Chinese man seeks divorce after smog drives family apart

A Beijing man is seeking to divorce his wife after she took their son to a tropical island province to escape the capital's notorious smog, saying the long-distance relationship had destroyed their marriage, state media said on Thursday. The man, identified only by his family name of Wang, married his wife in 2008 and had a son two years later, the Beijing Times reported, in a story widely picked up by other Chinese media outlets online, including Xinhua news agency. But their son developed serious health problems because of Beijing's air pollution and his wife took the son to the southern resort island of Hainan to escape the haze.



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Republicans to push anti-Obamacare message in U.S. Senate hearings

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans are relishing the chance to use confirmation hearings for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama's nominee as U.S. health secretary, to re-energize their election-year attacks on his signature healthcare initiative. Republicans, who are seeking to take control of the Senate in the Nov. 4 congressional elections, view a pair of Senate hearings for Burwell as their best chance to put a spotlight on Obamacare since the program's botched rollout in October. Burwell's first hearing is scheduled for May 8 before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

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Scientists urge government to save Britain's pharma industry

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Leading British scientists called on the government on Wednesday to act now to save the nation's pharmaceutical industry from being swallowed up in a wave of consolidation driven by overseas rivals. In a statement prompted by a planned $100 billion takeover of Britain's AstraZeneca by rival U.S. drugmaker Pfizer, leaders in pharmacology, biology, chemistry and biochemistry said the entire UK life sciences sector risked losing its lead. "The UK has been a world leader in medicines research and development, but recent closures and restructuring put this position under threat," they said. AstraZeneca, Britain's second-biggest drugmaker behind GlaxoSmithKline, is an important part of the sector and employs nearly 7,000 staff in the country.

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Pfizer's designs on AstraZeneca stir tax envy among rivals

By Olivia Oran and Soyoung Kim NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rumors about a massive healthcare deal were circulating in industry circles, months before Pfizer Inc disclosed its $100 billion pursuit of Britain's AstraZeneca Plc, according to several industry bankers and lawyers. As rivals and bankers assessed what it could mean for different companies in the industry, one aspect touched nearly everyone: what it could mean for an increasingly popular U.S. tax loophole. U.S. healthcare companies worried that if a household name like Pfizer changed its domicile to Britain to lower its tax rate as a result of a deal with AstraZeneca, it would spur Congress into action and close the tax arbitrage opportunity, called tax inversion, for everyone else, these people said.

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Berkshire share gains may offer Buffett cover at annual meeting

By Luciana Lopez OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - A ho-hum stock market so far this year may be just what Berkshire Hathaway shareholders needed. As they gather this week at the sprawling conglomerate's annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, and rub shoulders with its iconic chairman, Warren Buffett, the fact that its shares are once again beating the broader market should help dim the sour memory of its recent run of underperformance. Last year, for the first time in nearly half a century, the gain in Berkshire's book value over five years - Buffett's preferred measure of performance - lagged the total return of the S&P 500 . Berkshire, which saw its net worth grow just 91 percent by comparison in that run, does best in a weak market - the weaker the better, perhaps.

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Republicans to push anti-Obamacare message in U.S. Senate hearings

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans are relishing the chance to use confirmation hearings for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama's nominee as U.S. health secretary, to re-energize their election-year attacks on his signature healthcare initiative. Republicans, who are seeking to take control of the Senate in the November 4 congressional elections, view a pair of Senate hearings for Burwell as their best chance to put a spotlight on Obamacare since the program's botched rollout in October. Burwell's first hearing is scheduled for May 8 before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

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New Boeing jets hold key to more than half of future sales

By Alwyn Scott SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co said it expects to finish flight testing its stretched 787-9 Dreamliner in the next two months and deliver it around mid-year, one of six new jets the world's biggest plane-maker aims to get into service by the end of the decade. Boeing will start fabricating parts for its 737MAX jetliner this year, keeping that new development program on course for final assembly to start by mid-2015 and service entry in 2017, company officials said in media briefings made public late on Wednesday. The three jets are part of a major overhaul of Boeing's product lines that is "harvesting" technology and lessons from the its original high-tech 787 Dreamliner and adding efficient new engines to make 737 and 777 models that burn less fuel, fly more easily and provide passengers with more comfort. "What we have in work today really is the future of Boeing Commercial Airplanes," he said.

