News Topic - United States

A Master of the Universe and a Forty-Year Old Book
One of the founders of PayPal, a principle investor in Facebook, the president of Clarium Capital, and one of Forbes's 400 richest Americans, Peter Thiel is what Tom Wolfe would have termed a master of the universe. What do Peter Thiel and I discuss this week on Uncommon Knowledge? At his sugge ... more »
National Review Online  –  Dec 1, 2008 5:04 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Politics: Opinions

Marshall Edwards, Inc. Files IND Application For Triphendiol - Locally Advanced Or Metastatic Pancreatic And Bile Duct Cancers
Marshall Edwards, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSHL) today announced that it has filed an application with the United States Food and Drug Administration for an Investigative New Drug (IND) approval to undertake clinical studies with triphendiol as a chemosensitizing agent in combination with gemcitabine.
Medical News Today  –  Dec 1, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Health: Cancer

Rice: Pakistan must cooperate in terror probe
LONDON -- The United States has told Pakistan it expects nothing short of complete cooperation in investigations into the terrorist rampage in nuclear rival India. Pakistan's response will be a test of the will of the new civilian government, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday.
GoErie.com  –  Dec 1, 2008 4:55 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Pennsylvania: Erie

European process speeds bridge replacement on Highway 38
ELKTON — In the wilds near Oregon’s Coast Range the new Elkton Bridge that carries Oregon 38 over Elk Creek looks like any other highway span.But it was completed using a method uncommon in the United States called “bridge jacking,” a method of replaceme...
The Register-Guard  –  Dec 1, 2008 4:55 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Oregon: Eugene

NORTHCOM: Guarding the nation's borders
Thousands of U.S. military men and women are deployed across the globe promoting democracy, guarding freedom and fighting terrorism. They are the fingers of the nation's military, extending its reach and capabilities on an international scope. But as the events of Sept. 11, 2001, demonstrated, ... more »
The United States Air Force  –  Dec 1, 2008 4:52 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Politics: Military

IBM Announces Provisional Results of Tender Offers for ILOG
ARMONK, NY .- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the French Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) published the provisional results of IBM's tender offers in France and the United States for ILOG (N... [WebWire - Monday, December 01, 2008]
WebWire  –  Dec 1, 2008 4:36 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases

Rice on terror: All victims are in this together
AP - The United States has told Pakistan it expects complete cooperation in connection with investigations into the terrorist rampage in nuclear rival India, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday, saying the civilized world must unite against this global menace.
Yahoo!  –  Dec 1, 2008 4:34 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in World: Asia

Global Environmental Court Could Punish U.S. and Others
LiveScience.com - The United States' dodge of the Kyoto Protocol and other environmental initiatives might no longer go unpunished in the future.
Yahoo!  –  Dec 1, 2008 4:33 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Technology: Science

Construction spending declined in October
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Spending on private and public construction in the United States fell 1.2 percent in October, the U.S. Commerce Department said Monday.
United Press International  –  Dec 1, 2008 4:22 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Business

Stocks plunge as bad data piles up
AFP - Stock markets in Europe and the United States plunged on Monday, succumbing to a deluge of bad economic data pointing to a severe global slowdown and reversing some of the gains made last week.
Yahoo!  –  Dec 1, 2008 4:15 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Business: Markets