Swift’s ‘Red’ sells 1.2 million copies in debut

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift‘s new album is called “Red,” but its true color is a brilliant platinum. The 22-year-old sold 1.2 million copies of her latest album in its first week — the largest sales week for any album in a decade.Nielsen SoundScan confirmed the blockbuster sales on Tuesday night. “Red” marks Swift’s...

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AstraZeneca deepens collaboration with academia

affiliate marketing LONDON (Reuters) – British academic researchers have secured 7 million pounds ($ 11 million) of funding from the country’s Medical Research Council (MRC) to investigate a range of potential new drugs made available free-of-charge by AstraZeneca.The move is the latest example of how the pharmaceutical industry is...

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NYC Rats: Stronger Than Sandy

affiliate marketing Unprecedented flooding throughout low-lying portions of New York City over the past two days undoubtedly left hundreds—if not thousands—of rats scrambling for their dear lives. According to experts, most of them likely survived. “They’re a jack of all trades when it comes to locomotion,” says Rick Ostfeld of the Cary...

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Pole gets 30 years for killing 6 on Channel Island

affiliate marketing LONDON (AP) — A Polish builder who killed six people, including his wife and children, on the British Channel Island of Jersey has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.Damian Rzeszowski, 31, carried out the knife attack in August 2011 at his home. He was said to have become depressed after his wife admitted to an...

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Nexus 10 Cheaper Than iPad; Has Sharper Screen, Fewer Apps

affiliate marketing Up to now, Google has avoided competing directly with Apple‘s iPad. It’s done so indirectly, through third-party products like the Motorola Xoom, and the many other generic-brand Android tablets. But when Google itself stepped up to bat, earlier this year, it released the Nexus 7, which is half the size and half the...

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Ghosts scare off gore for Halloween movies

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – After almost a decade in which torture films dominated the box office, horror movies are returning to ghostly thrills with a new slew of low-budget productions making big money for studios.The success of 2009′s “Paranormal Activity” – which was made for $ 15,000 and grossed more than $ 107...

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Bayer says to acquire U.S. vitamin maker Schiff

affiliate marketing FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany‘s Bayer plans to buy U.S. vitamins maker Schiff Nutrition International in an agreed $ 1.2 billion deal as it continues to focus on smaller acquisitions.“Bayer is committed to augment its organic growth with strategic bolt-on acquisitions. This transaction represents an excellent strategic...

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Sandy and 100 Years of Hurricanes

affiliate marketing Even before it slammed into the New Jersey coast, Hurricane Sandy had disrupted travel, halted stock trading, and forced thousands to flee to higher ground.  Rated initially as a Category 1 hurricane (based on the five-point Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale), Sandy still was, as President Barack Obama put it, “a...

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Ukraine’s opposition doing well in election

affiliate marketing KIEV, Ukraine (AP) —Ukraine’s opposition parties performed strongly in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, according to an exit poll, but President Viktor Yanukovych‘s party could still retain control of the legislature as its members are likely to sweep individual races across the country. affiliate...

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In San Francisco, tech investor leads a political makeover

affiliate marketing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – One morning in April, Ron Conway, the billionaire technology investor, sat in a conference room on the second floor of San Francisco‘s City Hall with about 50 representatives from the city’s business community.On the agenda was a sweeping proposal by Mayor Ed Lee to reform the city’s payroll...

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