Safe Ways to Save Money on Sunscreen

If you've heard that you can save money on sunscreen -- cheap is chic these days -- by using a body lotion with SPF 15, we've got some bargains that give your skin more burn, wrinkle, and cancer protection. First, think generic. Unless you have supersensitive skin or you're buying sunscreen for a baby, drugstores have plenty of good generic SPF 30s (the minimum you should use). Most generics now offer solid UVA/UVB protection, just like boutique-priced designer brands. Next, check your health plan: Some flexible spending accounts cover...

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Mallya questions duty to fly unprofitable routes

MUMBAI, (Reuters) - Vijay Mallya, whose cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines cancelled scores of flights this week, drawing the ire of the government and travellers and spooking investors, questioned on Saturday whether it was the carrier's duty to fly loss-making routes. Shares in Kingfisher, the country's second-largest airline by market share, fell as much as 18 percent to an all-time low on Friday as investors fretted about the viability of the carrier, which acknowledged it had been...

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Police investigate after shots fired near White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police were investigating a shooting incident near the White House on Friday night, but it was not believed to have anything to do with the presidential residence. President Barack Obama was in San Diego, California, at the time of the incident on his way to the APEC summit in Honolulu. U.S. Secret Service officers heard shots fired on Constitution Avenue, several hundred yards (meters) south of the White House, and saw two vehicles race off, said spokesman Ed...

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12 die in attacks in northwest Pakistan: officials

neTwo separate militant attacks left at least 12 people dead, including children, in Pakistan's troubled Khyber tribal district on Saturday, officials said.Some 18,000 people last month fled their homes in Khyber, near the Afghan border, amid fears of a fresh onslaught of fighting between the army and Islamist militants tied to the Pakistani Taliban."At least six people including two children and a woman were killed when a mortar fired by militants fell on a house in Tirah valley," a senior...

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UK military denies cuts to be speeded up

  Ministry of Defence on Saturday denied claims in a leaked memo that up to 16,500 soldiers -- thousands more than originally proposed -- faced the axe of budget cuts. The internal memo seen by the Daily Telegraph also reportedly showed that 2,500 wounded soldiers, including 350 who have lost limbs, would not be spared in an ongoing programme of defence cuts. The MoD dismissed the memo as the "factually incorrect" work of a junior officer and said there were no plans to change the level...

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Huge blast kills 17 at Iran military base

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A massive explosion at a military arms depot near the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday killed 17 Revolutionary Guards and wounded 15, a spokesman for the elite fighting force told the semi-official Fars news agency. Officials said the blast was an accident which happened as troops were moving munitions at a base in Bidganeh, near the town of Shahriar, some 45 km (28 miles) west of Tehran. The explosion shook homes and rattled windows for miles around, at a time of mounting tension with Israel over Iran's nuclear program. "Today...

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Oscar Shocker! Brett Ratner Resigns as Producer of Telecast

Brett Ratner, who has been living on borrowed time this week since he used a gay slur and gave a raunchy interview to Howard Stern, has resigned as producer of the 84th Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the following statement: "This morning, Brett Ratner submitted his resignation as a producer of the 84th annual Academy Awards to Academy President Tom Sherak. Ratner then issued an open letter to the entertainment industry in which he explained his...

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Kamaal R. Khan Contemplating Suicide?

If Kamal R. Khan is to be believed, then he is planning to... commit suicide soon! Unable to find a suitable star for his next project Love Story Of 3 Khans and getting no support from the industry dwellers, has finally taken a toll on Khan's mental state. Kamaal elaborated his state of mind via Twitter, "Why I m always thinking about suicide? M I disturbed? Should I get married immediately?" And the Desh Drohi star didn't stop here, he further threatened the Bollywood biggies by writing,...

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Will the "K" factor work for Ranbir?

   The alphabet 'K' has been crucial for the Kapoor clan for many decades now. If you are wondering what this K factor is all about, here is the story. It is a well known fact that the Kapoor's owe their success to films that have been shot in Kashmir. From Shammi Kapoor to Rishi Kapoor, the settings of Kashmir have been integral part of their films. In Ranbir's upcoming film ROCKSTAR, Kashmir has been revisited keeping the Kapoor tradition in mind. According to our sources, "Imtiaz...

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Buffett goes on $20 billion stock buying spree

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- In the worst quarter for U.S. stocks since the financial crisis, investor Warren Buffett went on a stock buying spree. A filing late Friday from Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA, Fortune 500) shows it bought $20 billion in stocks in the three months ended Sept. 30 -- including $6.9 billion worth of dabbling in U.S. stocks. 659 !-- Email --> Print Comment cnnad_createAd("71649","http://ads.cnn.com/html.ng/site=cnn_money&cnn_money_position=220x200_ctr&cnn_money_rollup=markets_and_stocks&cnn_money_section=quigo&page.allowcompete=no¶ms.styles=fs","200","220"); The...

