Archive for November, 2009

U.S. sends two from Guantanamo to Italy for trial

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Tunisians held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been sent to Italy where they will face prosecution, American and Italian authorities said on Monday.

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U.S. sends two from Guantanamo to Italy for trial (Reuters)

Reuters – Two Tunisians held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been sent to Italy where they will face prosecution, American and Italian authorities said on Monday.
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Obama sets new Afghan strategy (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama on Monday prepared to announce he will deploy about 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan as part of a new strategy that aims to lay the ground for an eventual withdrawal.

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Senate opens work on healthcare bill (Reuters)

Reuters – The U.S. Senate began work on a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Monday, with senators on both sides pouncing on findings in a nonpartisan budget report on insurance premiums to bolster their arguments.

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Ariz. Board Sued Over Fish Pedicure Squabble

Watchdog Group Sues Arizona Agency Over Decision That Closed Fish Pedicure Salon

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Florida Grapples With Its Deadly Hit-and-Run Car Culture (Time.com)

Time.com – A new study lists the most dangerous metropolitan areas for pedestrians, and the worst four just happen to be in the Sunshine State
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7 stories Obama doesn’t want told (Politico)

Politico – Presidential politics is about storytelling. Presented with a vivid storyline, voters naturally tend to fit every new event or piece of information into a picture that is already neatly framed in their minds.

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3 boys arrested for Calif. ‘Ginger Day’ attacks (AP)

AP – Three boys have been arrested for investigation of bullying red-haired students after a Facebook message promoted “Kick a Ginger Day” at a Southern California school.
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Boston brewer pushes new limits on extreme beer (AP)

AP – It is banned in 13 states and sure doesn’t come in a six-pack.

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Somali pirates hijack oil tanker going to US (AP)

AP – Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying more than $20 million of crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangerous waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat.

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‘12 Days of Christmas’ items’ cost would top $87K (AP)

AP – Making one’s true love happy will cost a whopping $87,403 this year, a minuscule increase from last year, according to the latest cost analysis of the items in the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

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World’s largest atom smasher breaks power record (AP)

AP – The world’s largest atom smasher broke the world record for proton acceleration Monday, firing particle beams with 20 percent more power than the American lab that previously held the record.

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U.S. companies ask workers to do more rather than hire

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Like many U.S. employers, Tish and Snooky Bellomo are asking their workers to take on additional duties, rather than hiring new employees, at their New York cosmetic and hair accessory company.

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Australians have the world’s biggest homes: study

CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) – Australia has overtaken the United States, the heartland of the McMansion, to boast the world’s largest homes, according to a report by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

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Hurricane season ends with barely a whimper (AP)

AP – The Atlantic hurricane season ended Monday with barely a whimper: Not a single hurricane came ashore in the United States.
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UPDATE 2-Stryker to buy device reprocessor Ascent

* Stryker shares rise 0.8 pct
(Adds company and analyst comments)

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UPDATE 1-Mill Road raises its takeover bid for Cossette

TORONTO, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Canada’s largest home-grown
advertising company, Cossette Inc , said on Monday that
U.S. private equity group Mill Road Capital has sweetened its
all-cash takeover bid for the company.

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UPDATE 2-Delta Petroleum explores strategic alternatives

* Shares rise as much as 5 percent
(Adds analyst comments; updates share movement)

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Cadbury union seeks jobs pledge from bidder Kraft

LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – A union representing workers at British confectioner Cadbury asked hostile bidder Kraft for a promise on employment security on Monday, saying it was increasingly worried about “massive job losses.”

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Casino party loses fizz, Sands China falls on debut

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Sands China’s weak debut in Hong Kong on Monday signals fading investor appetite for a casino company with a high valuation and an uncertain outlook, and cooling interest in what has been a red-hot sector.

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Nestle board to consider acquisition Dec 7

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Nestle India Ltd said on Monday its board will meet December 7 to consider unlisted Speciality Foods India’s proposal to sell its healthcare nutrition business on mutually agreed terms.

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Unibail, Simon Group silent on deal talk

PARIS (Reuters) – A media report claiming Franco-Dutch firm Unibail Rodamco was set to buy a large part of the European portfolio of Simon Property Group drew no comment from either company on Monday.

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Las Vegas Sands shares off after weak Macau debut

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Shares of Las Vegas Sands Corp slumped 2 percent on Monday after the U.S. casino operator’s Macau unit made a weak debut in Hong Kong trading.

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Hochtief Concessions at top end of range pre-IPO

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Shares in Hochtief Concessions traded in the grey market at the upper end of their price range on Monday, ahead of this week’s planned flotation that could reap as much as 1 billion euros ($1.5 billion) for parent Hochtief .

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Noront boosts Freewest offer in bid to top Cliffs

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s Noront Resources said on Monday it has boosted its offer to buy fellow metals explorer Freewest Resources Canada , attempting to top a rival bid from U.S.-based miner Cliffs Natural Resources .

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