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16 Jan 2009 13:10

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Culture, Music: Whoever bought this better watch out for Suge Knight

  • $18 million, the amount Death Row Records sold for source
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16 Jan 2009 12:44

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Biz: Could anything be salvaged from Circuit City’s closing?

  • A minor glimmer of hope. Despite the forthcoming closing of the No. 2 electronics retailer in the country, an investor could still come to save the business. Otherwise, they’ll start liquidating, with an end date of March 31. Their Canadian business will remain open.
  • An online business? Circuit City does about $1 billion in online-only sales, and there’s still a chance they could come back as an online retailer. “This would eliminate overhead costs, vendor conflicts and other issues,” said Love Goel, CEO of Growth Ventures Group, an investment banking firm. source
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16 Jan 2009 12:37

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Biz: Short-circuit: Circuit City to liquidate its assets

  • 567 stores will close; 34,000 employees will get laid off source
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16 Jan 2009 11:08

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World: Israel takes more heat for their Gaza attack

  • My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza.
  • Gerald Kaufman • a U.K. politician (Labour party) whose family suffered under the fate of the Nazi regime. Kaufman, an Orthodox Jew, claims that Israeli soldiers in Gaza are acting similarly to German soldiers during World War II. • source
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16 Jan 2009 10:09

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Biz, Tech: The Nintendo Wii: More popular than you are

  • 10.2 million Nintendo Wiis were sold in 2008, a record. 2.15 million were sold in December alone.
  • 55% of consoles sold in the U.S. last year were Wiis. And we’re guessing the PS3 didn’t elicit this kind of response. source
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16 Jan 2009 09:58

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U.S.: Andrew Wyeth, american painter, dead at 91

Wyeth is best-known for his melancholy-laced work, such as “Christina’s World.” source
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16 Jan 2009 09:01

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U.S.: The pilot in yesterday’s crash is the wind beneath your wings

  • That pilot has to be commended. He steered that plane so well. I just can’t believe how well he did. We’re all alive because of him.
  • Passenger Beth McHugh • Who, like every other passenger on the plane, should consider joining the Facebook group put up in pilot Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger’s honor. • source
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