Alcoa's Profit Off, but Sales Rise
Alcoa's third-quarter profit slid 21% as expenses rose and the aluminum producer recorded a charge related to an alumina refinery, which masked higher demand, with revenue topping expectations. online.wsj.com |
Pet Talk: Dog-squirrel chase isn't always what it seems
For some, it's dog sees squirrel, dog chases squirrel, squirrel outruns dog, dog waits at tree. But for others, the exchange is far more nua ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Supervalu Cuts Outlook
Supervalu reported a loss due to a labor-dispute write-down and the supermarket company cut its earnings forecast for the full year. online.wsj.com |
Dispute over New Black Panthers case causes deep divisions
On Election Day 2008, Maruse Heath, the leader of Philadelphia's New Black Panther Party, stood in front of a neighborhood polling place, dressed in a paramilitary uniform. feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Stephen Hawking may be right about marauding space aliens
Aliens have been in the news this year. In April, cosmic oracle Stephen Hawking, the legendary theoretical physicist, proclaimed that extraterrestrial life is almost certain to exist. He also mentioned, by the way, that we should stay as far away from aliens as possible, since they're probably sc... Space - Technology - Colonization - Stephen Hawking - Essays and Manifestos feeds.washingtonpost.com |