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Exclusive: Nasdaq hackers spied on company boards
Oct 20, 2011 19:31 EDT
(Reuters) - Hackers who infiltrated the Nasdaq's computer systems last year installed malicious software that allowed them to spy on the directors of publicly held companies, according to two people familiar with an investigation into the matter.
Maryland murder trial a test of state's death penalty statute
Oct 20, 2011 18:34 EDT
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A murder-for-hire trial that is the first to test Maryland's revised death penalty statute, seen as the most restrictive in the nation, begins with opening statements on Friday.
Former pastor gets life behind bars for murder of disabled man
Oct 17, 2011 18:54 EDT
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A former pastor was sentenced on Monday to life in prison for ordering the murder of a blind, developmentally disabled man in Baltimore so he could collect $1.4 million in life insurance policies.
49ers end Lions' unbeaten run
Oct 17, 2011 01:50 EDT
Alex Smith connected with Delanie Walker for a fourth-down scoring pass with less than two minutes left to lift San Francisco to a 25-19 win over previously unbeaten Detroit in the NFL on Sunday.
6 Ways to Stay Relevant in the
Oct 16, 2011 20:00 EDT
Tips for professionals -- just starting out or revamping their careers -- on how to remain competitive in today's working world.. Tips for professionals -- just starting out or revamping their careers -- on how to remain competitive in today's working world.
San Diego ranked luckiest town in U.S.
Oct 14, 2011 20:52 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - San Diego, which has been touted as having one of the best climates in the United States, is also the luckiest, according to a new ranking.
Report links kidney stones and gallstones
Oct 14, 2011 16:24 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have had a kidney stone seem to have a heightened risk of gallstones -- and vice versa, according to a new study.
Report links kidney stones and gallstones
Oct 14, 2011 16:23 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have had a kidney stone seem to have a heightened risk of gallstones -- and vice versa, according to a new study.
Accused Bloods gang members rounded up in Maryland
Oct 13, 2011 21:14 EDT
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Maryland authorities charged dozens of accused Bloods gang members on Thursday of running a crime ring that committed murder and robbery and trafficked drugs across the state.
San Diego ranked luckiest town in U.S.
Oct 13, 2011 15:38 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - San Diego, which has been touted as having one of the best climates in the United States, is also the luckiest, according to a new ranking.
Kids' urinary infections usually not a kidney risk
Oct 12, 2011 13:18 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most children with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are not at increased risk of chronic kidney disease later in life, a new study suggests.
Kids' urinary infections usually not a kidney risk
Oct 12, 2011 13:18 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most children with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are not at increased risk of chronic kidney disease later in life, a new study suggests.
Florida's Key West authorized to offer Cuba flights
Oct 10, 2011 14:41 EDT
KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - Key West is the latest U.S. city to receive permission from federal authorities to offer flights to communist-ruled Cuba -- a half-hour hop that will be much faster than driving from Key West to Miami.
Titanium treasure found on Moon
Oct 07, 2011 09:51 EDT
A new map of the Moon has revealed an abundance of titanium ore that is up to 10 times richer than on Earth, a finding that could one day lead to a lunar mining colony, astronomers said on Friday.
Unbeaten Packers back on top after Super Bowl win
Oct 06, 2011 18:56 EDT
Nine months after leading the Green Bay Packers to a lopsided victory at Atlanta on their way to a Super Bowl title, Aaron Rodgers is guiding the unbeaten squad back into the Falcons' nest.
Insight: Nobel winner's last big experiment: Himself
Oct 06, 2011 18:20 EDT
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) In the last few years of his life, Dr. Ralph Steinman made himself into an extraordinary human lab experiment, testing a series of unproven therapies - including some he helped to create - as he waged a very personal battle with pancreatic cancer.
Speeding universe work wins Nobel
Oct 04, 2011 18:34 EDT
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The "astounding" discovery that the expansion of the universe is speeding up won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for three astronomers whose observations of exploding stars transformed our view of the world, and of how it may end.
Speeding universe work wins Nobel
Oct 04, 2011 18:34 EDT
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The "astounding" discovery that the expansion of the universe is speeding up won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for three astronomers whose observations of exploding stars transformed our view of the world, and of how it may end.
Petition demands US label genetically engineered food
Oct 04, 2011 18:25 EDT
Supporters and producers of organic foods petitioned the US government Tuesday for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods, and encouraged consumers to go online and join the cause.
Nature of universe is still a mystery to Nobel winners
Oct 04, 2011 17:28 EDT
They won the Nobel Prize for changing our understanding of the universe, but their discovery left an even larger mystery -- what is this dark energy that is propelling the universe to expand so fast?
