http://www.mail.com/subjects/274-industrial-products-services.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/274-industrial-products-services.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1862736-chicago-takes-leading-role-national-gun-debate.html CHICAGO (AP) — They are counting the dead from gunfire again in Chicago, a city awash in weapons despite having one of the strictest gun-control ordinances in the nation. After a year in which Chicago's death toll surpassed 500, the bloodshed has continued in 2013 at a rate of more than one killing a day. It was the city's deadliest January in more than a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1862736-chicago-takes-leading-role-national-gun-debate.html 2013-02-01T20:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1862306-nasa-marks-10-years-loss-columbia-crew.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Schoolchildren joined NASA managers and relatives of the lost crew of space shuttle Columbia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy and remember the seven astronauts who died. More than 300 people gathered at Kennedy Space Center for the outdoor ceremony, just a few miles from where Columbia was supposed to land ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1862306-nasa-marks-10-years-loss-columbia-crew.html 2013-02-01T21:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862528-oil-bottleneck-rockies-cheaper-gasoline.html CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A boom in domestic oil drilling has helped lower U.S. gasoline prices, though the steepest drops have missed California commuters, Midwestern farmers and even New York commodities traders who know all about oil and gasoline pricing. You have to be in the Rocky Mountains to see the lowest prices — ideally in Casper, the Wyoming city o... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862528-oil-bottleneck-rockies-cheaper-gasoline.html 2013-02-01T17:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861110-nycs-landmark-grand-central-terminal-turns-100.html NEW YORK (AP) — Grand Central station, once in danger of being demolished, is celebrating its 100th birthday with speeches, a brass band and a rollback to 1913 prices when a slice of cheesecake might go for 19 cents. The majestic Beaux Arts building, which carries the official name of Grand Central Terminal, is one of the world's most popular tourist dest... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861110-nycs-landmark-grand-central-terminal-turns-100.html 2013-02-01T17:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861366-germany-aims-to-acquire-armed-drones.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany plans to join the ranks of countries that deploy armed drones on the battlefield — a move critics say would lower the threshold for foreign military interventions. Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Friday that Germany would work with France to develop a new generation of unmanned aerial vehicles. "We have a gap in our capabili... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861366-germany-aims-to-acquire-armed-drones.html 2013-02-01T14:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861808-space-shuttle-doomed-you-tell-crew.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A NASA top official wrestled with what he thought was a hypothetical question: What should you tell the astronauts of a doomed space shuttle Columbia? When the NASA official raised the question in 2003 just days before the accident that claimed seven astronauts' lives, managers thought — wrongly — that Columbia's heat shield was fine. It... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861808-space-shuttle-doomed-you-tell-crew.html 2013-02-01T13:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861206-china-poised-to-control-strategic-pakistani-port.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — China is poised to take over operational control of a strategic deep-water Pakistani seaport that could serve as a vital economic hub for Beijing and perhaps a key military outpost, according to officials. The construction of the port, in the former fishing village of Gwadar in troubled Baluchistan province, was largely funded by ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861206-china-poised-to-control-strategic-pakistani-port.html 2013-02-02T02:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861106-nkorean-uranium-nuclear-test-would-raise-stakes.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As North Korea warns that it plans its third nuclear test since 2006, outside governments and analysts are trying to determine a crucial question: Just what will Pyongyang's scientists explode? The last two tests are believed to have been of plutonium devices, but the next logical step for Pyongyang's ambitious nuclear program co... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861106-nkorean-uranium-nuclear-test-would-raise-stakes.html 2013-02-01T07:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860938-china-manufacturing-growth-january-weak.html BEIJING (AP) — China's manufacturing activity expanded in January in a new sign of recovery for the world's second-largest economy but growth was weak, two surveys showed Friday. The government-sanctioned China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers' index stood at 50.4 on a 100-point scale on which numbers above 50 indicate a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860938-china-manufacturing-growth-january-weak.html 2013-02-01T02:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857948-japan-industrial-production-up-25-percent-dec.