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Toronto mayor Ford ready to take a break, 'get help': report

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who gained global notoriety after admitting to smoking crack cocaine, said he is ready to take a break from his re-election campaign and "get help", the Toronto Sun reported on Wednesday. Ford's office and lawyer could not immediately be reach to comment on the report. The newspaper said Ford's decision comes after it obtained a new audio recording of Ford ranting and swearing in a Toronto area bar. Ford said he wants to "deal with his issues" but is being urged to not leave the mayoral race by people around him and plans to stay on the ballot, the story says.

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U.S. resists pressure to give India worst offender rating in IP review

By Krista Hughes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has resisted lobbying by U.S. drug and pharmaceutical companies to take tougher trade action against India for its intellectual property policies, deciding against risking ties with a likely new government in New Delhi. The U.S. Trade Representative avoided labeling India with the worst offender tag in its annual scorecard on protecting U.S. patents, copyrights and other intellectual property (IP) rights. Instead, the United States kept India, which is in the midst of elections, on its Priority Watch List along with China and eight other countries. It would start a special review of India in the fall and "redouble" efforts to address concerns with the new government, the U.S. Trade Representative said.

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Botched Oklahoma execution comes as alternatives emerge from shadows

By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Firing squads, electric chairs and other methods of execution seen as cruel or antiquated could be getting a fresh look after Oklahoma botched a lethal injection, leaving the condemned inmate withering in apparent pain on its death chamber gurney. Lawmakers in several states this year have put forward legislation to revise alternative methods of capital punishment in the face of a shortage of drugs once used for executions as well as legal challenges to new lethal "cocktails." Oklahoma was among those states, and it had faced lawsuits to stop the execution of convicted rapist and murderer Clayton Lockett, who died on Tuesday night of an apparent heart attack minutes after a medical official on the scene called a halt to the botched process, saying something had gone wrong with the lethal injection. "As long as there are problems with lethal injection, and there have been and there will be, there will always be legislators determined to kill people with some other method," said Rick Halperin, director of the Embrey Human Rights Program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

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Help! I Always Pick Selfish Friends and Lovers and They Make Me Feel Rotten

The bottom line is, of course, that score keeping has no place in close, caring friendships or intimate partnerships. However, when one party does all of the giving, change is called for.

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UK lawmakers plan to probe Pfizer pursuit of AstraZeneca

By Kylie MacLellan and Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers intend to investigate U.S. drugmaker Pfizer's planned $100 billion takeover of British rival AstraZeneca in a bid to ensure scientific research and jobs are protected. "We will see how events pan out over the next few days, but clearly given the scale of the proposed merger it is important that we consider the impact not just on shareholders but also on employees and the wider interests of the UK." AstraZeneca, Britain's second-biggest drugmaker behind GlaxoSmithKline, is an important part of the life sciences sector and employs nearly 7,000 staff in the country. The committee's chairman Andrew Bailey said it would be looking to hold an inquiry "pretty quickly", and those called to give evidence were likely to include ministers such as Business Secretary Vince Cable and representatives from the Treasury. "In AstraZeneca we have a company that amounts to 2.3 percent of our total exports, is a world leader in research in pharmaceuticals and is very strategically positioned in this country." Committee member Katy Clark said Pfizer's management would also probably be among those called to any inquiry.

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MPs plan to probe Pfizer pursuit of AstraZeneca

By Kylie MacLellan and Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - MPs intend to investigate U.S. drugmaker Pfizer's planned $100 billion (59.2 billion pounds) takeover of British rival AstraZeneca in a bid to ensure scientific research and jobs are protected. "We will see how events pan out over the next few days, but clearly given the scale of the proposed merger it is important that we consider the impact not just on shareholders but also on employees and the wider interests of the UK." AstraZeneca, Britain's second-biggest drugmaker behind GlaxoSmithKline, is an important part of the life sciences sector and employs nearly 7,000 staff in the country. The committee's chairman Andrew Bailey said it would be looking to hold an inquiry "pretty quickly", and those called to give evidence were likely to include ministers such as Business Secretary Vince Cable and representatives from the Treasury. "In AstraZeneca we have a company that amounts to 2.3 percent of our total exports, is a world leader in research in pharmaceuticals and is very strategically positioned in this country." Committee member Katy Clark said Pfizer's management would also probably be among those called to any inquiry.

