http://www.mail.com/subjects/276-industries.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/276-industries.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1862168-obama-offers-faith-groups-birth-control-rule.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a wave of lawsuits over what government can tell religious groups to do, the Obama administration is proposing a compromise for faith-based nonprofits that object to covering birth control in their employee health plans. Some of the lawsuits appear headed for the Supreme Court, threatening another divisive legal battle over Presid... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1862168-obama-offers-faith-groups-birth-control-rule.html 2013-02-02T07:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1862032-healthier-schools-goodbye-candy-greasy-snacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Goodbye candy bars and sugary cookies. Hello baked chips and diet sodas. The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make sure all foods sold in schools are more healthful, a change that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus. Under new r... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1862032-healthier-schools-goodbye-candy-greasy-snacks.html 2013-02-01T21:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861644-detroit-toyota-big-us-sales-gains-january.html DETROIT (AP) — American consumers ignored tax increases and trudged through winter weather to buy new cars and trucks at an unusually strong pace last month. It was the auto industry's best January since 2008. "It was like a sprinter out of the starting blocks," said Mike Jackson, CEO of AutoNation Inc., the country's largest auto dealership chain. U.S. a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861644-detroit-toyota-big-us-sales-gains-january.html 2013-02-01T20:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861042-33-die-mexico-oil-company-office-building-blast.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — A blast that collapsed the lower floors of a building in the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company, crushing at least 33 people beneath tons of rubble and injuring 121, is being looked at as an accident although all lines of investigation remain open, the head of Petroleos Mexicanos said Friday. As hundreds of emergency worke... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861042-33-die-mexico-oil-company-office-building-blast.html 2013-02-01T23:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: MODELL HOF DEBATE One of the liveliest debates this weekend in New Orleans could be not about the Super Bowl itself, but on whether late Baltimore R... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html 2013-02-01T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1862210-nba-union-head-hunter-indefinite-leave.html NEW YORK (AP) — NBA players put union chief Billy Hunter on an indefinite leave Friday, two weeks after a report they commissioned questioned Hunter's leadership and criticized him for bad decisions and questionable business practices. The union is forming an interim executive committee and an advisory committee, the group's president, Derek Fisher, said ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1862210-nba-union-head-hunter-indefinite-leave.html 2013-02-01T22:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862586-ind-dnr-wants-charges-dropped-deer-rescue-case.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Friday it is asking a prosecutor to drop charges against a couple who nursed an injured baby deer back to health and kept it in an enclosure on their property for two years. The misdemeanor charges of illegal possession of a white-tailed deer against police officer Jeff Counceller and hi... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862586-ind-dnr-wants-charges-dropped-deer-rescue-case.html 2013-02-01T19:08:00Z 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/1861868-dow-ends-14000-1st-time-oct-2007.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow closed above 14,000 on Friday for the first time in more than five years. It was just a number on a board, but it was enough to raise the hopes of some investors and cause others concern about an overheated market. And it brought reminders of a different era, back before the financial crisis rocked the world economy. ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861868-dow-ends-14000-1st-time-oct-2007.html 2013-02-01T20:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862634-google-to-set-up-82m-fund-french-publishers.html PARIS (AP) — Google will help French news organizations increase their online advertising revenue and also set up a €60 million ($82 million) fund to finance digital publishing innovation, settling a dispute over whether the Internet giant should pay to display news content in its search results. The agreement, announced Friday by the French government an... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862634-google-to-set-up-82m-fund-french-publishers.html 2013-02-01T20:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861470-mattel-4q-wall-streets-expectations.html NEW YORK (AP) — It was a blue Christmas in toyland. Weak demand over the holidays for toys like Barbie and Matchbox led Mattel's results to fall short of expectations in the key holiday quarter. A litigation charge also weighed on results and net income fell 17 percent. Still the results from the world's largest toymaker came in strong... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861470-mattel-4q-wall-streets-expectations.html 2013-02-01T18:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1862468-firm-apple-biggest-us-phone-seller.html NEW YORK (AP) — The launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones have made Apple the biggest seller of phones in the U.S. for the first time, research firm Strategy Analytics said Friday. The firm estimates that Apple shipped 17.7 million iPhones of all kinds to U.S. buyers in the October to December period, meaning it accounted ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1862468-firm-apple-biggest-us-phone-seller.html 2013-02-01T21:46:00Z 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/entertainment/lifestyle/1862020-grim-outlook-sitcoms-post-30-rock.html NEW YORK (AP) — The void you're looking at on your DVR is the sitcom landscape post-"30 Rock." When Tina Fey's bright, bouncy, irreverent showbiz send-up aired its last episode Thursday night, a light (Kenneth's toothy grin?) went out in broadcast television. "30 Rock" was not perfect: It sometimes spun its wheels and its writing was often too showy. But ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862020-grim-outlook-sitcoms-post-30-rock.html 2013-02-01T17:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1862300-sony-to-unveil-playstation-feb-20.