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Italian parliament to vote on budget reform

  ATLANTA (CNN Wire) -- The Italian parliament is expected to face a crucial vote on budget reform measures Tuesday as the country's president warned of a credibility gap if it failed to make such changes. Last month, Italy agreed to implement structural reforms during an European Union meeting in Brussels. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said the reforms must be put in place. 0 !-- Email --> Print Comment cnnad_createAd("274798","http://ads.cnn.com/html.ng/site=cnn_money&cnn_money_position=220x200_ctr&cnn_money_rollup=business_news&cnn_money_section=quigo&page.allowcompete=no¶ms.styles=fs&page.allowcompete=yes","200","220"); Debate...

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Brain Parasite Directly Alters Brain Chemistry

 Research shows infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messenger in the brain.  Findings from the University of Leeds research group are the first to demonstrate that a parasite found in the brain of mammals can affect dopamine levels. Whilst the work has been carried out with rodents, lead investigator Dr Glenn McConkey of the University's Faculty of Biological...

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Where horror and video games intersect

 Several years ago, I was writing about a new generation of video games that were pretty damn frightening and believable. Of course, with the popularity of games like Dead Island, they’re getting more hyper violent and freaky than ever. As gamer Andrew Alonso told me, "Blood and horror are mainstays that have been with us for years, starting with the first Resident Evil in 1996. There is something extremely satisfying about killing zombies. Games like Dead Island are outlets." There...

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JTT Chobi Cam Pro is the Napoleon of cheap miniature cameras

  Unlike JTT's cutesy miniature DSLR, this new ¥6,000 ($76) Chobi Cam Pro could potentially be used for home monitoring or perhaps even wildlife photography. In addition to recording 12 megapixel stills and 720p motion JPEGs onto microSD, it also has a motion detector that can hold the camera in a state of readiness for up to two months. If nothing happens within that sort of timeframe, you probably failed to camouflage it properly. ...

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Court Vision pulls huge upset in the Turf

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)—Court Vision pulled off a 64-1 upset in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile as three-time champion Goldikova finished third in her final race. Court Vision nipped Turallure by a nose on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Goldikova, the champion mare from France, failed in her quest for an unprecedented fourth straight Breeders’ Cup win. She battled her way to a brief lead in deep stretch but could...

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Nadal pulls out of Paris to focus on ATP finals

MADRID (AP)—Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters to focus on the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals and Davis Cup final. The second-ranked Nadal says on his Facebook page the decision to pull out of next week’s event at Bercy was necessary “to prepare well for the end of this season and also for 2012.” The Spaniard has not played since losing to the 23rd-ranked Florian Mayer in the second round in...

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Redknapp aiming to return ahead of doctor’s target

LONDON (AP)—Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says he hopes to be back in charge of the Premier League team soon despite being told by his doctor that he “shouldn’t even think” about football for at least four weeks following minor heart surgery. Redknapp has handed over control of the side to assistants Kevin Bond, Joe Jordan and Clive Allen after having surgery this week. The 64-year-old Redknapp says his doctor...

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Dhoni Surpasses Kirmani

  When MS Dhoni stumped West Indies' Kraigg Brathwaite off Pragyan Ojha, it was his 199th wicketkeeping dismissal in Tests. He thus overtook Syed Kirmani, who had held the Indian record of 198 dismissals. Kirmani, who finished playing Tests in 1986, was the first Indian wicketkeeper to 100 Test dismissals, and he had owned the record for over three decades. Later in the innings, Dhoni caught Marlon Samuels, making him the first Indian wicketkeeper to 200 dismissals. Dhoni is the 13th...

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Climate Shift Could Leave Some Marine Species Homeless

Rising temperatures will force many species of animals and plants to move to other regions and could leave some marine species with nowhere to go, according to new research just published in the journal Science. An international research team, led by Dr Mike Burrows from the Scottish Association for Marine Science, compared changing temperatures for both land and sea and from place to place over a 50 year period, from 1960 -- 2009. The team used the data to project how quickly populations...

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Anticipation is building for the big screen adaptation of The Hunger Games, the best selling trilogy of books written by Suzanne Collins, which hit theaters on March 23 by Lion's Gate. Clearly, the studio is hoping Hunger Games be the next Twilight style saga - not that the stars of the film look at it that way, of course. Jennifer Lawrence, who won the lead role of Katniss Everdeen in Games, emphatically told Vanity Fair Hunger Games is not Twilight, adding, "While I hear the comparisons,...

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