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Don't Panic About MERS Yet, Health Experts Say

ISTANBUL -- Cases of a deadly virus with no known cure have spiked in the Middle East over the past few weeks, but doctors and public health experts said there's no reason to panic -- yet. The number of people infected with the coronavirus, called Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, has surged recently, particularly in the Persian Gulf nations of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia, where the outbreak is centered, reported more than two dozen new cases and 10 deaths over the weekend. The virus, which emerged in 2012, has sickened about 300 people, killing

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China, India named on U.S. piracy, patents black list

By Krista Hughes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States named China and India on a watch list for countries that aren't doing enough to fight intellectual-property crimes, warning of trade-secret theft in China and the proliferation of generic drugs and counterfeiting in India. The U.S. Trade Representative resisted lobbying by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and pharmaceutical industry to censure India with the "worst offender" tag in its annual scorecard on how well countries protect U.S. patents, copyrights and other intellectual property (IP) rights. The United States instead kept India, which is in the midst of elections, on its Priority Watch List along with China and eight other countries.



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Beyond 'Survival'

As I talk to my fellow survivors I truly can't believe I spent so many years disconnected from this group of my peers with such an incredible shared experience. Through opening up about our stories I am learning so much about this long journey of survivorship we are all on.

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When Not Enough Is Holding You Back (And What to Do About It)

If he calls, we're good enough. If you get the job or get into the graduate program, you're smart enough. If our manager or advisor acknowledges our work, we're worthy enough. No matter how hard you work, when you've given the power to someone else, you'll never measure up.

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Why I'm Going on a Smartphone Cleanse This Month

Like most people of my generation, I feel the need to be connected 24/7. But texting, social media and incessantly checking my email give me the opposite of what I'm craving.

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Balancing It All

When life's extreme imbalance, works me into overload, I realize it's time to take a break from it all, something we all need to do.

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6 Strategies to Treat PMS Without Medication

PMS and PMDD can't be "cured." There's no magic solution, but that doesn't mean you have to wave the white flag. Use these tactics to improve your overall well-being and manage your symptoms naturally.

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8 Pieces Of Wisdom That Will Encourage You To Push Through A Bad Day

The stress and strain of constantly being connected can sometimes take your life -- and your well-being -- off course. GPS For The Soul can help you find your way back to balance. GPS Guides are our way of showing you what has relieved others' stress in the hopes that you will be able to identify solutions that work for you. We all have de-stressing "secret weapons" that we pull out in times of tension or anxiety, whether they be photos that relax us or make us smile, songs that bring us back to our heart, quotes or poems that

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7 Ways to Lose Trust

Trust isn't developed from the absence of conflict, but from developing a healthy process for resolving it. Show me you have the courage to work through our problems and you'll always have my trust.

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Sex brings bliss for Frenchmen, France's women prefer chocolate

French men believe sex is the surest route to happiness but for French women the key to felicity is food, according to a poll published on Wednesday. Chocolate, cheese and foie gras, a festive French delicacy made from the livers of force-fed ducks, top the league table of happiness-procuring victuals, the Harris Interactive poll found. While the French rate sex and food equally as catalysts of well-being, giving both a score of 7.1 on a scale of 0 to 10, men rate sex at 7.5 while women gave it a less convincing 6.7. Asked to choose between cutting back on sex or cutting back on food, female poll respondents were more willing to do without the former than men, according to Harris Interactive, which surveyed 1,000 adults on March 18-20.

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Top 4 Ways to Beat Bad Breath

On top of good dental hygiene, here are four ways to beat bad breath.



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5 Ways to Use Coconut Oil in Everyday Life

Coconut oil is one fad that keeps on giving.



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Mom Won’t Let Wheelchair Keep Her From Losing Weight

Jamie Goodwin created a Facebook page to show anyone can lose weight -- even paraplegics.



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Survivors of Ebola face second 'disease': stigma

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — The doctor has beaten the odds and survived Ebola, but he still has one more problem: The stigma carried by the deadly disease.

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Drug resistance found worldwide, new drugs needed

LONDON (AP) — Bacteria resistant to antibiotics have now spread to every part of the world and might lead to a future where minor infections could kill, according to a report published Wednesday by the World Health Organization.



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MPs plan to probe Pfizer pursuit of AstraZeneca

By Kylie MacLellan and Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - MPs intend to investigate U.S. drugmaker Pfizer's planned $100 billion (59.41 billion pounds) takeover of British rival AstraZeneca in a bid to ensure scientific research and jobs are protected. Members of the parliamentary business, innovation and skills committee are worried that the deal, which would be the biggest-ever foreign acquisition of a British company, could threaten the country's strategic interests. "We will see how events pan out over the next few days, but clearly given the scale of the proposed merger it is important that we consider the impact not just on shareholders but also on employees and the wider interests of the UK.” AstraZeneca, Britain's second-biggest drugmaker behind GlaxoSmithKline, is an important part of the life sciences sector and employs nearly 7,000 staff in the country. Pfizer already has a tarnished reputation in Britain after it announced plans in 2011 to shutter a major drug research site in Sandwich, southern England, where Viagra was invented, with the loss of nearly 2,000 jobs.



