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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators sought to restore parents' confidence in toy safety, urging vigilance during the busy holiday shopping season with little mention of lead hazards that have prompted a record number of toy recalls.
Consumer groups,...
DATE: Nov 21, 2007
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Butterfield Bank saw its share price tumble 10 cents (0.5 percent) to close down at $18.80 on the Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index yesterday.
The bank also traded a total of 3,010 shares throughout the day.
Other active share traders includ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) ¿ Where do the ducks go in the winter?
It's a question Holden Caulfield, the moody teenage narrator of the classic novel "The Catcher in the Rye'', asks about the ducks in the Central Park pond. And it's a question that Sara Cedar Mille...
DATE: Nov 21, 2007
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The Cure for Bermudian Business Challenges - that will be the focus for the latest Wired Wednesday event next week.
The event, which is being hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and MCS, will take place on November 28 from 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. in the...
DATE: Nov 21, 2007
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A leading US writer on racism is to hold two public workshops on the Island later this month.
Tim Wise was invited by Curb (Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda) to present the sessions on Understanding Racism and Privilege. They will consist of 'Whi...
DATE: Nov 21, 2007
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Q. Is the housing market the reason why my shares of Lowe's Companies Inc. are now poor performers? How long will this last? - VC, via the Internet
A. Declines in home sales and new construction are hurting the world's No. 2 home improvement retailer...
DATE: Nov 21, 2007
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Candidates for the December 18 General Election will officially throw their hats into the ring today when Nomination Day is held.
Candidates for the Progressive Labour Party and United Bermuda Party have already been announced, but by 1 p.m. the inde...
DATE: Nov 21, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) ¿ At a locked-down news conference in Manhattan last month, the cast for "Celebrity Apprentice" was introduced to members of the press. Everyone was sworn to secrecy.
Now the secret can be told, says NBC, which made public this week the...
DATE: Nov 21, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street finished an extremely volatile session mostly higher yesterday after investors, still jittery about mortgage-related problems at the nation's major lenders, decided to interpret comments from the Federal Reserve as suggest...
DATE: Nov 21, 2007
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Mention the youth of Bermuda and you'll hear Gina Spence-Farmer's name. Not only is she synonymous for her community work, but she is an embodiment of hard work through difficult times.
Mrs. Spence-Farmer was an Opposition Senator in the last Parliam...
DATE: Nov 21, 2007
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