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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — US Airways Group Inc. chief executive Doug Parker met with Delta Air Lines Inc. executives and members of Delta’s creditors committee to pitch his plan to acquire the bankrupt carrier.Parker briefed the committee on his $8.43 b...
DATE: Dec 01, 2006
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BURBANK, California — Rapper Snoop Dogg was arrested this week for investigation of illegally possessing a handgun and drugs as he left NBC Studios after performing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, police said.The 35-year-old rapper, whose real nam...
DATE: Dec 01, 2006
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HOUSTON (Bloomberg) — Shares of Nabors Industries Ltd., the world’s largest onshore drilling contractor, jumped to a three-month high on Wednesday, rising with other US-based energy service companies as natural gas prices rallied.Nabors shares rose $...
DATE: Dec 01, 2006
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CHICAGO (AP) — Barack Obama is coming for that Number One Spot. The senator, contemplating a run for president, met privately with Ludacris on Wednesday. “We talked about empowering the youth,” said the rapper, whose real name is Chris Bridges.Ludacr...
DATE: Dec 01, 2006
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THE Bermuda Council on Ageing has been formed in response to a growing awareness that Bermuda's population is growing older ? and this has social, health and economonc implications for seniors as well as all other demographic groups on the island.
To...
DATE: Dec 01, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — One of Norman Rockwell’s most famous paintings, discovered hidden behind a fake wall in its owner’s Vermont home, has sold for $15.4 million.“Breaking Home Ties,” which “Henry” comic strip illustrator Donald Trachte Sr. purchased from...
DATE: Dec 01, 2006
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — Maurice (Hank) Greenberg, the former head of insurer AIG, approached Morgan Stanley chief executive John Mack about buying the New York Times Co., a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.While Mack rejected the plan, specu...
DATE: Dec 01, 2006
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If people took better care of themselves, eating healthier and exercising they would not face ever-spiralling healthcare insurance premiums currently rising at between eight and ten percent each year.
That message became a central theme at a public f...
DATE: Dec 01, 2006
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Ah, December! This is absolutely my favourite time of year.
Christmas trees, mulled wine, stockings, pantomime, parties, good will and a sub-tropical nip in the air, it’s all irresistible. Except there’s just one tiny flaw isn’t there? Who was it tha...
DATE: Dec 01, 2006
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Somerset Trojans? inspirational midfielder Meshach Wade and North Village?s diminutive striker Shayne Hollis are the latest two players to be invited to train with the national squad for next month?s Digicel Caribbean Cup triangular play-off with Hai...
DATE: Dec 01, 2006
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Colin Thompson