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GlaxoSmithKline drug sales off to weak start in first quarter

GlaxoSmithKline posted a 10 percent fall in quarterly sales on Wednesday, highlighting some of the industry pressures behind last week's decision to trade more than $20 billion of assets with Swiss rival Novartis . Analysts, on average, had forecast sales of 5.84 billion pounds and core EPS, which excludes certain items, of 20.7 pence, according to Thomson Reuters.

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Drug resistant superbugs a serious threat worldwide, says WHO

By Kate Kelland LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - The spread of deadly superbugs that evade even the most powerful antibiotics is no longer a prediction but is happening right now across the world, United Nations officials said on Wednesday. Antibiotic resistance has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country, the U.N.'s World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a report. "The world is headed for a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill," said Keiji Fukuda, the WHO’s assistant director-general for health security. In its first global report on antibiotic resistance, with data from 114 countries, the WHO said superbugs able to evade event the hardest-hitting antibiotics - a class of drugs called carbapenems - has now been found in all regions of the world.



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Jean Coutu profit rises on higher generic drug sales

(Reuters) - Canadian pharmacy chain Jean Coutu Group Inc reported an 8 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, helped by higher sales at its Pro Doc generic drug outlets. Total sales rose marginally to C$685.4 million ($625 million) in the fourth quarter ended March 31. Net profit rose to C$57.7 million, or 30 Canadian cents per share, from C$53.5 million, or 25 Canadian cents per share, a year earlier. ($1 = 1.0966 Canadian Dollars) (Reporting By Sneha Banerjee in Bangalore; Editing by Don Sebastian)



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UK lawmakers plan to probe Pfizer pursuit of AstraZeneca

By Kylie MacLellan and Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers intend to investigate U.S. drugmaker Pfizer's planned $100 billion takeover of British rival AstraZeneca in a bid to ensure scientific research and jobs are protected. "We will see how events pan out over the next few days, but clearly given the scale of the proposed merger it is important that we consider the impact not just on shareholders but also on employees and the wider interests of the UK." AstraZeneca, Britain's second-biggest drugmaker behind GlaxoSmithKline , is an important part of the life sciences sector and employs nearly 7,000 staff in the country. Pfizer already has a tarnished reputation in Britain after it announced plans in 2011 to shutter a major drug research site in Sandwich, southern England, where Viagra was invented, with the loss of nearly 2,000 jobs. The U.S. firm says it views Britain as an attractive location for both pharmaceutical research and manufacturing - helped by recent government tax incentives - but cannot make any firm commitments on future investment or jobs.

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France won't block Alstom bids if keeps control of nuclear assets

The French government would not block a takeover of power and transport company Alstom if the state retained control over its nuclear activities, considered a strategic asset, Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg said on Wednesday. Montebourg this week waded into talks of a takeover of Alstom by U.S. group General Electric, threatening to block the bid for what he called a 'strategic' company if the buyer failed to provide guarantees on its long-term viability. France introduced a decree in 2005 allowing the state to block the takeover of any asset deemed a "strategic interest" ranging from defense and security to biotechnology, after a failed attempt by Pepsi to purchase France's Danone. On Tuesday, GE Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt wrote to President Francois Hollande offering guarantees on governance and saying that GE would "work with the (French) state... to protect the (nuclear) sector and safeguard its exports".



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Father of teenage stowaway arrives in Hawaii -state official

(Reuters) - The father of a 15-year-old Somali boy has arrived in Honolulu, where his son is in a hospital after surviving a trip from California to Hawaii stowed away in the wheel well of a jet, Hawaii officials on Tuesday. The boy sneaked into the wheel compartment of a Boeing 767 that took off earlier this month from San Jose International Airport. Kayla Rosenfeld, a spokeswoman for Hawaii's Department of Human Services, said in a statement the boy's father arrived in Honolulu, though she declined to release additional information, citing privacy concerns. It was unclear if or when the Department of Human Services would release the teenager to his father.

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Newly arrived virus spreads in Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Health officials in the Dominican Republic say a mosquito-borne virus has spread widely since making its first appearance in the country.

