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CHICAGO (AP) — 'Twas the week before Christmas and despite all the sales, fewer presents were shipping to shoppers by mail.
This year's dismal holiday shopping season is producing more peril than poetry for merchants hoping to eke out a profit, even ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Catholic school drama "Doubt" led contenders yesterday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards with five nominations, including honours for Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis.
The late Heath Ledger also ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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LAS VEGAS (AP) – Things are noticeably quieter on the Las Vegas Strip these days, and casinos usually known to boast excess are dropping prices to cope with a bad economy that has hit Sin City particularly hard.
It might seem weird, since people gene...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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LONDON (AP) — British auto manufacturers stepped up pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government to deliver an industry bailout package on Thursday as a report revealed that car production slumped by a third in November.
The Society of Motor ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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RENO, Nevada (AP) — Charles B. Gillespie's iconic California Gold Rush artwork is no longer a family secret.
Historians are hailing the obscure 49er's extensive collection of sketches and oil paintings after a descendant decided to put it up for sale...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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A new programme where students can learn about the history of Bermuda was launched yesterday at the Bermuda National Trust (BNT) headquarters.
The BNT AXIS Educational Centre was started by a $600,000 multi-year pledge from Axis Capital Holdings Ltd....
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — US prosecutors may appeal the two-year prison sentence imposed this week on Ronald Ferguson, the former chief executive officer of General Reinsurance Corp., for helping American International Group Inc. deceive shareholders.
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DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar could check out of a dismal year on an upswing and even get off to a strong start in 2009, supported by prospects for a domestic economy that appears stronger than its peers.
While Canada has joined many Europe...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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MIAMI (AP) — Carnival Corp., the world's largest cruise operator, said yesterday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose four percent, beating Wall Street's expectations, as the company held down costs and benefited from higher prices on some cruise li...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) – If you want Stockard Channing eating out of your hand – and who doesn't? – just compliment her pipes.
The 64-year-old Tony and Emmy winner is singing on Broadway for the first time since 1984 and would appreciate a little encouragemen...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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