Dragor | Daily News Magazine http://dragor.net Daily News Magazine Sun, 20 May 2012 06:28:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Chicago braces for largest anti-NATO protest http://dragor.net/2012/05/chicago-braces-for-largest-anti-nato-protest/ http://dragor.net/2012/05/chicago-braces-for-largest-anti-nato-protest/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 06:28:48 +0000 H. Adam http://dragor.net/2012/05/chicago-braces-for-largest-anti-nato-protest/ CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago police trying to keep the peace during the NATO summit may face their biggest test on Sunday when thousands of demonstrators were expected to march near the site where leaders of the military alliance begin a two-day meeting. Previous protests in the runup to the summit Sunday and Monday have been lively but peaceful, resulting in fewer than two dozen arrests over the past six days, according to the Chicago Police Department. …
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]]> http://dragor.net/2012/05/chicago-braces-for-largest-anti-nato-protest/feed/ 0 Russia Sberbank sees sale certainty after government formed http://dragor.net/2012/05/russia-sberbank-sees-sale-certainty-after-government-formed/ http://dragor.net/2012/05/russia-sberbank-sees-sale-certainty-after-government-formed/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 06:21:34 +0000 H. Adam http://dragor.net/2012/05/russia-sberbank-sees-sale-certainty-after-government-formed/ CEO of Russian Sberbank Gref attends a plenary session of the World Economic Forum in ViennaWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Europe’s second largest lender Russia’s Sberbank will see some certainty over the planned privatization sale after the new Russian government’s lineup is announced on May 21, CEO German Gref said on Saturday. Sberbank initially planned the sale of the 7.6 percent stake, part of Russia’s ambitious privatization program, last September but postponed the deal after global risk aversion wiped around $ 1.5 billion off the stake’s value. “It seems to me that, yes, such certainty should emerge (after the cabinet announcement),” Gref said. …



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]]> http://dragor.net/2012/05/russia-sberbank-sees-sale-certainty-after-government-formed/feed/ 0 NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan http://dragor.net/2012/05/nato-leaders-seek-common-path-out-of-afghanistan/ http://dragor.net/2012/05/nato-leaders-seek-common-path-out-of-afghanistan/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 06:21:17 +0000 H. Adam http://dragor.net/2012/05/nato-leaders-seek-common-path-out-of-afghanistan/ Canada's PM Harper and Britain's PM Cameron disembark from Harper's plane after arriving in Chicago ahead of the NATO SummitCHICAGO (Reuters) – NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in their alliance and ensure Afghanistan can hold a still-potent Taliban at bay when foreign troops withdraw. President Barack Obama hosts the summit in his home town, Chicago, a day after leaders of major industrialized nations tackled Europe’s debt crisis, backing keeping Greece in the euro zone and vowing to take steps necessary to revitalize the world economy. …



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]]> http://dragor.net/2012/05/nato-leaders-seek-common-path-out-of-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Kristen Wiig gets an emotional sendoff from ‘SNL’ http://dragor.net/2012/05/kristen-wiig-gets-an-emotional-sendoff-from-snl/ http://dragor.net/2012/05/kristen-wiig-gets-an-emotional-sendoff-from-snl/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 06:20:42 +0000 H. Adam http://dragor.net/2012/05/kristen-wiig-gets-an-emotional-sendoff-from-snl/ Kristen Wiig has gotten a musical sendoff on the season finale of “Saturday Night Live” as the versatile cast member makes her exit after seven years.
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]]> http://dragor.net/2012/05/kristen-wiig-gets-an-emotional-sendoff-from-snl/feed/ 0 App scans faces of bar-goers to guess age, gender http://dragor.net/2012/05/app-scans-faces-of-bar-goers-to-guess-age-gender/ http://dragor.net/2012/05/app-scans-faces-of-bar-goers-to-guess-age-gender/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 06:20:00 +0000 H. Adam http://dragor.net/2012/05/app-scans-faces-of-bar-goers-to-guess-age-gender/ Cole Harper, co-founder and CEO of SceneTap, holds up a phone showing the app SceneTap at a bar in San Francisco, Thursday, May 17, 2012. A new app is scheduled to launch in San Francisco this weekend that will scan the faces of patrons in 25 bars across the city to determine their ages and genders. The app’s makers, Austin, Texas-based SceneTap, say the app doesn’t identify specific individuals, but privacy advocates have their doubts. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco’s bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out.



