WASHINGTON — In 14 months as C.I.A. director, David H. Petraeus has shunned the spotlight he once courted as America’s most famous general. His low-profile style has won the loyalty of the White House, easing old tensions with President Obama, and he has overcome some of the skepticism he faced from the agency’s work force, which is always wary of the military brass. Brendan Smialowski/Getty...
Bits Blog: Data Shows Twitter Posts That Resonate With Electorate
Labels: TechnologyIn Florida, voters responded most when Mitt Romney posted about education and when President Obama did the same about foreign affairs. In Ohio, Mr. Obama’s posted about gay rights, more so than any other topic, held the most traction. For Mr. Romney, it was his posts about the economy.Twitter introduced an interactive map on Thursday showing which of the candidates’ tweets drove the most engagement...
Second Illness Infects Meningitis Sufferers
Labels: LifestyleJust when they might have thought they were in the clear, people recovering from meningitis in an outbreak caused by a contaminated steroid drug have been struck by a second illness. The new problem, called an epidural abscess, is an infection near the spine at the site where the drug — contaminated by a fungus — was injected to treat back or neck pain. The abscesses are a localized infection,...
Second Illness Infects Meningitis Sufferers
Labels: HealthJust when they might have thought they were in the clear, people recovering from meningitis in an outbreak caused by a contaminated steroid drug have been struck by a second illness. The new problem, called an epidural abscess, is an infection near the spine at the site where the drug — contaminated by a fungus — was injected to treat back or neck pain. The abscesses are a localized infection,...
For Hourly Workers After the Storm, No Work, No Pay
Labels: BusinessChantal Sainvilus, a home health aide in Brooklyn who makes $10 an hour, does not get paid if she does not show up. So it is no wonder that she joined the thousands of people taking extreme measures to get to work this week, even, in her case, hiking over the Williamsburg Bridge. While salaried employees worked if they could, often from home after Hurricane Sandy, many of the poorest...
Nov
02
Guinea-Bissau, After Coup, Is Drug-Trafficking Haven
Labels: WorldAgence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSoldiers in Bissau, the capital. BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — When the army ousted the president here just months before his term was to expire, a thirst for power by the officer corps did not fully explain the offensive. But a sizable increase in drug trafficking in this troubled country since the military took over has raised suspicions that the president’s sudden removal...
Sony, Sharp and Panasonic Report Significant Losses
Labels: TechnologyTOKYO — After years of bets gone wrong and lost opportunities, three of Japan’s consumer electronics giants are showing some signs of faltering. In the most dire warning, Sharp forecast on Thursday a 450 billion yen ($5.6 billion) full-year loss and warned that it had “material doubts” about its ability to survive. On the same day, Panasonic’s shares lost a fifth of their value in...
Ameridose Announces Recall Amid Questions About Drugs’ Sterility
Labels: LifestyleA drug producer linked to the pharmacy at the center of a national meningitis outbreak announced a recall of all of its products Wednesday after federal regulators found that it had not provided enough assurance that all the medicines it made were sterile. Cj Gunther/European Pressphoto AgencyAmeridose’s sister company is the source of steroid medication linked to 29 meningitis deaths....
Ameridose Announces Recall Amid Questions About Drugs’ Sterility
Labels: HealthA drug producer linked to the pharmacy at the center of a national meningitis outbreak announced a recall of all of its products Wednesday after federal regulators found that it had not provided enough assurance that all the medicines it made were sterile. Cj Gunther/European Pressphoto AgencyAmeridose’s sister company is the source of steroid medication linked to 29 meningitis deaths....
Lower Production and Prices Hurt Chevron Profit
Labels: BusinessSAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Chevron Corp. said Friday its third-quarter net income fell 33 percent as production declined and it sold oil and gas at lower prices. The nation's second-largest oil company said Friday that it earned $5.25 billion, or $2.69 per share, in the July-through-September quarter. That compares with net income of $7.83 billion, or $3.92 per share, in the year-ago quarter....
Nov
01
Live Coverage: Burdens of Storm’s Damage Ease Slightly
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