoking on reserve...
Appeal Court to hear Morgentaler's latest fight against N.B. government
Dr. Henry Morgentaler's fight will be heard at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday morning, another step in his pursuit to make the New Brunswick government pay for the costs...
Face it, even on the Web we want privacy
For most teenagers, privacy is important. They want to be able to go in their rooms, shut the door and close the world out. It's their safe place, a haven...
To Bee Or Not To Bee
State agriculture officials are caught between beekeepers who prize orange blossom honey and citrus growers who blame the bees for causing otherwise seedless mandarin oranges to develop pips.
Obama's Stimulus Plan: The Energy Debate
Shortly after President-elect Barack Obama set a goal of doubling the country's renewable energy in three years, the jockeying over the energy portions of his administration's stimulus plan began.
India's Infosys reports Q3 net profit up 33 percent
India's second largest software exporter, Infosys, beat market expectations Tuesday by posting a 33 percent rise in consolidated third quarter net profit, aided by a weaker rupee.
Science 2.0: New online tools may revolutionize research
A new crop of online tools may revolutionize science.
Pink slips for porcupines? Zoos face cuts
Even porcupines could get pink slips in the slumping economy as states consider cutting or eliminating funding that supports zoos, aquariums and botanical gardens.
Astrium buys up Surrey Satellite
UK satellite maker SSTL is bought up by Europe's biggest space company, EADS Astrium, in a deal approved by the EC.
Groups sue EPA, want tougher ship discharge rules
(AP) -- Environmentalists sued the federal government Monday over new rules that critics say do too little to prevent cargo ships from dumping invasive species into the nation's waterways.
Seagate replaces CEO, plans to cut 800 workers
(AP) -- Seagate Technology has replaced its top two executives and said it plans to cut 800 jobs - 10 percent of its U.S. work force - as the...