Stocks leap higher on 'fiscal cliff' hopes
USA TODAY
NEW YORK — Stocks staged a rally Monday afternoon on signs a deal in the "fiscal cliff" was near, with the Dow Jones industrial average closing up 166 points, or 1.3%. Jumping higher were the Nasdaq composite, up 60 points or 2% and the S&P 500, While the markets were quiet as of midday Monday, [...]
Read MoreKim Kardashian's pregnancy with Kanye West's baby causes mom Kris Jenner …
New York Dai
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are feeling lucky about their first child together. "It's true," the 32-year-old reality TV star said in a statement on her site Monday. That's one way to break the news: Kim Kardashian is pregnant, boyfriend Kanye West announced in a roundabout way onstage last night in [...]
Read MoreHappy New Year?: Pakistan welcomes 2013 with gun fire and bhangras
The Express
But as we ring out 2012 and welcome 2013, that's where we are. So as we “take a cup o' kindness yet for auld lang syne,” what should we expect in the new year ahead — apprehension or anticipation? Frequent readers of this column know I suffer from a iLounge news discussing Happy New Year [...]
Read MoreLovie Smith out after 9 seasons as Bears coach
Chicago Trib
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — In the aftermath of the firing Monday of Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith, the club has already set up an interview with Atlanta Falcons special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong, according to an NFL source. The timeline for the DETROIT (AP) — Jay Cutler led the Chicago Bears to victory, then uttered [...]
Read MoreLovie Smith out after 9 seasons as Bears coach
Chicago Trib
With the NFC North title on the line in Week 16, the Chicago Bears had a chance to not only win their division, but also compete for the #2 seed in the 2012 playoffs. The Green Bay Packers came to Soldier Field, and Lovie Smith had one more shot to Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY [...]
Read MoreKay Leads Cincinnati Past Duke In Belk Bowl, 48-34
University o
Charlotte, NC – For the first time in since the 1995 season, the Duke Blue Devils will play in a postseason game when they take on the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday, Dec. 27. The Combatants: Cincinnati went 9-3, were fun to watch [...]
Read MoreEagles Fire Andy Reid
ESPN
The long and successful Andy Reid era in Philadelphia ended with a thud. Reid is out after 14 years coaching the Eagles, three people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Reid said he plans to meet with owner Jeffery Lurie on Monday Three days shy to a year Jeffrey Lurie stood in the [...]
Read MoreWeek 17 MVPs: Adrian Peterson, Alfred Morris carry their teams into playoffs
Yahoo! Sport
Adrian Peterson needed 208 yards to break Eric Dickerson's single season rushing record, but fell nine yards short of the mark. The Minnesota Vikings offense matched the Green Bay Packers drive for drive before winning on Have you ever seen a more desperate run than Adrian Peterson's last run of the 2012 football season? Not [...]
Read MoreLive discussion: Analyzing the NFL playoff picture
Los Angeles
NFL Playoffs | Comments. Decrease font. Enlarge font. Aaron Rodgers and Christian Ponder will go toe-to-toe for the third time this season. The QBs split their first two battles. (Jeff Hanisch-US PRESSWIRE). In six of the past Breaking down strengths, weaknesses of NFL playoff teams. By Daniel Jeremiah; Analyst, NFL.com and NFL Network; Published: Dec. [...]
Read MoreHillary Clinton hospitalized after doctors discover blood clot
CNN
Read conservative news, blogs and opinion about Benghazi, conspiracy, Conspiracy Theorist, Hillary Clinton and State Department from The Weekly Standard, the must read magazine available in online edition. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was undergoing emergency treatment for a blood clot Sunday night at a Manhattan hospital. Doctors said the clot stems from a concussion [...]
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