Fortune 500, 2010 Edition
The companies in this year’s 500 list slashed costs so fast and so deeply – especially labor – that even in a feeble recovery, their earnings soared. The long-awaited recovery is now under way, but…
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Israel Bans Imports Of Apple iPad
JERUSALEM — Israel has banned imports of Apple Inc.’s hottest new product, the iPad, citing concerns the powerful gadget’s wireless signals could disrupt other devices. Customs officials said Thursday they have already confiscated about 10…
2010’s Hot New Hotels
The Allison Newberg, Ore. Oregon’s Willamette Valley finally has a resort on a par with its award-winning wines. Fully utilizing the 35-acre property’s natural beauty (including vineyards and hazelnut orchards), designers have blurred the boundary…
Obamas: $5.5 million income, $1.8 million tax bill
WASHINGTON — Thanks to revived book sales after he became president, Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, made $5.5 million last year. They paid about one-third of it in federal income taxes. The Obamas gave…
MIT Student Develops $3 Cutting-Edge Healing Device, Field Tested in Haiti
No one really knows why, but for an open wound, simply applying suction dramatically speeds healing times. (The theory is that the negative pressure draws bacteria out, and encourages circulation.) But for almost everyone, that…
Want to Get Audited? Apply for Homebuyer Credit
WASHINGTON — Here’s a good way to get audited by the Internal Revenue Service this year: claim the new homebuyer tax credit. About a fifth of all IRS examinations done by mail in the past…
NYC To Stop Paying Teachers To Do Nothing
NEW YORK — The city will end the practice of paying teachers to play Scrabble, read or surf the Internet in reassignment centers nicknamed “rubber rooms” as they await disciplinary hearings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and…
America’s Back! Let’s Just Hope Newsweek Doesn’t Jinx the Recovery
America is Back!, Newsweek declares this week. Cover-story author Daniel Gross says the economy is making a strong comeback, defying the odds and surprising the naysayers. “The turnaround we’ve had since [Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy], while…
Two Dead In Worst Indonesian Violence For Years
Hundreds of rioters armed with machetes, clubs and petrol bombs have clashed with riot police over a sacred Muslim cleric’s tomb in Indonesia, killing two policemen and leaving at least 145 wounded, some critically. Indonesian…
Kopassus and the legend of ‘Mpu Gandring’
Men and weapons are sometimes seen as a pair of symbolic importance in maintaining the greatness of the state. In Javanese mythology, one such weapon was named after the great master artisan (Mpu) who created…
In Future, Science Could Erase Traumatic Memories
Scientists are beginning to understand why fearful memories are so persistent in the brain, and how they can be erased. The research could help thousands of people with post-traumatic stress disorder, including many veterans, says…
Warga China Benteng Lawan Penggusuran
Tangerang – Ratusan warga keturunan China Benteng di tiga rukun warga di Kampung Lebak Wangi, Mekarsari, Kecamatan Neglasari, Kota Tangerang, Senin (12/4), menolak penggusuran. Pasalnya, mereka telah mendiami tempat itu sejak tahun 1980. Mereka rela…
Undang-Undang Pornografi Berpotensi Mendiskriminasi Perempuan
Nusa Dua – Pemberlakuan Undang-undang Pornografi dinilai berpotensi mendiskriminasi perempuan. Demikian kata Zannuba Arifah Chafsoh Rahman Wahid atau Yenni Wahid menyikapi putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi terkait penolakan uji materi UU Nomor 14 Tahun 208 tentang Pornografi…
Sejuta Facebookers Dukung Susno Duadji
JAKARTA – Penangkapan mantan Kabareskrim Komjen Susno Duadji tak hanya mendapatkan reaksi dari kalangan politisi. Dukungan deras kepada Susno mengalir melalui Facebook dengan nama “Sejuta Dukungan Untuk Susno Duadji Mereformasi Polri”. Kini, Facebookers ramai-ramai mendukung…
Pabrik Ekstasi di Tangerang Digerebek, Oknum TNI Ditangkap
Jakarta – Direktorat IV Narkoba Mabes Polri kembali menggerebek sebuah pabrik pembuatan ekstasi (clandestein lab) di Serang, Banten pada Jumat (26/3/2010) sore. Seorang oknum anggota TNI Brigadir AA terlibat. Direktur IV Narkoba Mabes Polri Brigjen…
Mobil Murah Tiongkok Bakal Banjiri Indonesia
Waspada ACFTA? Mungkin tidak juga. Saat ini kenyataannya bukan hanya usaha kecil (UKM) yang was was dengan diberlakukannya perdagangan bebas ASEAN-CHINA (ACFTA) melainkan para Agen tunggal pemegang merek (ATPM) yang notabenenya merupakan kepanjangan tangan dari…
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