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's industrial production picked up pace in December from the month before, in a sign the world's third-largest economy may be stabilizing thanks to stronger global demand and government spending. Increased output of large passenger cars and vehicle components and machinery for making semiconductors were the main factors helping to drive ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857948-japan-industrial-production-up-25-percent-dec.html 2013-02-01T01:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858368-syria-threatens-retaliation-israeli-airstrike.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria threatened Thursday to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike and its ally Iran said the Jewish state will regret the attack. Syria sent a letter to the U.N. Secretary-General stressing the country's "right to defend itself, its territory and sovereignty" and holding Israel and its supporters accountable. "Israel and those who protect it a... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858368-syria-threatens-retaliation-israeli-airstrike.html 2013-01-31T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860220-israel-feel-to-strike-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli air attack staged in Syria this week may be a sign of things to come. Israeli military officials appear to have concluded that the risks of attacking Syria are worth taking when compared to the dangers of allowing sophisticated weapons to reach Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon. With Syrian President ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860220-israel-feel-to-strike-syria.html 2013-01-31T21:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860206-space-shuttle-columbia-what-happened-10-years-ago.html Ten years ago Friday, the space shuttle Columbia was destroyed and its seven astronauts killed during the final minutes of its flight. NASA will mark the 10th anniversary of the accident at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, and take part in an observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, where three of the astronauts are buried. ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860206-space-shuttle-columbia-what-happened-10-years-ago.html 2013-01-31T20:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858688-fiat-industrial-sees-growth-us-unit-merger.html MILAN (AP) — Italian heavy-duty vehicles maker Fiat Industrial reported a 20 percent increase in fourth quarter profit Thursday and forecast revenue would increase 5 percent in 2013 as it completes the full merger with its U.S.-based farm and construction equipment maker, CNH. Chairman Sergio Marchionne told analysts that he expects the new company will b... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858688-fiat-industrial-sees-growth-us-unit-merger.html 2013-01-31T17:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859170-correction-nigeria-plane-graveyard-story.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In a story Feb. 2 about Nigeria dismantling abandoned airplanes at airports around the country, The Associated Press reported erroneously what material airliner fuselages are constructed from. They are made of aluminum, not steel. A corrected version of the story is below: Nigeria starts dismantling its plane 'graveyard' Workers dism... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859170-correction-nigeria-plane-graveyard-story.html 2013-02-02T14:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859340-joint-chiefs-looming-cuts-would-hollow-military.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The military's top leaders are warning Congress that automatic spending cuts looming in March would force the Pentagon to slash operating budgets, weakening the armed forces and possibly forcing furloughs of 800,000 civilian employees. The Joint Chiefs say in a letter to Congress that the cuts would create a "hollow force" and would requ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859340-joint-chiefs-looming-cuts-would-hollow-military.html 2013-01-31T16:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858308-greek-doctors-public-transport-workers-strike.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek doctors, port workers and public transport staff in the country's capital walked off the job Thursday in strikes against deeply unpopular austerity measures that have seen incomes slashed as the country struggles to emerge from a deep financial crisis. The country's main unions also announced a nationwide general strike for Feb... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858308-greek-doctors-public-transport-workers-strike.html 2013-01-31T15:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858588-chinas-love-affair-with-cars-chokes-air-cities.html BEIJING (AP) — Endless lines of slow-moving cars emerge like apparitions and then disappear again into the gloom of the thick smog that has shrouded Beijing this week and reduced its skyline to blurry gray shapes. With more than 13 million cars sold in China last year, motor vehicles have emerged as the chief culprit for the throat-choking air pollution i... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858588-chinas-love-affair-with-cars-chokes-air-cities.html 2013-01-31T09:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858250-ana-to-seek-damages-boeing-787-woes.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's All Nippon Airways is prepared to recoup from Boeing whatever damages it suffers from flight cancellations and other costs caused by the worldwide grounding of 787 jets, a senior executive said Thursday. All Nippon Airways Co. Chief Financial Officer Kiyoshi Tonomoto said the airline was focused on investigating the cause of the 787 b... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858250-ana-to-seek-damages-boeing-787-woes.html 2013-01-31T09:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858238-vietnam-rage-growing-loss-land-rights.html KIM SON, Vietnam (AP) — Faced with a group of farmers refusing to give up their land for a housing project, the Communist Party officials negotiating the deal devised a solution: They went to a bank, opened accounts in the names of the holdouts and deposited what they decided was fair compensation. Then they took the land. The farmers, angry at the sum an... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858238-vietnam-rage-growing-loss-land-rights.html 2013-01-31T08:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855516-skorea-satellite-working-normally-sending-data.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The first satellite launched from South Korean soil is working normally, officials said Thursday, a day after Seoul achieved its space milestone during a time of high tensions over archrival North Korea's recent threat to test a third nuclear device. A South Korean rocket carrying the satellite blasted off from a launch pad Wedne... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855516-skorea-satellite-working-normally-sending-data.html 2013-01-31T03:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1853688-guard-vessels-pass-leaking-miss-river-barge.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Coast Guard is letting vessels pass through a closed section of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg as it evaluates how traffic would affect efforts to remove and clean up oil from a leaking barge, a Guard spokesman said Wednesday. Chief Petty Officer Paul Roszkowski told The Associated Press that a 16-mile stretch of the river re... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1853688-guard-vessels-pass-leaking-miss-river-barge.html 2013-01-31T02:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858050-nasa-launches-communication-satellite.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA launched a new communication satellite Wednesday to stay in touch with its space station astronauts and relay more Hubble telescope images. An unmanned Atlas V rocket blasted into the starry night sky carrying the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite. This is the 11th TDRS satellite to be launched by NASA. The space agency us... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858050-nasa-launches-communication-satellite.html 2013-01-31T02:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856500-israeli-jets-bomb-military-target-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria, U.S. officials said Wednesday, targeting a convoy believed to contain anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. The attack adds a potentially flammable new element to tensions already heightened by Syria's civil war. It was the latest salvo in Israel's long-running effort t... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856500-israeli-jets-bomb-military-target-syria.html 2013-01-31T01:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1857170-ten-years-loss-space-shuttle-columbia.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — He was just 8 when NASA lost the space shuttle Columbia and he lost his astronaut mom. Now, 10 years later, Iain Clark is a young man on the cusp of college with a master's rating in scuba diving and three parachute jumps in his new log book. His mother, Dr. Laurel Clark, loved scuba and skydiving. So did her flight surgeon hus... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1857170-ten-years-loss-space-shuttle-columbia.html 2013-01-30T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857292-boeing-sticks-to-production-plans-battery-787.html Boeing is sticking with plans to speed up production of its 787 and sees no reason to drop the troubled lithium-ion batteries at the center of the plane's problems, CEO Jim McNerney said Wednesday. A fire and emergency landing earlier this month, both involving the batteries, prompted regulators to ground Boeing's newest and highest-profile plane. All Nip... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857292-boeing-sticks-to-production-plans-battery-787.html 2013-01-30T22:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857288-operator-contractor-cited-nyc-crane-collapse.html NEW YORK (AP) — A crane operator and a contractor didn't inspect equipment, failed to take proper precautions and ran the rig unsafely before it collapsed while building a New York City apartment tower and injured seven construction workers, officials said Wednesday. Crane operator Paul Geer and contractor Cross Country Construction LLC have each been cit... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857288-operator-contractor-cited-nyc-crane-collapse.html 2013-01-30T22:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857232-hagel-military-view-shaped-vietnam.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Hagel says his experience fighting in Vietnam alongside his younger brother will shape any decision he makes to unleash military force if the Senate confirms him to be President Barack Obama's defense secretary. On the eve of his confirmation hearing, Hagel offered his opinions on a long list of issues, from cuts in defense spendin... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857232-hagel-military-view-shaped-vietnam.html 2013-01-30T21:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855428-us-investigators-boeing-battery-history.html TOKYO (AP) — U.S. investigators said Wednesday they asked Boeing Co. to provide a full operating history of lithium-ion batteries used in its grounded 787 Dreamliners as Japan's All Nippon Airways revealed it had repeatedly replaced the batteries even before overheating problems surfaced. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said t... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855428-us-investigators-boeing-battery-history.html 2013-01-30T17:57:00Z