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Bidding hot for chance at coffee with Apple chief

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 00:30
A coffee date with Apple chief Tim Cook was a hot opportunity on Wednesday as bidding hit $160,000 for the chance being auctioned to raise money for a human rights group. By nightfall, a bidder identified as Clearcrate.com at the Charitybuzz website was in the lead for the prize of spending 30 minutes to an hour with Cook over coffee in his office at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. The high bid was $160,000 by 9:00 pm (0400 GMT 25-April).

Bidding hot for chance at coffee with Apple chief

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 18:15
A coffee date with Apple chief Tim Cook was a hot opportunity on Wednesday as bidding quickly topped $70,000 for the chance being auctioned to raise money for a human rights group. A bidder identified as rory.oneill3 at the Charitybuzz website seemed intent on taking the prize of being able to spend 30 minutes to an hour with Cook over coffee in his office at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. The high bid hit $72,777 by 2:00 pm (2100 GMT).

Japan welcomes JFK daughter as mooted US envoy

April 2, 2013 03:30
The mooted appointment of the daughter of assassinated US president John F. Kennedy to the high-profile post of ambassador to Japan, was greeted enthusiastically in Japan on Tuesday. Caroline Kennedy, 55, who was an early supporter of Obama's 2008 primary campaign before he took on and beat Hillary Clinton's Democratic machine, has long been a rumoured candidate for the plum Tokyo post.

Caroline Kennedy eyed for Japan ambassador post

April 1, 2013 19:45
US President Barack Obama is close to naming Caroline Kennedy, daughter of assassinated president John F. Kennedy, to the high-profile post of ambassador to Japan, an official said Monday. Kennedy, 55, who was an early supporter of Obama's 2008 primary campaign before he took on and beat Hillary Clinton's Democratic machine, has long been a rumored candidate for the plum Tokyo post.

Caroline Kennedy eyed for Japan ambassador post

April 1, 2013 18:15
US President Barack Obama is close to naming Caroline Kennedy, daughter of assassinated president John F. Kennedy, to the high profile post of ambassador to Japan, reports said Monday. Kennedy, 55, who was an early supporter of Obama's 2008 primary campaign before he took on and beat Hillary Clinton's Democratic machine, has long been a rumored choice for the plum Tokyo post. But speculation flourished anew Monday on reports in the Washington Post and New York Times that she was actively being vetted for the appointment.

Caroline Kennedy may be next U.S. ambassador to Japan

April 1, 2013 17:32
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is leaning toward picking Caroline Kennedy to be the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, a source familiar with the process said on Monday. The 55-year-old daughter of former President John Kennedy would be the first female U.S. ambassador to Japan. She was one of the earliest backers of Obama in his first presidential campaign in 2008 and her endorsement was significant in helping him defeat Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary that year.

Arnie to edit US bodybuilding magazine

March 4, 2013 18:16
Austrian-born movie legend Arnold Schwarzenegger has been named as senior editor of a bodybuilding magazine he ran before becoming governor of California, its publisher said Monday. The 65-year-old, who made his name as Mr Universe before becoming a Hollywood star and then politician, is returning as Group Executive Editor for Muscle & Fitness and Flex magazines.

JFK birthday card from son, other items auctioned for up to $2M

February 18, 2013 14:15
By Daniel Lovering CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Feb 18 (Reuters) - Thousands of items that belonged to a longtime aide of President John F. Kennedy sold for as much as $2 million in an auction that ended on Monday, nearly 50 years after the president's assassination.

UPDATE 1-JFK items auctioned 50 years after his assassination

February 17, 2013 23:15
(Add details from auction) By Daniel Lovering CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Feb 17 (Reuters) - President John F. Kennedy's Air Force One bomber jacket sold for $570,000 at an auction on Sunday of items that belonged to a longtime aide, nearly 50 years after the president's assassination.

Stars pressure Congress to act on gun control

February 6, 2013 15:47
Hollywood celebrities and children of slain Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy joined shooting victims Wednesday in demanding tougher action from US lawmakers on reducing gun violence. Comedian Chris Rock, aging Grammy-winner Tony Bennett and actress Amanda Peet brought their starpower to Congress to press for legislation that outlaws military-style assault weapons, mandates background checks for all gun purchases, and makes arms trafficking a federal crime. Such proposals have been introduced or are being drafted, but Congress has yet to act.
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