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27 Dec 2011 15:30

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U.S.: This year, Santa taught one Arizona family to never give up hope.

  • an honest-to-goodness christmas miracle. Nobody thought Sam Schmid, a business major at Arizona State University, was going to recover from a traumatic car crash in October; his family was ready to take him off life support. His doctor ran just one more brain scan and advised them to wait a week before making any decisions. That same day, Schmid became responsive and even opened his eyes. He was allowed one day to be at home with his family for Christmas. With intense therapy, he hopes to be back at school next year. “There is no better gift,” his mother said. source

15 Nov 2010 10:12

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Biz: Retail sales make big leap last month, thanks to auto sales rebound

  • 1.2% the increase in retail sales in October, the largest leap in seven months, much of it due to the improving auto market of late
  • four number of consecutive months of retail improvements; this month’s jump more than doubled analyst expectations source

30 Oct 2009 21:18

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Biz: Despite touching 10,000 the Dow Jones was flat for the month

  • 9,712.28 the closing price on the Dow September 28; it’s had many ups and downs since then
  • 9712.73 the closing price on the Dow October 30; it hasn’t touched 10,000 since October 22 source

29 Oct 2009 11:01

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U.S.: Colorado’s got more snow than it knows what to do with

Let’s hope that this glut of snow means that Richard Heene won’t be able to travel to Hollywood anytime soon. source