Pfizer Chief Kindler Quits. Read Named Successor
Pfizer Inc. chief Jeffrey Kindler unexpectedly resigns after under five years. Ian Read, who has led Pfizer's worldwide pharmaceutical operations since 2006, will take over immediately. In Egypt, a shark attack at Sharm el Sheikh killed a German tourist and shut beaches as waves of shark incidents hit European visitors.
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Pfizer Inc
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Pfizer
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Red Sea
Sharm el-Sheikh
Kennedy Center Honors Assemble Diverse Recipients in DC
Oprah Winfrey Paul McCartney Merle Haggard Jerry Herman and Bill T Jones join in DC to receive the Kennedy Center Honors as Obama and Clinton laud the diverse line up spanning genres and generations. In Hong Kong protesters rally for Liu Xiaobo release ahead of Oslo ceremony and Nobel prize announcement.
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America
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Jerry Herman
Broadway
Bill T. Jones
Paul McCartney
U.S
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Hillary Clinton
Hong Kong
Liu Xiaobo
Oslo
Nobel Committee
China
Liu
History sniffing found on dozens of sites worldwide
University of California San Diego researchers reveal 46 sites secretly harvest users browsing histories through simple code. The technique lets advertisers tailor attacks and prices, with Interclick cited as a partner in several cases. Morningstar Newsmax and others distancing themselves, while browsers remain vulnerable.
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San Francisco
University of California, San Diego
United States
Morningstar.com
Newsmax.com
Interclick
New York
Morningstar
NewsMax
Visa abuses trap students in US summer programs
AP findings show foreign students on J-1 visas face exploitation by recruiters and employers. Some work in strip clubs or earn as little as one dollar an hour, while crowded, filthy apartments and threats of deportation push many to steal essentials. Nearly 70 students from 16 countries described disappointment and anger at the program.
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Myrtle Beach
S.C
United States
America
Associated Press
State Department
John Woods
National Security
Immigrations and Customs
Natalia Berlinschi
South Carolina
Berlinschi
Parties move toward economic compromise
Democrats and Republicans edge toward an economic package to extend expiring tax rates for all taxpayers and renew unemployment benefits for millions. Disagreements linger over details with some Democrats opposing extending Bush era rates for the top earners. Republicans push for a permanent extension, while the White House seeks a two year renewal and a one year unemployment boost amid a 9.8 percent jobless rate spike.
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Barack Obama
Dick Durbin
Illinois
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WikiLeaks Seeks Swiss Support As Assange Hints at Asylum
WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange weighs asylum in Switzerland as support channels shift to Swiss postal and Internet infrastructure. He cites death threats to him and his lawyers and notes traffic relays through wikileaks.ch, run by the Swiss Pirate Party, with donations routed via a Bern post office account and a Swiss Icelandic credit card link.
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WikiLeaks
Switzerland
U.S. State Department
Julian Assange
WikiLeaks faces mirrors as supporters boost Swiss site
Swiss Pirate Party reports WikiLeaks ch site www wikileaks ch draws about 3000 visitors a second and mirrors multiply across servers. They say cables stay accessible even if WikiLeaks goes down, challenging governments to censor the Net.
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WikiLeaks
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