LOS ANGELES – Syrian-born film producer Moustapha Akkad, whose three decades of work in Hollywood ranged from the “Halloween” slasher films to more serious movies with Muslim themes, died Friday from wounds sustained in the bombing of a Jordan hotel. He was 75. The Los Angeles resident died in a …
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LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury indicted two Southern California men Wednesday with conspiracy to smuggle surface-to-air missiles into the United States. Such missiles are designed to bring down aircraft. The U.S. attorney’s office said the charges against Chao Tung Wu, 51, of La Puente and Yi Qing Chen, …
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NEW YORK – In one of the largest sales yet of property in an online game, a Miami resident has bought a virtual space station for $100,000 and wants to turn it into a cross between Jurassic Park and a disco. Jon Jacobs, a director of independent films, plans to …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday’s session are Chico’s FAS Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., TiVo Inc. and Sycamore Networks Inc. Chico’s FAS Inc. (CHS) is expected to report third-quarter earnings of 28 cents a share, according to analysts polled …
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WASHINGTON – A leading Republican senator said Sunday that the Bush administration is making “a terrible mistake” in opposing a congressional ban on torture and other inhuman treatment of prisoners in U.S. custody. Sen. Chuck Hagel (search), considered a potential presidential candidate in 2008, said many Republican senators support the …
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NEW YORK – Stocks rose Wednesday, extending a week-long rally, after a drop in crude oil prices and a report showing better-than-expected consumer sentiment set the stage for robust holiday spending. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 44.66 points, or 0.41 percent, to end at 10,916.09. The Standard & Poor’s …
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MONTREAL – The United States came under renewed criticism Tuesday as thousands of environmentalists and international officials hammered out rules for a global treaty to cut greenhouse gas emissions. U.S. comments that it would resist any binding commitment to curb global warming by capping industrial emissions infuriated environmentalists, who accused …
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BOSTON – Dell Inc. (DELL) shares tumbled 9.4 percent Tuesday after the world’s biggest PC maker cut its third-quarter revenue forecast, blaming disappointing sales to consumers in the United States and Britain. The warning follows on the heels of a disappointing second quarter, when Dell’s (search) revenue missed analysts’ forecasts …
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NEW YORK – Kid Rock (search) and ex-fiancee Pamela Anderson (search) are getting back together — but only for a night — when the rap-rock star makes a guest appearance on Anderson’s comedy series, “Stacked (search).” Rock, whose real name is Bob Ritchie, will guest star as a delivery man …
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OTTAWA – Irish rocker Bono says Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin‘s inability to further increase foreign aid mystifies him, especially when he’s facing an election in a country that clearly favors more foreign aid. “I’m mystified, actually, by the man,” the U2 lead singer said at a news conference Friday. …
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