CNN reports here: President-elect Barack Obama on Monday announced Sen. Hillary Clinton as his pick for secretary of state, calling her an “American of tremendous stature who will have my complete confidence.”
Obama also confirmed that he is keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his current post.
There is probaby no easy way to combat ageing, BBC News reports here: Diets and creams claiming their antioxidant properties could cheat ageing may be worthless, a study says.
The Top Ten Books in today’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Books here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store with those and many more great books that make some nice gifts! (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
And The Top Ten Books This Week are:
• Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3)
• Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition
• New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)
• Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
• The Twilight Saga: Slipcased
• Outliers: The Story of Success
• Barach Obama - Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
• The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage)
• Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga Book 4)
AP reports here at CNN: Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into buyers during the crucial Thanksgiving weekend and “Cyber Monday.” Even so, online sales are expected to be fairly flat after years of strong growth.
Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: The prevalence of diabetes worldwide will far outstrip even the sharp increase currently projected unless rising trends of obesity are controlled, health experts said on Saturday.
BBC News reports here: The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years, officials say.
Generic drug companies complain it is difficult to get drugs on the market, BBC News reports here: Drug companies are blocking or delaying the entry of cheaper generic medicines into the EU, pushing up medicine bills, the European Commission has said.
HealthDay reports here at Yahoo News: As you push your chair back from the Thanksgiving table this year, a molecule produced in the small intestine will be swarming through your bloodstream, ready to register on your brain the impact of the fat you’ve just consumed.
CNN reports here: “Australia’s immigration minister has granted permanent residency to a German family whose application was twice denied because their 13-year-old son’s Down syndrome was deemed a drain on the country’s health system.”
Finally some good news!! See also this older related blog post: Australia denies residency for dad of boy with Down syndrome.