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]]> http://dragor.net/2012/05/app-scans-faces-of-bar-goers-to-guess-age-gender/feed/ 0 Thunder rally past Lakers, take 3-1 series lead http://dragor.net/2012/05/thunder-rally-past-lakers-take-3-1-series-lead/ http://dragor.net/2012/05/thunder-rally-past-lakers-take-3-1-series-lead/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 06:19:22 +0000 H. Adam http://dragor.net/2012/05/thunder-rally-past-lakers-take-3-1-series-lead/ Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, right, puts up a shot as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka defends during the first half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)With Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant engineering yet another late comeback, the Oklahoma City Thunder pushed Kobe Bryant to the brink.



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]]> http://dragor.net/2012/05/thunder-rally-past-lakers-take-3-1-series-lead/feed/ 0 Alabama governor signs bill tweaking immigration law http://dragor.net/2012/05/alabama-governor-signs-bill-tweaking-immigration-law-17/ http://dragor.net/2012/05/alabama-governor-signs-bill-tweaking-immigration-law-17/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 06:19:13 +0000 H. Adam http://dragor.net/2012/05/alabama-governor-signs-bill-tweaking-immigration-law-17/ MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) – Alabama's governor signed into law revisions to the state's controversial immigration statute on Friday, despite his earlier suggestions he might veto the measure because it did not make enough changes to the toughest state crackdown against illegal immigrants. Republican Governor Robert Bentley had publicly urged lawmakers to modify sections of the law that took …
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]]> http://dragor.net/2012/05/alabama-governor-signs-bill-tweaking-immigration-law-17/feed/ 0 Chicago protests on eve of NATO summit raucous, peaceful http://dragor.net/2012/05/chicago-protests-on-eve-of-nato-summit-raucous-peaceful/ http://dragor.net/2012/05/chicago-protests-on-eve-of-nato-summit-raucous-peaceful/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 04:58:39 +0000 H. Adam http://dragor.net/2012/05/chicago-protests-on-eve-of-nato-summit-raucous-peaceful/ Protester takes part in demonstration ahead of NATO meeting in ChicagoCHICAGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators staged raucous protests against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s budget cuts and other economic issues on the eve of the NATO summit, but police said there were few arrests and only minor clashes. The crowds were in the hundreds on Saturday, down from an estimated 2,500 people on Friday at Daley Plaza, named for longtime Mayor Richard J. Daley, who headed the city during bloody clashes between police and anti-Vietnam War protesters at the 1968 Democratic convention. …



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]]> http://dragor.net/2012/05/chicago-protests-on-eve-of-nato-summit-raucous-peaceful/feed/ 0 Two smaller unions agree deals with Lockheed http://dragor.net/2012/05/two-smaller-unions-agree-deals-with-lockheed/ http://dragor.net/2012/05/two-smaller-unions-agree-deals-with-lockheed/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 04:58:34 +0000 H. Adam http://dragor.net/2012/05/two-smaller-unions-agree-deals-with-lockheed/ (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp said on Saturday it had negotiated new contracts with two smaller unions at its Fort Worth, Texas plant, even as a strike by the larger machinists union stretched into a fifth week. Lockheed said about 70 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) on Friday ratified a new contract that would extend for four years. On Saturday, a new five-year contract was approved by 430 members of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU). Both agreements take effect on Monday. …
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]]> http://dragor.net/2012/05/two-smaller-unions-agree-deals-with-lockheed/feed/ 0 UK may keep troops in Afghanistan post-2014 to fight terrorism http://dragor.net/2012/05/uk-may-keep-troops-in-afghanistan-post-2014-to-fight-terrorism/ http://dragor.net/2012/05/uk-may-keep-troops-in-afghanistan-post-2014-to-fight-terrorism/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 04:58:21 +0000 H. Adam http://dragor.net/2012/05/uk-may-keep-troops-in-afghanistan-post-2014-to-fight-terrorism/ A British Army soldier waves to Afghan children during a patrol outside Patrol Base Chilli near Lashkar Gah in Helmand provinceCAMP ROUND MEADOW, Maryland (Reuters) – Britain may keep a small number of soldiers in Afghanistan to fight terrorism after 2014, when NATO forces are due to end combat operations, a senior British government official said on Saturday. It is the first time Britain has given any indication it may keep forces in Afghanistan after 2014 apart from a small training contingent. Britain plans to withdraw 500 soldiers from its 9,500-strong force in Afghanistan this year before ending combat operations in 2014 when Afghan security forces are due to have taken over responsibility for security. …



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