Day: December 13, 2013

Rangers Pick Seahawks Quarterback in Baseball Draft – New York Times

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New York TimesIf baseball does not work out for the Texas Rangers, they have a jump on fielding quite a football team. Enlarge This Image. Stephen Brashear/Associated Press. The Rangers would like Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson to throw more than a ceremonial …Major League Baseball roundupReutersWhy Rangers paid $12000 to draft Seahawks QB Russell WilsonDallas … Read more

If Mulally won’t jump, Ford might push – USA TODAY

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USA TODAYMembers of Ford’s board of directors want to know definitively if CEO Alan Mulally plans to stay with the automaker through next year as originally planned or leave sooner. Reuters New Service reports that the board, scheduled to meet today, is unhappy with …Microsoft Said to Consider Qualcomm’s Mollenkopf for CEO JobBloombergExclusive: Ford board … Read more

Box office preview: Will ‘The Hobbit’ desolate the competition? – Entertainment Weekly

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Box office preview: Will ‘The Hobbit’ desolate the competition?Entertainment WeeklyThe gun-toting grandma, played by Perry in drag, has become a perennial box–office force. The first five Madea films cost an average of $14.8 million to make and grossed an average of $64.3 million. That’s a major return on investment that has given … and more … Read more

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful uncle executed – Reuters

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ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Friday the uncle of leader Kim Jong Un, previously considered the second most powerful man in the secretive state, has been executed for treason, the biggest upheaval since the death of Kim’s father two years ago.North Korea announces execution of Kim Jong Un’s uncle, Jang Song ThaekWashington PostNorth … Read more