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Saudi camel tradition may hinder control of new disease

By Angus McDowall RIYADH - The 40-odd men gathered in a sandy, dung-scattered auction pen at one of Saudi Arabia's largest camel markets were fiercely dismissive of a link scientists have found between the animals and an often fatal virus in humans. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus has infected 345 people in the conservative Islamic kingdom since it was identified two years ago, causing fever, pneumonia and kidney failure in some, and killing around a third of sufferers. Although many patients in a recent outbreak in Jeddah appear to have become infected through person-to-person transmission in hospitals, MERS has been found in bats and camels, and many experts say the latter form the most likely animal reservoir from which humans are becoming infected. Among the pungent animal pens in Riyadh's camel market, stretching several miles along a highway out of the city, the traders, owners and camel workers said they had been given no advice, information or warnings on MERS by government officials.

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Alstom accepts 10 billion euro GE bid for its energy unit

By Matthieu Protard and Maria Sheahan PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The board of Alstom accepted General Electric's 10 billion euro ($13.82 billion) bid for its energy unit on Tuesday, several sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. Sources said GE is not in exclusive talks with Alstom. The French transport-to-turbines group is also set to receive an offer from its much larger German competitor Siemens AG , which said it had sent a letter to Alstom after its managing and supervisory boards had decided to make an offer. Alstom is expected to make a statement about the two offers early on Wednesday, before its shares, suspended since late last week, resume trading.

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Exclusive: Sanofi explores $7 billion-plus sale of drug portfolio - sources

By Sophie Sassard, Olivia Oran and Soyoung Kim LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sanofi SA is looking to sell a portfolio of older drugs that could fetch $7-8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, yet another example of drugmakers trying to shed non-core assets and focus on high-growth areas. The French pharmaceutical firm has hired financial advisers Evercore Partners Inc to help it with a deal and has contacted potential buyers in the past few months, the people said, asking not to be named because the matter is private. Shares in Sanofi rose 1.5 percent in early trade on Wednesday following the news. Generic drugmakers and specialty pharmaceutical companies are seen as logical buyers for the portfolio, said the people familiar with the matter.

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France seeks alliance, not 'absorption' of Alstom: Montebourg

Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg said on Wednesday that he told General Electric the French government was ready to entertain a solution for Alstom that enabled it to have a future as a French company. We prefer an equal alliance ... not absorptions," Montebourg told a French parliament committee after Alstom said it would review a binding offer from GE for its energy business by end-May. "It will be from the combination of economic and industrial interests, but also of economic and industrial sovereignty, that the right solution will emerge enabling Alstom to have a future in France - because what interests me is France," he said.



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High court revives rules on air pollution

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Barack Obama a victory on Tuesday by upholding a federal environmental regulation requiring some states to limit pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states. By a 6-2 vote, the court said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency acted reasonably in requiring 28 states to reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which can lead to soot and smog. Writing for the majority, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called the EPA rule a cost-effective way to allocate responsibility for emission reductions among upwind states, and that the EPA need not consider each state's proportionate responsibility for the emissions in question. The regulation in question is viewed by industry and conservative critics in Congress as part of what they call the Obama administration's "war on coal" because of the pollution controls it imposes primarily on coal plants.

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Alstom says Bouygues to remain shareholder after GE deal

PARIS (Reuters) - Alstom Chief Executive Patrick Kron said on Wednesday that Bouygues would remain a long-term shareholder and keep its 29 percent stake if Alstom sold its energy divisions to refocus on its transport business. The transport unit would have a more solid balance sheet if the energy business was sold to General Electric and could make acquisitions, Kron said on a conference call after the U.S. group confirmed its binding offer. (Reporting by Benjamin Mallet; Editing by James Regan)



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UN chief urges South Sudan's Kiir help end violence, anti-UN campaign

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday to publicly call for an end to a "negative campaign" against U.N. peacekeepers and to bring to justice those responsible for attacks there on civilians and the United Nations. In a phone call with Kiir, the U.N. chief called for "an immediate halt to the vicious fighting and the appalling killing of South Sudanese civilians," according to a statement from Ban's press office. More than 1 million people have fled their homes since fighting erupted in December between troops backing Kiir and soldiers loyal to his sacked deputy, Riek Machar. Thousands of people have been killed and tens of thousands have sought refuge at U.N. bases around South Sudan, the world's youngest country, after the violence spread.



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Report: Health exchanges' drug coverage confusing

CHICAGO (AP) — The hunt for a health plan that would cover a particular drug or a favorite doctor proved particularly frustrating for many consumers navigating the new insurance exchanges under the federal government's health care overhaul, according to a report released Monday.

