Los Angeles city government faces a litany of problems, from yawning pension liabilities to poorly paved roads. But few threaten...
Mar
01
IHT Rendezvous: Muslims Seek Dialogue With Next Pope
Label: WorldLONDON — As the Catholic Church’s cardinal electors gather at the Vatican to choose a new pope, Muslim leaders are urging a revival of the often troubled dialogue between the two faiths.During the papacy of Benedict XVI, relations between the world’s two largest religions were overshadowed by remarks he made in 2006 that were widely condemned as an attack on Islam.In a speech at Regensburg University...
David Bowie Makes Triumphant Comeback with New Album: PEOPLE's Critic
Label: Lifestyle By Chuck Arnold 03/01/2013 at 08:40 PM EST Ten years after his last album, David Bowie is back – and so is his swagger.Forget the moody musings of "Where Are We Now?" – the reflective comeback single that he dropped, seemingly out of nowhere, on his birthday last month (Jan. 8). The Next Day – which, though...
WHO: Slight cancer risk after Japan nuke accident
Label: HealthLONDON (AP) — Two years after Japan's nuclear plant disaster, an international team of experts said Thursday that residents of areas hit by the highest doses of radiation face an increased cancer risk so small it probably won't be detectable.In fact, experts calculated that increase at about 1 extra percentage point added to a Japanese infant's lifetime cancer risk."The additional risk is quite small...
Chinatown landmark named for pioneering jurist
Label: Business He was the first Chinese American graduate of Stanford Law School and the first Chinese American judge to be appointed to the...
Feb
28
IHT Rendezvous: IHT Quick Read: March 1
Label: WorldNEWS As the sun set on Rome and on his turbulent eight-year papacy, Pope Benedict XVI, a shy theologian who never seemed entirely at home in the limelight, was whisked by helicopter into retirement on Thursday. Rachel Donadio reports from Vatican City.As President Obama and Congressional Democrats have tried to force U.S. House Speaker John Boehner back to the table for talks to head off the automatic...
American Idol Reveals Its Top 20
Label: Lifestyle By Steve Helling 02/28/2013 at 11:20 PM EST From left: Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Ryan Seacrest, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban Michael Becker/FOX American Idol has been on the air for 12 seasons. From the early days of Kelly Clarkson, the judges continually hounded...
WHO: Slight cancer risk after Japan nuke accident
Label: HealthLONDON (AP) — Two years after Japan's nuclear plant disaster, an international team of experts said Thursday that residents of areas hit by the highest doses of radiation face an increased cancer risk so small it probably won't be detectable.In fact, experts calculated that increase at about 1 extra percentage point added to a Japanese infant's lifetime cancer risk."The additional risk is quite small...
Las Vegas Strip shooting suspect is arrested in L.A.
Label: Business A man suspected in a deadly car-to-car shooting in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip was arrested Thursday at a Studio City apartment...
Feb
27
IHT Rendezvous: Environmentalists and Anti-Whalers: ‘Pirates’, or Protectors?
Label: WorldBEIJING — The battle between Japan’s “whale researchers” and anti-whaling groups has long been a furious one, often fought, precariously, between vessels heaving in icy seas.But who here is the protector, who the pirate?This week a federal judge in the United States ruled that Sea Shepherd, the anti-whaling group, was a “pirate,” in a suit brought by the whale researchers, the Institute of Cetacean...
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