Abercrombie pulls Taylor Swift T-shirts
Yahoo: Abercrombie has stopped selling the shirts mocking singer’s love life.
Year: 2013
FAA to relax rules for electronic devices
Yahoo: Airlines are set to allow wider use of gadgets in flight.
Smarter hiring and work, life, family
It is surprisingly easy to out-compete other firms in hiring top people. You just need to think differently.
Oregonian shifts to digital model, announces layoffs
The Oregonian will reduce print delivery to four days a week as the paper shifts to a digitally focused news enterprise.
Naked mole rats live cancer-free with special sugar
WIRED: Researchers say a complex sugar that prevents cells from clumping into tumors helps the burrowing mammal avoid cancer.
Virtual end to cervical cancer within reach
CBsnews: Increased use of HPV vaccines mean cervical cancer may be wiped out.
Hong Kong firm considers ‘Nicaragua Canal’
Reuters: For centuries since the colonization of the New World, entrepreneurs have dreamed of building a canal spanning Nicaragua to make it easier to tap Asia’s riches.
Taliban offer to free U.S. soldier
AP: The Afghan Taliban are ready to free a U.S. soldier held since 2009 in exchange for five senior operatives being held at Guantanamo Bay.
GOP seeks $150M tax break for biz owners
Oregon Republicans are seeking a $150 million tax break for some business owners to protect them from the state’s high income tax.
3 in 10 foreclosed Oregon homes are vacant
Almost 3 of 10 Oregon homes in foreclosure are empty despite still belonging to the homeowners.