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GE says talks with France on Alstom productive, to boost jobs

The head of General Electric said on Wednesday that talks with the French government on its offer for Alstom's energy assets had been "productive" and expressed confidence it would go through despite a potential rival offer from Germany's Siemens. "We think we've got a good deal and it's going to be executed," Chief Executive Jeff Immelt told reporters. "We have had good, productive two-way dialogue this week" with the French government, Immelt said. "We think net employment in France will grow around the Alstom assets." (Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf;



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Alstom board accepts 10 billion euro GE offer for energy unit-paper

PARIS (Reuters) - The board of French trains-to-turbines maker Alstom has accepted General Electric's 10 billion euro offer for its energy division, French daily Le Figaro said on its website. Alstom declined to comment on the report. The firm will issue a statement Wednesday morning around 7 a.m. (0500 GMT). GE also declined to comment. Le Figaro said the Alstom board, at its meeting on Tuesday, had accepted GE's firm and financed offer. (Reporting by Geert De Clercq and Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)



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GE vows to boost French jobs with Alstom bid - letter

General Electric Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt said in a letter to French President Francois Hollande that if GE were to buy the energy unit of Alstom, it would boost employment in France and locate global headquarters for several key businesses in the country. GE confirmed that the letter, published by French financial daily Les Echos, was authentic. GE said it would also locate the headquarters for grids, hydraulics, offshore wind and steam turbines in France, and would work with the French government, utility EDF and nuclear group Areva to protect France's nuclear sector and its exports. It would also consider selling Alstom's wind turbine activities to French investors.



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Alstom says to review GE offer for energy business

Alstom said on Wednesday that it would review a proposed bid from General Electric for its energy business by the end of May. The offer price gives Alstom's thermal power, renewable power and grid businesses an enterprise value of 11.4 billion euros ($15.75 billion), the company said. Alstom said its board also reviewed a declaration of interest from Siemens about an alternative deal, and that the German company would have access to information needed to make a binding offer.

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Alstom accepts GE offer for its energy unit: sources

PARIS (Reuters) - The board of French transport-to-turbines group Alstom has accepted General Electric's offer for its energy unit, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. Both sources said GE was not in exclusive talks with Alstom, which is also set to receive an offer from Germany's Siemens. One source said GE had offered to pay about 10 billion euros ($13.82 billion) for the unit. (Reporting by Geert De Clercq)



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Colorado symphony strikes high note in cannabis-friendly concert

The Colorado Symphony is giving new meaning to hitting a high note, announcing on Tuesday a bring-your-own marijuana concert series, the first of which features its chamber ensemble and South-of-the-border food and booze. The U.S. states of Colorado and Washington became the first to legalize the possession and use of recreational cannabis in 2012, and the first retail pot shops opened in Colorado in January. The orchestra's "Classically Cannabis: The High Note Series" seeks to tap the blossoming market in a series of summer fundraising concerts, at a time when more than half of Colorado voters believe legalizing recreational marijuana has been good for the state, a recent poll showed. The Denver Post newspaper reported the events are aimed at boosting attendance, including drawing younger concert-goers, at a time when the Colorado Symphony has struggled financially.



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Users bemoan e-cigarette laws in NYC, Chicago

NEW YORK (AP) — Laws in New York and Chicago making electronic cigarettes subject to the same regulations as tobacco are taking effect, and their sellers and users are steadfast in their opposition.

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Exclusive: Sanofi explores $7 billion-plus drug divestiture - sources

By Sophie Sassard, Olivia Oran and Soyoung Kim LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sanofi SA is looking to sell a portfolio of mature drugs that could fetch between $7 billion and $8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, yet another example of drugmakers trying to shed non-core assets and focus on high-growth areas. The French pharmaceutical company is working with Evercore Partners Inc and has contacted potential buyers in the past few months, the people said on Tuesday, asking not to be named because the matter is private. Generic drugmakers and specialty pharmaceutical companies are seen as logical buyers for the Sanofi drug portfolio, said the people familiar with the matter. Sanofi could not be immediately reached for comment, while Evercore declined to comment.

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Rugby league-NRL offers McKinnon 'job for life'

Australia's National Rugby League has pledged a "job for life" for Newcastle Knights forward Alex McKinnon, whose neck was broken in a match last month. The 22-year-old suffered the sickening injury against Melbourne Storm on March 24 after being dumped heavily into the turf in a lifting tackle by three opposition players. One of the tacklers was banned for seven matches by the NRL. "His spirit and determination are an inspiration for all of us," NRL chief executive Dave Smith said in a media release on Wednesday.



