US STOCKS-Futures rise as data on consumer eyed

Forbes* Reports on retail sales, consumer sentiment on tap* Boeing ( BA – news – people ) says 787 Dreamliner test flight may come Dec. 15* Futures up: S&P 5.8 pts, Dow 53 pts, Nasdaq 7.5 pts(Adds details, quote, byline, updates prices)NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose Friday as investors awaited data that could provide a look at the health of the consumer, including reports… Read more

Utah Mom’s Disappearance ‘Suspicious,’ Police Say

FOXNewsThe disappearance of a missing Utah stockbroker and mother of two has turned “suspicious,” police say.West Valley City Police Capt. Tom McLachlan said Thursday that no one will reveal where 28-year-old Susan Powell is and “she has not contacted us or anyone else we know about.”Powell failed to show up at her job at Wells Fargo Financial on Monday. Her purse, cell phone and car all were… Read more

Week 14 NFL Matchups

New York TimesChargers (9-3) at Cowboys (8-4)The Cowboys don’t want to hear about their 15-27 record in December over the past decade. They’ve been interrogated in news conferences and on talk radio. They’ve been criticized by everyone from their own stars of yesteryear — some of whom raised off-field distractions to an art form — to citizen bloggers who equate December toughness with… Read more

Mugabe opens Zanu-PF congress

Al Jazeera EnglishRobert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s president, has condemned splits within Zanu-PF, saying internal fighting is tearing the party apart and emboldening its rivals.Mugabe opened the party’s congress in the capital, Harare, on Friday, and addressed the party for the first time since it lost absolute grip of power and entered a unity government.”The reason why we lost last year was because… Read more

Pa. House Puts off Debate on Casino-Expansion Bill

ABC NewsPlans collapsed Thursday for a vote in the state House of Representatives on a bill to expand legalized casino gambling in Pennsylvania and deliver more tax revenue to the cash-strapped state.With legislative approval of more than $700 million for several universities tied to passage of the bill, partisan finger-pointing erupted. Meanwhile, the state’s largest university, Penn State,… Read more

Philippine ex-militiamen hold 57 hostages

Washington PostMANILA, Philippines — Officials negotiated for a second day Friday with government-armed former militiamen who took 57 villagers hostage in the southern Philippines to press their demands that murder and banditry charges against them be dropped.The abductions Thursday by 15 gunmen raised fresh questions over the government’s long-standing policy of arming civilian volunteers to… Read more

Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly is heading to Notre Dame to replace fired Weis

StarTribuneCINCINNATI – Notre Dame has settled on Brian Kelly as the man who can restore its faded glory, just as he turned Cincinnati into a national title contender.Just 10 days after Charlie Weis was fired, it’s up to Kelly to revive the fortunes of a team that just completed the worst decade of football in the history of the storied program with a 70-52 record and three losing… Read more

California Justices Hear Arguments in Polanski Case

New York TimesLOS ANGELES – The legal brawl over the fate of Roman Polanski moved to California on Thursday, where an appeals court heard a trio of lawyers debate whether Mr. Polanski, an Oscar-winning director, should be allowed to challenge his conviction on a 32-year-old sex charge while still under house arrest in Switzerland.Speaking before a courtroom packed with reporters and camera crews,… Read more

Rule 5 Draft

According to David Lennon of Newsday, a scout said teams had been trying to move up to select RHP Carlos Monasterios, who the Mets drafted then immediatly traded to the Dodgers. …by the way, the Mets just announced the trade in a press release… Updated at 10:32 am: The major-league phase of the Rule 5 Draft is over. …i will do a recap of the minor-league phase later in the day…… Read more

Tiger Woods — the hits just keep on coming

MiamiHeraldWould anyone want to be Tiger Woods right now?In the wake of the bevy of women who have surfaced claiming to have had an affair with the golf titan, the money well appears to be drying up. A big endorsement (Gatorade’s Tiger Focus drink) dropped him, and no ads featuring Woods have aired since Nov. 29 (a Gillette spot). Since then, the PGA icon’s commercials have been MIA from all… Read more

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