Italy's centre-left rules out grand coalition: paper

Italy's centre-left rules out grand coalition: paper

Italy's centre-left rules out grand coalition: paper

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 10:59 PM PST

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's centre-left will not form a grand coalition with Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right group after inconclusive parliamentary elections earlier this week, its leader Pier Luigi Bersani said in an interview on Friday.

IRS Expands Independent Contractor Amnesty

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 10:20 PM PST

Every company with employees and independent contractors knows the IRS and other agencies can reclassify independent contractors. The IRS prefers employees. After all, IRS statistics show that contractors don't always pay their taxes. The IRS gets taxes quicker and more reliably via withholding. What's more, withholding includes payroll taxes, while self-employment tax—which independent contractors are supposed to pay—is notoriously under-collected.

VIDEO: Newtown dad weeps at hearing

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 08:14 PM PST

Neil Heslin, the father of a boy slain in a mass school shooting in December, has broken down in tears at a US Senate hearing on a proposed assault weapons ban.

VIDEO: 'Baby Doc' Duvalier appears in court

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 06:24 PM PST

Haiti's former ruler Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier has appeared in court for a hearing to determine if he can be charged with crimes against humanity.

VIDEO: Mexicans offered gifts for guns

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 03:03 PM PST

The people of Mexico City are being given the option to exchange their guns for presents or cash, in a government attempt to curb gun-related crimes.

Malaysia raids Sabah village to end standoff

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 10:53 PM PST

At least 10 reportedly killed in clashes on Malaysian island, occupied by armed clan from Philippines.

After Death Your Facebook Account May Become the Subject of a Lawsuit

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:59 PM PST

In a new article in the Pepperdine University LawReview entitled What Happens to Our Facebook Accounts When We Die?: Probate versus Policy and the Fate of Social-Media Assets Postmortem (free download available here),* Kristina Sherry explores what happens to our digital lives when our real lives end.

China moves ahead with North Korea trade zone despite nuclear test

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:38 PM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un leaves after attending a photo session with participants of a meeting of officials guiding party lectures for the whole armyHONG KONG (Reuters) - China appears to be pressing ahead with plans to invest in a North Korean free trade zone in a sign that its recent nuclear test has not soured its economic ties with its only major ally. While Beijing has not made clear whether the test would disrupt its investment plans for the Rason economic zone, an official at the zone's joint management office told Reuters that all previously announced Chinese projects for the zone remain on track, including a power line from China to ease acute electricity shortages there. ...

Recent Cyber Attacks

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:21 PM PST

Security Experts Warn State Governments Face Losing Battle With Hackers

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:21 PM PST

The email sent to several thousand of state employees in early February looked official. It featured the state logo and a familiar warning that email access was about to be cut off because the employee's inbox was too full. The email invited employees to click on a link to solve the problem. If an employee clicked, a screen popped up asking for more data, including the employee's name, login and password.

3 Things Investors Want From You

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:01 PM PST

Stephanie Burns is the founder and CEO of Chic CEO - a free resource for female entrepreneurs. You can follow her on Twitter at @StephanieABurns or Chic CEO at @ChicCEO.

New York Philharmonic Revives 'Carousel,' With TV Broadcast In April

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:47 PM PST

Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved musical, Carousel, is getting a mini-revival this week by the New York Philharmonic, a production that will be broadcast April 26 on PBS' Live from Lincoln Center .

Violence erupts at Malaysian standoff, armed group says 10 dead

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 10:42 PM PST

Former Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III prays inside his residence at Maharlika village, Taguig city, south of ManilaMANILA (Reuters) - A standoff in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah erupted in violence on Friday, with a spokesman for a group of armed Filipinos occupying a village there saying 10 members of the group had been killed when police raided their camp. But the Malaysian home minister denied that police had fired a shot and the Philippine government said it had received no reports of casualties among the group, who are followers of the Sultanate of Sulu, in the southern Philippines. ...

9 Recommendations To Continue California's Clean Energy Boom

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:58 PM PST

California is the nation's largest solar market. Consumers have installed more than 140,000 solar energy systems, with a generating capacity of 1.5 gigawatts, in the state to date, according to Vote Solar, a San Francisco-based non-profit. Despite the success, and because of its solar potential, most observers believe California can do even better.

Magnificent Machines: 8 Fast And Sexy Cars To Debut At The 2013 Geneva Motor Show

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:56 PM PST

Sports cars and luxury cars are undergoing a metamorphosis, and this dynamic will be on display at the Geneva Motor Show.

A Pop Phone For The Kids: Japanese Blog Says $330 Plastic iPhone Is In The Works

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:56 PM PST

The Japanese tech blog Macotakara is reporting a rumored "cheaper" iPhone made out of polycarbonate plastic in a variety of colors to be priced at $330. The most interesting thing about the rumor to me was Macotakara's headline (badly translated by Google as, "The cheaper version iPhone, iPhone for POP instead of iPhone cheap?") which contrasts the goal of the new product as being "pop" instead of "cheap."

The Sequester in Plain English

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:54 PM PST

The "sequester" about to go into effect requires the federal government to cut spending by $85 billion this fiscal year. This will, the President tells us, result in drastic cuts in essential services, like air traffic control, meat inspections, and aircraft carrier deployments. Air traffic will be delayed, meat will disappear from supermarket shelves, and national defense will be endangered. Criminal illegal aliens will be released onto the streets.

Land Rover Experiments With Making Its Defender 110 An Electric Vehicle

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:52 PM PST

Off-roading could be the next frontier for electric vehicles.

Sotomayor Reminisces About Her Youth And First Day On Supreme Court

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:46 PM PST

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's new memoir, My Beloved World, was written, she says, to answer people's questions about her life before her appointment and to inspire others to follow their dreams.

Grand Central Terminal Celebrates Centennial With 'Grand By Design' Exhibit

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:43 PM PST

Travelers passing through Grand Central Terminal in New York City might want to leave some extra time to catch a special exhibit, up through March 15, celebrating its centennial.

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