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U.S. herpes rates remain high - CDC
Reuters
*1 in 6 Americans infected with herpes *Highest rates found among blacks, women * By JoAnne Allen WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital...
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WRAPUP 2-Sony, Samsung detail 3D TV plans
Reuters
* Sony says 46-inch 3D model to sell for about $3,875 * Aims to sell 25 mln LCD TVs in '10/11, up 67 pct yr/yr * Samsung to bundle 3D TVs with DreamWorks Animation fare * Panasonic and...
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Corey Haim dies of overdose
Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent drug overdose, police said on...
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Another runaway Toyota Prius reported
Reuters
DETROIT (Reuters) - Federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, New York, where police said a woman pulling out of a driveway zoomed across a busy...
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Democrats doubt deadline on healthcare
Reuters
By John Whitesides and Donna SmithWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday cast doubt on their chances of meeting the White House's March 18 deadline for voting on a stalled healthcare overhaul, but said they are moving as...
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NEWSMAKER-World's richest man, Slim, a born wheeler-dealer
Reuters
* Slim takes long-term view on fortune-building * Lifelong wheeler-dealer sees crises as opportunities * Flagship America Movil is now No. 4 wireless operator By Noel Randewich MEXICO CITY, March 10 (Reuters) - Mexico's Carlos Slim, named the...
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Lindsay Lohan sues over "milkaholic" E*Trade ad
Reuters
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The actress Lindsay Lohan has sued E*Trade Financial Corp for $100 million, saying a "milkaholic" baby girl who appeared in a recent commercial was modeled after her.Lohan alleged that online brokerage's...
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China's military bluster camouflages toothless bite
Reuters
By Ben Blanchard - AnalysisBEIJING (Reuters) - Big on spit and polish and parades but short on experience, new technology and force coordination, China's military has far to go before its bite begins to approach its increasingly loud,...
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Bomber's death fresh blow to Indonesia militants
Reuters
By Rob Taylor and Telly NathaliaCANBERRA/JAKARTA (Reuters) - A suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings was killed in a police raid in Indonesia in the latest blow to an Islamist militant movement in the world's most populous Muslim...
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Lawsuits, poker and the death of a boutique bank
Reuters
By Elinor ComlayNEW YORK (Reuters) - In September 2008, as Lehman Brothers was breaking into a million pieces, a young investment bank was pushing up through the rubble.Pali Capital, a boutique firm specializing in derivatives and fixed-income trading,...