TOKYO – Two soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition have been killed in southern Afghanistan. The soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kandahar province on Saturday. They were conducting a security patrol in the Zhari district along with Afghan soldiers. The U.S.-led coalition did not release …
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24 November
Stocks to Watch, Dec. 21: FedEx, 3Com
SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are FedEx Corp., 3Com Corp., and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 3Com (COMS) is expected to report a fiscal second-quarter loss of 8 cents a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson First …
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24 November
Epsilon Maintains Hurricane Strength
MIAMI – A tenacious Hurricane Epsilon strengthened slightly Monday as it lingered in the open Atlantic, posing no threat to land. The 26th named storm of a record-breaking hurricane season had top sustained winds near 80 mph, up from 75 mph earlier in the day, according to the National Hurricane …
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24 November
Bush Visits Wounded Troops
BETHESDA, Md. – Since the Iraq war began in 2003, it has become an annual pre-Christmas rite for President Bush to personally comfort wounded soldiers. He continued that tradition Wednesday, going bed-to-bed in an intensive care unit and handing out Purple Hearts to the valiant. Bush was visiting with Marines …
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24 November
Young Buck Might Escape Trial in Vibe Awards Case
LOS ANGELES – An agreement has been reached to “favorably” resolve the assault charge against a rapper accused of stabbing a man during last year’s Vibe Awards, the musician’s attorney said Monday. Nashville rapper Young Buck, whose given name is David Darnell Brown, allegedly stabbed attendee Jimmy James Johnson after …
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24 November
Google Opens Up GMail to Cell Phones
SAN FRANCISCO – Google (GOOG) has created a special version of its Gmail e-mail service that provides mobile phone subscribers with quick access to their e-mail, the company said on Friday. Details on the mobile e-mail service, which currently is only available to U.S. cellphone users at http://m.gmail.com. The service …
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24 November
Climate-Change Talks Close; More Talks Planned
MONTREAL – A U.N. conference on global warming ended Saturday with a watershed agreement by more than 150 nations — an unwilling United States not among them — to open talks on mandatory post-2012 reductions in greenhouse gases. The Bush administration, which rejects the emissions cutbacks of the current Kyoto …
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24 November
Hot Holiday Toys Selling Out
NEW YORK – If parents haven’t gotten their hands on some of this season’s hot holiday toys by now, they may have to give their children an IOU slip under the tree. With both Christmas and Hanukkah about a week and a half away, the nation’s toy sellers are running …
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24 November
Boston Scientific Staying With Guidant Deal Despite FDA Warnings
BOSTON – Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) said on Tuesday it will continue with its plans to acquire rival medical device maker Guidant Corp. (GDT) despite Guidant’s issuance last week of a profit warning and a warning letter from the FDA. “We continue to move forward with our due diligence with …
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24 November
Topics & Guests for December 27
Weekdays at 3 p.m. in the East and high noon in the West! The news begins anew with “Studio B”… Caught! Former major league pitcher Jeff Reardon has been charged with a jewelry store robbery and is being held pending a bond hearing today in Florida. The 50-year-old Reardon walked …
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