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Oklahoma halts execution but inmate dies of apparent heart attack

(Reuters) - Oklahoma halted the execution of Clayton Lockett on Tuesday due to problems with its lethal injection, but the inmate later died of an apparent heart attack, a spokesman for the prison system said. "We believe that a vein was blown and the drugs weren't working as they were designed to. The director ordered a halt to the execution," state corrections department spokesman Jerry Massie said. (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Ken Wills)



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Georgia governor signs law to drug test some welfare recipients

By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed legislation on Tuesday requiring some applicants for food stamps and welfare benefits to undergo a drug test. Under the bill, testing could be required if authorities have a "reasonable suspicion" of drug use. Drug use is a barrier to finding and keeping a job, Deal spokesman Brian Robinson said. Debbie Seagraves, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, called the legislation "shameful" and said it violated the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches.

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U.N. chief urges South Sudan's Kiir help end violence, anti-U.N. campaign

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday to publicly call for an end to a "negative campaign" against U.N. peacekeepers and to bring to justice those responsible for attacks there on civilians and the United Nations. In a phone call with Kiir, the U.N. chief called for "an immediate halt to the vicious fighting and the appalling killing of South Sudanese civilians," according to a statement from Ban's press office. More than 1 million people have fled their homes since fighting erupted in December between troops backing Kiir and soldiers loyal to his sacked deputy, Riek Machar. Thousands of people have been killed and tens of thousands have sought refuge at U.N. bases around South Sudan, the world's youngest country, after the violence spread.

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Are You Using Your Judgment or Just Being Judgmental?

Life requires us to make assessments, literally hundreds of times a day. We assess risk level, costs, benefits, and appropriateness of behaviors in specific situations.. We make these judgment calls in our relationships too, but we sometimes forget that they are personal, subjective evaluations, and instead hold our views as being objectively , undeniably true. Taking a position in this way is a form of judgmentalism and can be hazardous to your health and to the health of your relationship. ...

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Exclusive: Sanofi explores $7 billion-plus drug divestiture - sources

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sanofi SA is looking to sell a portfolio of mature drugs that could fetch between $7 billion and $8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, yet another example of drugmakers trying to shed non-core assets and focus on high-growth areas. The French pharmaceutical company is working with Evercore Partners Inc and has contacted potential buyers in the past few months, the people said on Tuesday, asking not to be named because the matter is private. Generic drugmakers and specialty pharmaceutical companies are seen as logical buyers for the Sanofi drug portfolio, said the people familiar with the matter. Sanofi could not be immediately reached for comment, while Evercore declined to comment.

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'I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough and Doggone It, People Like Me'

Don't try to be the funny dad; the got-it-all-together mom; or the always-perky coworker. They are great as they are, no doubt. But, we are each happiest and serve the world best when we are truly ourselves.

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Oregon candidate's call for urine samples latest offbeat move

By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A candidate for Congress is soliciting mass urine samples from Oregonians as part of his day job as a scientist, a move some see as a novel approach to improving modern medicine and others call just another odd move in an offbeat political career. Art Robinson, a Republican making his third bid to unseat Representative Peter DeFazio, a Democrat, last week sent out thousands of fliers across Oregon asking for volunteer urine samples. Robinson, co-founder of the nonprofit Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, said he is hoping to get 15,000 samples to help calibrate a machine that could use urine profiles to help predict if a person will develop degenerative diseases such as cancer. "We have to have urine sample form people from all walks of life," he said.



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What Whets Your Late Night App-etite

This is not another article about what to eat and what not to eat at bedtime. It is, however, about what you consume. You and your brain, that is.

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The Optimist's Manifesto

Optimists are people who know what matters. Optimism does not mean believing that only good things will happen. It means that, regardless of what happens, you will make the most of it.

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To Actively Never Forget All the Broken Hearts

I noticed the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. for the first time on my way into town from the airport on Sunday night. It looked like a beautiful and mighty flame glowing against the clear night sky. The next day a friend reminded me it was Holocaust Remembrance Day: yet another synchronicity beckoning me to take action. The most breathtaking thing that I am reminded of each time I revisit this horror is how recently it happened. Less than 20 years before I was born this insanity was rocking the world, rendering many world leaders deaf, mute

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Calling All Dads: Gratitude Letters for Mother's Day -- What a Heartwarming Gift

I know you have heard of Mother's Day, but have you heard of a Gratitude Letter? Better yet, have you ever given one? It is an unexpectedly uplifting experience. I gave one to an ex boss of mine, and she kept it for years. It's nice to be appreciated. And it feels pretty good doing the appreciating too! So you can probably see where this is heading. Mother's Day is coming up -- what a perfect time to ask your children to tell their mother, in their own words, what they love and appreciate about her. How about they

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Wall Street ends up on earnings, rebound in high-growth shares

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, boosted by upbeat results from companies including Merck & Co and a rebound in Facebook and other high-growth shares. Merck & Co 's shares climbed 3.6 percent to $58.72, giving the S&P 500 its biggest lift, after it reported stronger-than-expected earnings. Britain's Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc confirmed talks to buy Merck's consumer health business, the latest asset up for grabs in a wave of recent pharmaceutical deals.

