BALTIMORE (AP) — A soldier who lost all four limbs in a roadside bomb attack in 2009 in Iraq has received a double-arm transplant in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Hospital officials said Monday.Surgeons who treated the unidentified infantryman plan to discuss the transplant Tuesday at a news conference with the soldier. The soldier is one of seven in the U.S. who have undergone successful double-arm transplants,...
Barbara Walters hospitalized with chicken pox
Label: EntertainmentNEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters has the chicken pox.The television veteran has been hospitalized for more than a week after taking a fall. Doctors wouldn't release her because she was running a temperature, and now they know why: The 83-year-old news veteran has a disease many people deal with when they are children.Whoopi Goldberg delivered the news Monday on "The View," the daytime talk show Walters...
Japan eased safety standards ahead of Boeing 787 rollout
Label: Business Japan's government stepped in to give Boeing Co.'s now-grounded 787 Dreamliner and its made-in-Japan technology a boost in 2008...
Japan to start 4K TV broadcast in July 2014: report
Label: TechnologyTOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is set to launch the world's first 4K TV broadcast in July 2014, roughly two years ahead of schedule, to help stir demand for ultra high-definition televisions, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday without citing sources. The service will begin from communications satellites, followed by satellite broadcasting and ground digital broadcasting,...
Djokovic beats Murray for 3rd straight Aust. title
Label: SportsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic became the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian titles when he beat Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 in Sunday's final.Little wonder he loves Rod Laver Arena."It's definitely my favorite Grand Slam," he said. "It's an incredible feeling winning this trophy once more. I love this court."Djokovic has won four of his six major...
‘Argo’ wins Producers Guild Awards
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — “Argo” continues to shake up the Oscar race by taking the top honor at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday.Ben Affleck, coming off winning Golden Globe Awards for best motion picture drama and director for the real-life drama, received the award handed out at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.“I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that I’m still working as an actor,” he said in his acceptance...
CDC: Flu seems to level off except in the West
Label: HealthNew government figures show that flu cases seem to be leveling off nationwide. Flu activity is declining in most regions although still rising in the West.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitalizations and deaths spiked again last week, especially among the elderly. The CDC says quick treatment with antiviral medicines is important, in particular for the very...
Guild gold: Actors gather for SAG's big night
Label: EntertainmentLOS ANGELES (AP) — A puzzling Academy Awards season will sort itself out a bit more on Sunday with the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where top performers gather to honor their own in what often is a prelude for who'll go home with an Oscar.Among nominees for the 19th annual guild awards are Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones for the Civil War epic "Lincoln"; Hugh Jackman...
Pitching Chicago to China
Label: Business World Business Chicago Vice Chairman Michael Sacks and former Commerce Secretary William Daley leave Sunday on a six-day business mission to China, Sacks' first official foreign trip as a top adviser to Mayor Rahm Emanuel.Sacks said that he and Daley will pay their own way to China while World Business Chicago, a nonprofit that acts as the city's...
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