More Retailers Pull Formula From Shelves
Date: 24 December 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kroger, Safeway and Walgreen joined retailers removing Enfamil Premium Newborn formula from stores as regulators tested whether the product caused the death of a newborn.
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France Télécom in Deal to Sell Swiss Mobile-Phone Unit
Date: 24 December 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The deal is the first major step in the chief executive’s plan to unload slow-growing European operations to focus on faster-growing markets.
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The Week’s Business News in Pictures
Date: 24 December 2011
Municipal retirees in a Rhode Island city agree to a possibly precedent-setting pension cut, merchants slash prices in what may be a desperate effort to move excess inventory and security experts are at work in both airline screening and electronic identification.
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New Rules for the Ways We Watch
Date: 24 December 2011
By David Carr
David Carr
The inertia that has kept consumers from bolting from traditional content providers is beginning to erode.
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TimesCast | 2011: The Year in Media
Date: 24 December 2011
Emily B. Hager, Kassie Bracken and Vijai Singh
Emily
December 23, 2011 - A look back at the growing intersection between social and mainstream media.
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Pentagon Finds No Fault in Ties to TV Analysts
Date: 24 December 2011
By David Barstow
David Barstow
The Pentagon cultivated close ties with retired officers who worked as analysts for television and radio networks.
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Ripple Effects of Center Closings Will Continue for Many Years
Date: 24 December 2011
By James Warren
James Warren
Mental health has never been a major priority for politicians, and new budget cuts could have distressing results, including more homeless people and more children whose conditions go undiagnosed.
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Mental Health Centers Are Hit Hard by Cuts
Date: 24 December 2011
By Don Terry and Bridget O'Shea
Don Terry
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s recent budget would close 6 of Chicago’s 12 mental health centers in order to save $3 million, leaving the remaining centers to serve up to 71 percent more patients.
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Harsh Political Reality Slows Climate Studies Despite Extreme Year
Date: 25 December 2011
By Justin Gillis
Justin Gillis
Facing political hostility and lacking adequate financing, scientists are struggling to report on the causes of a concentrated span of extreme weather in the United States.
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Kim Jong-il Son Cleared as Top Military Commander
Date: 24 December 2011
By Choe Sang-Hun
Choe Sang-Hun
State-run media called the country’s new young leader, Kim Jong-un, “supreme commander” in a commentary, which also urged him to continue the military-first revolution.
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