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Friday Flicks: Is Liam Neeson Hollywood’s Most Bankable Action Hero?

The Grey Tagline: Live Or Die On This Day. It seems Liam Neeson is fast becoming the most reliable action hero for studios and audiences to turn to in these uncertain times. Seemingly out of nowhere – and certainly out of character – he’s lately cropped up in the likes of Taken and Unknown, bashing heads [...]

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What Are America’s Most Stressful Jobs?

What Are America’s Most Stressful Jobs?

“Take this job and shove it” is a sentiment that many workers can relate to. While most jobs have stressful moments when a presentation is due or the lunch rush comes in, according to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, 40% of American workers consider their jobs very or extremely stressful. Factors like [...]

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The Zen of Air Travel: San Francisco Airport Opens Yoga Room

The Zen of Air Travel: San Francisco Airport Opens Yoga Room

The San Francisco International Airport continues its quest to make itself its own destination. The airport has just opened a yoga room for harried travelers seeking a moment of peace following airport security. In Terminal 2, serving Virgin America and American Airlines passengers, SFO’s “Zen Room” is reportedly the first of its kind. The space [...]

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Ferris Bueller Returns — In a Super Bowl Ad?

It doesn’t take much for us to tune in to a good Super Bowl storyline. Even if it’s one that has nothing to do with football and everything to do with Matthew Broderick resurrecting his most memorable character in a mysteriously brief YouTube spot. So, yes, Ferris Bueller is sort of back. “How can I handle work [...]

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With London Games Six Months Away, Olympic Preparations in Full Swing

With London Games Six Months Away, Olympic Preparations in Full Swing

The London Olympic Games are exactly six months away, and organizers marked the occasion by taking control of the Olympic Village and releasing details about the opening ceremonies. On July 27, athletes and spectators alike will be treated to an opening ceremony called “Isles of Wonder,” dreamed up by director Danny Boyle. Best known for [...]

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Fashion Friday: Winehouse Tribute, Downton Jewelry and More Style Scoop

Fashion Friday: Winehouse Tribute, Downton Jewelry and More Style Scoop

Downton Abbey Jewelry Pulled. PBS has removed its jewelry collection inspired by the series from its website over objections from the series’ U.K. producers, who were reportedly upset that they weren’t seeing any profits from the unauthorized pieces. [The Look] Winehouse Family Upset by Gaultier Show. Designer Jean Paul Gaultier, famous for outfitting Madonna in cone-shaped [...]

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Reuters Magazine: Rice: The fight over Russia’s soul

Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:14am EST (Reuters) – Sir Harold Evans, Reuters editor-at-large, recently sat down with former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for a conversation. The focus: Russia. EVANS: Let’s go back to that first encounter with Putin in 2001 when President Bush said, “I looked the man in the eye. I was [...]

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Yemen’s "parallel revolution" inspires street-level protests

By Tom Finn SANAA | Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:58am EST SANAA (Reuters) – The protest that paralyzed Yemen’s main airport erupted when an air force officer hurled a boot at his commander, a relative of the outgoing president and a symbol of the corruption that divides even his supporters. “This is all I have [...]

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Kenya counters vote-rigging with electronic register

NAIROBI | Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:15am EST NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya will switch to an electronic register of voters [...]

Germany reminded of neo-Nazi peril on Holocaust day

BERLIN | Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:50am EST BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany marked the 67th anniversary of the liberation of [...]

Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad attack

By Saad Shalash BAGHDAD | Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:57am EST BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-filled [...]

German Angst as U.S. troops bid "Auf Wiedersehen"

By Alexandra Hudson GRAFENWOEHR, Germany | Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:48am EST GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Reuters) – Walter Brunner, a lively [...]

Iran could ban EU oil exports next week: lawmaker

By Hashem Kalantari TEHRAN | Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:36am EST TEHRAN (Reuters) – A law to be debated in [...]

Taliban willing to compromise, Afghan negotiators say

By Rob Taylor and Hamid Shalizi KABUL | Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:53am EST KABUL (Reuters) – Senior Afghan peace [...]