(Reuters) – Shares of Facebook Inc were set to open 7 percent lower on Thursday as a surge in fourth-quarter mobile advertising revenue failed to live up to Wall Street’s high expectations.Three brokerages downgraded the stock of the No. 1 social network, which has struggled to develop a full-fledged mobile advertising business.Facebook has long established itself as one of the most important websites,...
Justin Timberlake launches music comeback with Grammy performance
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Justin Timberlake, making his pop music comeback with a new single and album, will perform at next month’s Grammy Awards for the first time in four years, Grammy organizers said on Wednesday.Timberlake, 31, will take the stage at the music industry‘s biggest night in Los Angeles on February 10, ahead of the scheduled March release of his first album since 2006.“The 20/20 Experience”...
Well: Waiting for Alzheimer's to Begin
Label: HealthMy gray matter might be waning. Then again, it might not be. But I swear that I can feel memories — as I’m making them — slide off a neuron and into a tangle of plaque. I steel myself for those moments to come when I won’t remember what just went into my head.I’m not losing track of my car keys, which is pretty standard in aging minds. Nor have I ever forgotten to turn off the oven after use, common...
Slot maker WMS Industries to be sold for $1.5B
Label: Business WMS Industries president and CEO Orrin Edidin among slot machines at WMS headquarters on the northwest side of Chicago....
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Ex-Gov. Ryan arrives at halfway house: 'He has paid a severe price'
Label: World A somber and silent George Ryan arrived at a West Side halfway house this morning after the former governor was released from...
Yandex puts mobile app blocked by Facebook on hold
Label: TechnologyMOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian internet company Yandex has put an experimental application that allows users to search social networking sites from mobile devices on hold after it was blocked by Facebook.Facebook, which launched its own search tool earlier this month, blocked the Wonder app three hours after its launch on January 24 for U.S. users.The application allows users to look for recommendations...
Ke$ha bringing her “crazy beautiful life” to MTV series
Label: LifestyleNEW 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...
The New Old Age Blog: For Some Caregivers, the Trauma Lingers
Label: HealthRecently, I spoke at length to a physician who seems to have suffered a form of post-traumatic stress after her mother’s final illness.There is little research on this topic, which suggests that it is overlooked or discounted. But several experts acknowledge that psychological trauma of this sort does exist.Barry Jacobs, a clinical psychologist and author of “The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers”...
Airlines had earlier 787 battery issues
Label: Business Japan's two biggest airlines replaced below-par lithium-ion batteries on their Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners in the months before...
Jan
29
Shootings wound 8 from Hermosa to South Shore
Label: World At least eight people were shot across Chicago overnight, including two men wounded at a West Side gas station where a clerk...
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