STORY HIGHLIGHTSLZ Granderson: Specifics of Obama's first term may not be rememberedHe says his ability to win presidency twice is unforgettableGranderson: Obama, the first black president, makes opportunity real for manyHe says it makes presidency a possibility for people of all backgroundsEditor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the...
Legend, 2 Chainz, MC Lyte honored at Hip-Hop Ball
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — John Legend believes hip-hop played its part in helping Barack Obama become president, and he’s proud at how the genre has matured over the years.“I think hip-hop had a role in making sure we elected a black president in America because we made it so that black people were in people’s homes … through our music and through our culture,” the R&B crooner said Sunday night at the...
Gift cards to be accepted at HMV
Label: Business21 January 2013 Last updated at 08:03 ETThe administrators of HMV have said that the music and DVD retailer will start accepting gift vouchers in stores from Tuesday.Deloitte had previously said that gift cards could not be redeemed in stores, leading to anger among many customers.Deloitte said it was able to honour the vouchers after assessing HMV’s financial position.Meanwhile restructuring specialist...
How to Cut Costs in Retirement
Label: WorldFinding success in retirement is a matter of trade-offs. Some pre-retirees will say that they’d like to have every bit as much, if not more, money in retirement as they had while they were working, even if it means they have to work longer or economize more in advance. Ticking off items on their bucket lists is a key goal, and hiking in the Himalayas and playing golf at Pebble Peach don’t come cheaply.Other...
European shares test two-year highs, yen volatile before BOJ
Label: WorldLONDON (Reuters) - European shares inched towards two-year highs and German Bunds dipped on Monday, as a political attempt to break a budget impasse in the United States and expectations of aggressive Japanese stimulus bolstered the appetite for shares. U.S. House Republican leaders said on Friday they would seek to pass a three-month extension of federal borrowing authority in the coming...
Harbaugh brothers take 49ers, Ravens to Super Bowl
Label: TechnologyThis Super Bowl will be filled with firsts — and one significant last.The Harbaughs, San Francisco's Jim and Baltimore's John, will be the first pair of brothers to coach against each other in the NFL title game.Quarterbacks Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers and Joe Flacco of the Ravens each will be playing in his first Super Bowl — where success is the ultimate measure of elite QBs.It'll be Baltimore's...
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Mali war turns musicians into military
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Dan Lin, Roy Lee Counter Sue Legendary over ‘Godzilla’
Label: HealthLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Producers Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Doug Davison have hit back at Legendary Pictures over “Godzilla,” filing a cross complaint Thursday in L.A. Superior Court seeking millions in damages and credit for their contributions to the upcoming movie.Lin, Lee and Davison allege breach of contract and mistreatment, rehashing the history of how they came to work with Legendary. They...
Dotcom starts new file-sharing site
Label: Business19 January 2013 Last updated at 20:58 ETMegaupload boss Kim Dotcom has set up a new cloud storage and file-sharing site.Mega, a web-based service that lets people upload and store files of any kind, is a sequel to the Megaupload system that was shut down last January.Police raids on the offices and home of Kim Dotcom led to the closure of Megaupload.The Mega site went online at dawn on Sunday, with...
Minister Paradis to Talk Manufacturing, Innovation and Investment in Germany
Label: WorldOTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan 20, 2013) – From January 20 to January 24, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry, will visit Berlin as well as Munich, Germany to discuss Canadian and German approaches to manufacturing and innovation and to promote greater investment ties.“Germany”s economic success demonstrates the importance of a strong and modern manufacturing sector – something...
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