Amnesty Int: Ivory Coast torturing detainees

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast security officials are torturing dozens of detainees by administering electric shocks and other forms of abuse, Amnesty International alleged Friday.The victims include people charged with endangering state security in the wake of a recent spate of attacks targeting military installations. Since early August, unknown gunmen have...

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Star Silicon Valley analyst felled by Facebook IPO fallout

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The firing of Citigroup stock analyst Mark Mahaney on Friday in the regulatory fallout from Facebook Inc's initial public offering was greeted with shock and dismay in Silicon Valley, where Mahaney was a well-known and well-liked figure. "Pretty shocked," was the reaction of Jacob Funds Chief Executive Ryan Jacob, who described Mahaney as one of the most respected...

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Jill Scott to star in Fox Searchlight’s ‘Baggage Claim’

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – Jill Scott, the Grammy-winning neo soul singer-songwriter, will star in “Baggage Claim” for Fox Searchlight, the studio announced on Thursday.She will appear alongside Paula Patton and Derek Luke in this romantic comedy from writer/director David E. Talbert. Patton will play Montana Moore, a flight attendant who tries...

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First Person: A Supportive Partner Makes All the Difference when Fighting Breast Cancer

To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yahoo News asked women who have had breast cancer or are going through treatment to write about the people in their lives who stood by them and cared for them. Here’s one story.FIRST PERSON | It was Feb. 19, 2007, when I was told I had breast cancer. I was just 32, with two children, Adam, 4, and Kaitlyn,...

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Obama, Romney campaign with eye on storm forecast

WASHINGTON (AP) — With an eye on the weather forecast, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are launching a 10-day sprint to the finish line in a contest increasingly about momentum vs. math.A huge storm barreling toward the East Coast — and some battleground states — had both campaigns adjusting their travel schedules and canceling events. Even at this critical juncture of the campaign,...

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