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Alstom accepts GE offer for its energy unit: sources

PARIS (Reuters) - The board of French transport-to-turbines group Alstom has accepted General Electric's offer for its energy unit, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. Both sources said GE was not in exclusive talks with Alstom, which is also set to receive an offer from Germany's Siemens. One source said GE had offered to pay about 10 billion euros ($13.82 billion) for the unit. (Reporting by Geert De Clercq)



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Food poisoning fells more than 100 at Maryland food safety summit

(Reuters) - A U.S. food safety summit in Maryland earlier this month has become a cautionary tale after more than 100 attendees came down with suspected food poisoning. Most of those affected complained of diarrhea, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said in a statement. The April 8-10 meeting at the Baltimore Convention Center included representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and food companies such as McDonald's Corp, Tyson Foods Inc and ConAgra Foods Inc. "We are working on evaluating possible exposures and doing testing at the Maryland state public health laboratory to attempt to identify an agent," the health department said in the statement. The convention center and its food service provider, Centerplate, were inspected by city health officials.



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Energy shares boost TSX as Fed policymakers to meet

By John Tilak TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index advanced on Tuesday as a higher oil price drove gains in the energy sector, and as investors awaited the start of a two-day policymaking meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve for clues on the direction of its monetary policy. A jump in shares of Encana Corp , after the natural gas producer announced an asset sale, further supported the market. The Toronto market is up about 7 percent this year, and some investors were concerned stock prices may be overvalued. "The battle of wits of whether the market is overvalued or undervalued continues to weigh heavily on investors' psychology," said Michael Newton, a director of wealth management and portfolio manager at ScotiaMcLeod, who recommends a diverse portfolio mix to counter the market volatility.

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In Conversation

Setting Up the Brain for Success -- Conversation 1 JBT: I am Jill Bolte Taylor, and I care about maximizing the brain and its relationship with our body so we can bring the best of ourselves into the world. Every ability we have, we have because we have cells that perform that function, and when I experienced the hemorrhage in the left half of my brain, I could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of my life. It took eight years for me to completely recover all cognitive and physical function. I am in conversation with Anat Baniel

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Nutrition Experts Offer Up Their Best Healthy Snacking Tips For Every Occasion

We asked our panel of nutrition experts when to snack, how to snack, where to snack and even why to snack in our most recent Twitter chat. Here are some of the highlights from our #snackchat: [View the story "#SnackChat" on Storify]

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Siemens says to make Alstom offer if it can see its books

By Natalie Huet and Maria Sheahan PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Siemens said on Tuesday it would make an offer to French engineering group Alstom if it is given four weeks to examine its books and draw up a detailed plan to rival a move by General Electric . The interest in Alstom from U.S. competitor GE has triggered a fierce national debate about the fate of power turbine and train manufacturing in France - both integral to the nation's engineering pedigree. Siemens said it had sent a letter to Alstom in the afternoon after its managing and supervisory boards had decided to make an offer. "The prerequisite for this offer is that Alstom agrees to give Siemens access to the company's data room and permission to interview the management during a period of four weeks, to enable Siemens to carry out a suitable due diligence," it said.

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Watch: 'Fattitude' Takes On Prejudice

Filmmakers raise money for documentary that exposes how popular culture fosters fat prejudice.



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In win for Obama, top court revives cross-state air pollution rule

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a federal regulation requiring some states to limit pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states, reversing a lower court ruling and handing a victory to President Barack Obama. By a 6-2 vote, the court said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency acted reasonably in requiring 28 states to reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which can lead to soot and smog. ...

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Alstom trade to resume after market informed on bids: regulator

French financial markets regulator AMF said on Tuesday it wants trading in Alstom shares to resume on Wednesday after the market has been informed about the content and modalities of two bids for the firm. The information should be distributed at the latest before the stock market opens, the AMF said. The regulator also said that Alstom's board has a duty towards shareholders to examine all options in an objective and professional manner and on the basis of clear criteria. Sources have told Reuters that Alstom already has received a $13 billion cash offer from General Electric for its power business.



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How I Came to Follow My Passion

I had finally found meaning in my own work by focusing inward, being present enough to observe some interesting trends going on around me, and following two passions deep in my belly: helping people reconnect with themselves and one another and starting new companies.

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