Why women belong on war front-lines

Vernice Armour says "bottom line is if you can do the job, you should be out there doing it...man or a woman. "STORY HIGHLIGHTSVernice Armour: In 2004 battle in Iraq, she saved a Marine squad by shooting a missileShe says rescued Marines didn't care she was a woman. Now Pentagon lifting banShe says women in combat roles doesn't lower standards; they have long served in militaryArmour: Having more...

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Ke$ha bringing her “crazy beautiful life” to MTV series

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Singer Ke$ ha is coming to cable television with a new reality series that promises to document the “drama, madness and euphoria” of her professional and personal life, MTV said on Tuesday.“Ke$ ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life,” will premiere on MTV in April, the network said.“You might have heard my voice on the radio, seen me onstage or in a music video, but that’s only a part of...

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Mortgage approvals pick up again

30 January 2013 Last updated at 06:45 ETThe number of mortgages agreed by lenders for home buyers has risen for the fifth month in a row, figures from the Bank of England show.In December, 55,785 mortgages were approved for home buyers, the most since January 2012 and, before that, the highest since December 2009.The figures suggest that house sales will rise in the coming months.Lenders have attributed...

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Perfect Your Trip This Valentine’s Day

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwire – Jan 30, 2013) – With Valentine”s Day just around the corner, we wouldn”t be surprised if a few of you are planning to whisk your loved one away and treat them to a romantic break they can”t forget. Forget about buying a cheap bunch of flowers and a rubbish card, now”s the ideal time to go all out and really treat your partner to a dream holiday abroad.Take them...

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Wall Street edges lower at open after GDP data

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were flat on Wednesday as an unexpectedly weak read on fourth-quarter economic activity was offset by strong results at Boeing and Amazon.com. Equities continued to shrug off negative news, with the S&P 500 staying above 1,500, a level that market technicians call an inflection point that will determine the overall direction in the near term. ...

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A-Rod implicated in PED use again as MLB probes

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is in the middle of Major League Baseball's latest doping investigation after an alternative weekly newspaper reported baseball's highest-paid star was among the big leaguers listed in the records of a Florida clinic the paper said sold performance-enhancing drugs.The Miami New Times said Tuesday that the three-time AL MVP bought human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing...

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Why haven't we learned from fires?

STORY HIGHLIGHTSPyrotechnics, overcrowding, poor exits have contributed to tragic fires in recent yearsYou would think the world would have learned from past incidents, John Barylick saysConcertgoers have to be their own fire marshals, he saysEditor's note: John Barylick, author of "Killer Show," a book on the 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island, is an attorney who represented victims in wrongful...

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Oscar nod for protest film cheers Palestinians

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Oscar-nominated documentary “5 Broken Cameras” screened for Palestinians for the first time on Monday, leaving locals hopeful that their struggle with Israel for land and statehood will gain a global audience.The low-cost film is based on five years of amateur camera work by journalist Emad Burnat as he documented weekly protests against land seizures by Israeli forces...

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Soon You Can Flee Your Underwater Home. But It Will Cost You

For some homeowners, March 1 will be Liberation Day. That’s when Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) will start allowing some homeowners who have been stuck in their homes—unable to move because they owe more than the property is worth—to relinquish the houses and cancel their debt.The new rules (PDF) for deed-in-lieu transactions apply to people who are current or less than 90 days late on their...

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Kick-Start Your Career Dreams in 3 Weeks

Even if you know you need a career change, it’s easy to get distracted by the necessary responsibilities of your daily life–work, family, friends. And that makes it hard to carve out the time and mental space you need to even start thinking about a change.“We all get stuck in our day-to-day on autopilot and forget to take a moment for ourselves during the day,” writes Life Coach Calan Breckon. “But...

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