Updated: 6:44 p.m. ETIn a press conference reflecting on last week's massacre in Newtown, Conn., the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre today called on Congress to put armed law enforcement agents in every American school, insisting that guns in schools -- not tougher gun laws -- would most effectively protect children from school shootings. Play VideoA "good guy with a gun" in every school?...
Obama Still an 'Optimist' on Cliff Deal
Label: Business Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON D.C. – Ten days remain before the mandatory spending cuts and tax increases known as the “fiscal cliff” take effect, but President Obama said he is still a “hopeless optimist” that a federal budget deal can be reached before the year-end deadline that economists agree might plunge the country back into recession.“Even though Democrats and Republicans are...
Today on New Scientist: 21 December 2012
Label: World Cadaver stem cells offer new hope of life after death Stem cells can be extracted from bone marrow five days after death to be used in life-saving treatmentsApple's patents under fire at US patent office The tech firm is skating on thin ice with some of the patents that won it a $1 billion settlement against SamsungHimalayan dam-building threatens endemic species The world's highest mountains...
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SIA to spend S$95m upgrading B77-200ER cabins
Label: Technology SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines said it will spend S$95 million refitting 10 Boeing 777-200ER aircraft with new long-haul cabin products.The improvements include seats that fold down into full-flat beds in Business Class and larger entertainment screens for both Business and Economy.A shift in seat layouts will allow every passenger in the Business Class direct access to the aisle.The first...
Boehner's Plan B goes down without getting a vote
Label: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: "The president will work with Congress to get this done," the White House saysThe House Speaker says his Plan B wasn't voted on because it didn't have "sufficient support" A bill to alter cuts did narrowly pass the House; the White House says it would vetoThe fiscal cliff's tax hikes and spending cuts are set to take effect in JanuaryWashington (CNN) -- House Speaker John Boehner's...
N. Korea: We've detained a U.S citizen
Label: Health PYONGYANG, North Korea North Korea said Friday it has detained an American citizen who has confessed to unspecified crimes. State media said in a short dispatch that someone named Bae Jun Ho entered North Korea on Nov. 3 as a tourist but was detained because of crimes. The North said the crimes were "proven through evidence," but didn't elaborate. Pyongyang has detained and eventually released...
Fiscal Cliff 'Plan B' Is Dead: Now What?
Label: Business Dec 20, 2012 11:00pm The defeat of his Plan B — Republicans pulled it when it became clear it would be voted down — is a big defeat for Speaker of the House John Boehner. It demonstrates definitively that there is no fiscal cliff deal that can pass the House on Republican votes alone.Boehner could not even muster the votes to pass something that would only allow...
Urban Byzantine monks gave in to temptation
Label: World WHO ate all the pies? In 6th-century Jerusalem, the Byzantine monks were greedy gobblers - despite strict rules that they should eat mainly bread and water. Most early Byzantine monasteries were located in remote deserts, but St Stephen's monastery thrived...
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Train service on NEL resumes after disruption
Label: Technology SINGAPORE: Services on the North East Line (NEL) have resumed after a disruption due to train fault. SBS Transit said full operations resumed at 5.18pm on Thursday. Earlier, a statement from SBS Transit said there was no service between Punggol and Little India.Free bus rides were made available at designated bus stops near affected NEL stations. SBS Transit has apologised for the inconvenience...
Obama to GOP: 'Take the deal'
Label: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSWhite House threatens to veto Boehner's "plan B"President Obama suggests Republicans are fixated on besting him personallySpeaker Boehner says the House will pass his fallback tax plan ThursdayWithout a deal, everyone's taxes go up in the new yearWashington (CNN) -- After progress earlier this week in fiscal cliff negotiations, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner...
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