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Trayvon Martin had traces of marijuana in his system (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:56:19 +0000

, May 17, 2012 (Reuters) -- Florida teenage shooting victim Trayvon Martin had traces of marijuana in his system when he was killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, according to case documents released on Thursday. ... > read full story

Insight: Who got Facebook shares? Fairness may not come into it (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:56:17 +0000

NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 (Reuters) -- A lot of loyal Facebook fans and occasional investors are discovering a hard truth this week: Money and connections talk, especially when it comes to a deal handled by Wall Street. ... > read full story

U.S. sets new tariffs on Chinese solar imports-source (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:56:14 +0000

, May 17, 2012 (Reuters) -- The United States ruled that Chinese solar companies had illegally 'dumped' renewable power equipment on the U.S. market at below-market prices, and ordered tariffs on the imports, a source close to the case said on Thursday. ... > read full story

Senate Banking Committee to ask Dimon to testify (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:56:11 +0000

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 (Reuters) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon will be invited to testify before Congress over the recent trading losses announced by the bank, U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson said in a statement posted on the committee website. ... > read full story

HP mulls cutting workforce 8-10 percent: sources (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:56:09 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2012 (Reuters) -- Hewlett-Packard Co is considering cutting its workforce by 8 to 10 percent, or a minimum of 25,000 jobs, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as newly installed CEO Meg Whitman strives to return the storied Silicon Valley institution to growth. ... > read full story

Facebook to price IPO, demand seen strong (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:56:05 +0000

NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 (Reuters) -- Facebook Inc is expected to price its initial public offering to raise more than $16 billion on Thursday, as strong demand, particularly from retail investors, fuels anticipation for a big pop in the stock when it begins trading on the Nasdaq. ... > read full story

Obama says to retain US investment sanctions on Myanmar (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:56:02 +0000

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 (Reuters) -- President Barack Obama has decided to extend for another year certain U.S. sanctions on investment and trade with Myanmar, saying Washington supports the reform process but remains concerned about human rights and conflict with ethnic groups. ... > read full story

USPS to close or consolidate 140 mail sites (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:56:00 +0000

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 (Reuters) -- The U.S. Postal Service will move ahead with a plan to shut or consolidate mail-processing facilities as part of its cost-cutting effort but will spread out the closings to maintain overnight delivery of local mail. ... > read full story

Iran attack decision nears, Israeli elite locks down (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:55:58 +0000

JERUSALEM, May 17, 2012 (Reuters) -- A private door opens from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in central Jerusalem directly into a long, modestly furnished, half-paneled room decorated with modern paintings by Israeli artists and a copy of Israel's 1948 declaration of independence. It contains little more than a long wooden table, brown leather chairs and a single old-fashioned white projector screen. ... > read full story

Horrors of Srebrenica set out at Mladic trial (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:55:55 +0000

THE HAGUE, May 17, 2012 (Reuters) -- Prosecutors in the genocide trial of Serb general Ratko Mladic on Thursday described five days of terror in the Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica in July 1995, when troops under his command massacred more than 7,000 unarmed Muslim boys and men. ... > read full story