The Cullman Times has a piece today about the lack of a clear winner in the top toy department this holiday season. According to their story, "In the past it's been Tickle Me Elmo, X-Box, FurReal Friends,...
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Today, AP reports that, "
The Okinawa Open in Japan is the final tournament that counts in 2004,
although it won't create any major shake-ups in the world ranking that
affects the Masters."
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The New York Times reported on Friday that media mogul Rupert Murdoch is set to buy a Fifth Avenue triplex for $44 million -- in cash.
Murdoch, the billionaire chairman of the News Corp, has agreed to pay the...
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Pfizer Finds Celebrex Heart Attack Risk
AP -
28 minutes ago
Pfizer Inc. said it has found an increased risk of heart attacks with
patients taking its top-selling painkiller Celebrex, a drug that is in
the same class as Vioxx, but...
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Here's a story from Reuters that shocked me:
The parent of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's burger chains is cashing in on consumer backlash against healthier fast-food fare with new premium burgers that make Big Macs...
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According to the Labor Department, consumer prices rose by a mild 0.2 percent in November as costs for gasoline and food products calmed down after posting sharp increases the month before.
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Reuters reports that, "A government-sponsored trial of Pfizer Inc.'s blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was halted after patients taking the medicine had more than twice as many heart attacks as patients taking a...
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According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...
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Today the Associated Press is reporting that Atlantic City Casinos have been using their surveillance cameras to look where they're not supposed to. According to their report, "New Jersey casino regulators fined...
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AP is reporting that "Waves up to 40 feet high crashed onto the Hawaiian coast Wednesday, leaving sand and debris on roadways and prompting officials to close beaches. Amid the debris, world-class surfers gathered...
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According to John Eggerton at Broadcasting & Cable, "Howard Stern will be free to be indecent on satellite radio, the Federal Communications Commission effectively said Wednesday -- a decision that should also make cable- and satellite-TV providers breathe easier, at least...
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Josh Marshall has the story:
A couple days ago we speculated about how Bernard Kerik could have afforded his second luxe Manhattan apartment, the one where he held his workouts with celeb publisher Judith Regan...
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According to The Bristol Press, The FBI has increased its reward to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of Victor Manuel Gerena, the former Wells Fargo guard accused in a $7 million armored car...
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According to The Miami Herald, state inspectors in Sun City Center have discovered 31 more backyard trees infected with citrus canker and plan an immediate eradication effort to protect nearby commercial...
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The U.S. government is spending $3 million to study Vancouver's injection drug users.
Thomas Kerr, an investigator with the locally based Vancouver Injection Drug Users Study, said the American money will pay for...
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Truemors
