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Metal and energy prices rose Thursday as demand remains strong and as European leaders pledge to help Greece with its growing debt problems. Gold, in particular, got a boost after European Union leaders said they would support Greece. George Gero, vice president at RBC Global Futures, said there had …
San Francisco Chronicle · February 11, 2010, 12:51 PM (PST)
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NASHUA, N.H.- The Internal Revenue Service and 37 states are cracking down on companies that try to trim payroll costs by illegally classifying workers as independent contractors, rather than as full employees, The Associated Press has learned. The practice costs governments billions in lost …
Boston Globe · February 11, 2010, 1:05 PM (PST)
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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s embattled Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko appeared in public for the first time in days Thursday but still ignored calls to concede defeat in the presidential election and resign her post. Tymoshenko, looking tense but determined, appeared before the media for the …
Findlaw.com · February 11, 2010, 12:51 PM (PST)
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SAN’A, Yemen (AP) – Yemen’s president on Thursday declared an end to military operations against northern rebels after reaching a cease-fire agreement that could bring the country’s six-year conflict to a close. After years of sporadic fighting with the militants, Yemen has come under international …
Big Hollywood · February 11, 2010, 1:13 PM (PST)
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Washington – Tom Glavine has rejoined the Atlanta Braves as special assistant to team president John Schuerholz. The 43-year-old former pitcher will work with Schuerholz on baseball and business projects and will occasionally assist general manager Frank Wren and manager Bobby Cox. Glavine also will …
WJLA · February 11, 2010, 1:05 PM (PST)
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Two former Blackwater Worldwide employees say in a federal lawsuit that the security company repeatedly billed the U.S. government for excessive or inappropriate expenses. Brad and Melan Davis, a married couple, claim Blackwater officials deceived the government by double-billing for travel costs …
Napa Valley Register · February 11, 2010, 1:13 PM (PST)
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WHISTLER, British Columbia- Lindsey Vonn’s husband says it’s "fantastic" the first women’s Olympic downhill training session has been called off because it gives her bruised right shin more time to heal. Vonn did take a free run down the mountain — although not on the official course — to test …
Boston Globe · February 11, 2010, 1:13 PM (PST)
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Daniel Kerrigan died Jan. 24 after what authorities said was a struggle with his 45-year-old son, Mark, who was charged with assault. In a letter to friends and fans released Thursday, Nancy Kerrigan says she and her family think the ruling was "unjustified" and said they "plan to help my brother …
San Francisco Chronicle · February 11, 2010, 11:25 AM (PST)
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HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CALIF. – The son of Etta James says the R&B singer is making progress in fighting serious infections and has been moved to another hospital in Southern California. Donto James says Thursday that his 72-year-old mother is improving and doctors have controlled infections that …
Washington Examiner · February 11, 2010, 1:20 PM (PST)
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The most advanced solar observatory ever built rocketed into space Thursday on a five-year quest to shed light on Earth’s star. It was NASA ‘s second launch in four days. On Monday, Endeavour blasted off to the International Space Station . The shuttle-station complex was …
YAHOO! · February 11, 2010, 11:25 AM (PST)
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