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sony is poised to unveil the next PlayStation game console on Feb. 20, a date that would give the Japanese electronics company a head start over Microsoft's expected announcement of an Xbox 360 successor in June. Sony Corp. invited journalists to an evening press event in New York City. The company has not said what it plans to show off, b... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1862300-sony-to-unveil-playstation-feb-20.html 2013-02-01T17:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862486-goodell-agreement-close-hgh-testing.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he believes there will be an agreement soon with the players' union for testing for human growth hormone. At his annual state of the NFL news conference Friday, Goodell said he expects an agreement for the tests to be reached in time for the start of the 2013 season. Goodell noted that the league and ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862486-goodell-agreement-close-hgh-testing.html 2013-02-01T17:06:00Z 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/sports/football/1862442-goodell-welcomes-obamas-remarks-safety.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will look at eliminating certain low blocks and improve the quality of playing fields as part of a program to improve player safety. In his annual message on the state of the league two days before Sunday's Super Bowl, Goodell said neurosurgeons will also be added to game day medical staffs... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862442-goodell-welcomes-obamas-remarks-safety.html 2013-02-01T16:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861700-refining-margins-boost-4q-profit-exxon-mobil.html DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. said Friday that fourth-quarter earnings rose 6 percent to $9.95 billion with help from higher refining profit margins. The oil giant barely missed a record for full-year earnings. It earned $44.88 billion in 2012, about $340 million shy of its 2008 mark of $45.22 billion, an all-time high for a publicly traded company. ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861700-refining-margins-boost-4q-profit-exxon-mobil.html 2013-02-02T00:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861896-law-firm-phoenix-lawyer-dies-shooting-wounds.html PHOENIX (AP) — A lawyer wounded by a gunman in a Phoenix office shooting this week has become the second victim to die in the attack, authorities said Friday. Mark Hummels, 43, had been on life support at a Phoenix hospital after Wednesday morning's shooting that killed a company's chief executive and left a woman with non-life threatening injuries. Humme... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861896-law-firm-phoenix-lawyer-dies-shooting-wounds.html 2013-02-01T21:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1861964-news-summary-pfizer-animal-health-unit-ipo-soars.html GOOD START: Drugmaker Pfizer's initial public stock offering of its animal health business, Zoetis, raised $2.2 billion, the largest IPO by a U.S. company since Facebook Inc. raised $16 billion last May. Shares jumped 19 percent from their initial $26 price, closing at $31.01. PFIZER STAKE: For now, Pfizer Inc. retains ownership of at least 80 percent in ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1861964-news-summary-pfizer-animal-health-unit-ipo-soars.html 2013-02-01T21:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861716-chevron-profit-up-asset-exchange-refineries.html NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron Corp. posted a 41 percent gain in net income for the fourth quarter as the company produced more oil and gas, improved the performance of its refinery business and realized a gain from swapping assets in an Australian natural gas field. Chevron Corp. posted net income of $7.2 billion for the quarter on revenue of $60.6 billion. Tha... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861716-chevron-profit-up-asset-exchange-refineries.html 2013-02-02T00:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861984-nigeria-lawmaker-charged-alleged-bribery.html ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian lawmaker who led a probe into the nation's fuel subsidy program that saw billions of dollars lost through fraud has been charged with allegedly soliciting a $3 million bribe from someone targeted by the inquiry. Rep. Farouk Lawan and his aide Emenalo Boniface pleaded not guilty Friday to the charges they face in a Federal ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861984-nigeria-lawmaker-charged-alleged-bribery.html 2013-02-01T14:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861592-generic-competition-charges-cut-merck-q4-profit.html Merck & Co.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 7 percent because of hits from generic competition and one-time charges, and the company pushed back plans for seeking approval of a key experimental osteoporosis drug. The quarterly results beat Wall Street expectations, but Merck shares fell Friday as investors learned the company is reviewing safety and efficacy... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861592-generic-competition-charges-cut-merck-q4-profit.html 2013-02-01T20:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861120-dutch-nationalizes-sns-reaal-bank.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands nationalized its fourth-largest bank on Friday, injecting €2.2 billion ($3 billion) to recapitalize SNS Reaal NV and head off any chance of a messy collapse that would threaten the country's fragile economy and financial system. The total cost to the Dutch government will be at least €3.7 billion, Finance Minister Jeroen D... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861120-dutch-nationalizes-sns-reaal-bank.html 2013-02-01T14:17:00Z 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/1861590-ceo-scandal-hit-barclays-up-2012-bonus.html LONDON (AP) — The chief executive of Britain's Barclays bank said Friday he is giving up his 2012 bonus amid a string of high-profile scandals over market-fixing, mis-selling of loan products, and other forms of financial malfeasance. Antony Jenkins had been entitled to a maximum bonus of 2.75 million pounds ($4.35 million), or 250 percent of his 1.1 mill... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861590-ceo-scandal-hit-barclays-up-2012-bonus.html 2013-02-01T14:07:00Z 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/sports/football/1861692-surprises-super-bowl-ads.html NEW YORK (AP) — So much for surprises. The majority of the 30-plus Super Bowl advertisers have been releasing their spots in the days leading up to the game. So it's unlikely there'll be lots of action off the football field to make viewers drop their jaws on Sunday. Advertising fans already can catch a glimpse of "Spider-Man" actor Wi... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1861692-surprises-super-bowl-ads.html 2013-02-01T12:43:00Z