By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Charles Ramsey, the Cleveland dishwasher who became an overnight sensation for his street-wise poise under the media spotlight after helping save three women from an alleged decade-long kidnapping ordeal, h... [Full Article]
By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Silicon Valley is taking itself a tad too seriously, and a few of its shriller residents have taken note. Recent weeks have seen the birth of a few new blogs poking fun at America's crucible of technolo... [Full Article]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Ten days after the horrifying collapse of a garment-factory building, life has become still more gruesome for crews working to recover bodies at the site. The death toll rose to 547 on Saturday and the stench of decaying fles... [Full Article]
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI comes home on Thursday to a new house and a new pope, as an unprecedented era begins of a retired pontiff living side-by-side with a reigning one inside the Vatican gardens. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Ask a group of pro wrestling fans to name their favorite lord of the ring and you might get 10 different answers. Older fans grew up idolizing Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair whi... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - A return to growth in Britain's economy in the first quarter of this year was welcome but did not have that much significance, Bank of England policymaker Ben Broadbent said on Wednesday. "Given the amount of attention th... [Full Article]
By Phil Wahba (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc, recognizing it made mistakes in its attempt to re-invent itself last year, launched a social media campaign on Wednesday that asked shoppers who left in droves to come back. Last year, sales plunged 25 pe... [Full Article]
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was pressured on Wednesday ahead of the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting later, while the euro drifted on expectations for a rate cut when the European Central Bank meets l... [Full Article]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel responded favorably on Tuesday to an apparent softening by Arab states of their 2002 peace plan after a top Qatari official raised the possibility of land swaps in setting borders between the Jewish state and an independe... [Full Article]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Luxembourg is willing to discuss international moves to stop big companies using cross-border tactics to reduce tax, its finance minister said, part of a bid to show its growing transparency after moving to end bank secrecy. As E... [Full Article]
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