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10 Oct 2009 11:08

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U.S.: Uh, what caused it? People died while chilling in a sweat lodge

  • two people died in the Sedona, Ariz. sweat lodge on Thursday
  • 19 people went to the hospital; most are out, but 4 are still there source

09 Oct 2009 05:21

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U.S., World: Daily poll: Did Obama deserve the Nobel Peace Prize this year?

  • We know. We’re still taking it in, too. But it’s a massive, seriously big accomplishment to win an award like this. We want to know if he’s ready to be worthy of such an honor. Vote here.

28 Sep 2009 20:35

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Culture: So, why didn’t they arrest Roman Polanski a long time ago?

  • Critics say they had their chances. People following the director’s long, crazy road to arrest don’t understand the timing of Polanski’s capture. It wasn’t like he had never been to Switzerland. In fact, he had a home there and openly traveled to the country. But authorities claim it was a matter of knowing when he was going to be there, but they hadn’t been scoping him out closely. source

21 Aug 2009 11:09

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Biz: Existing homes sold astonishingly well last month, guys.

  • 7.2% increase in existing home sales in July; nice leap source

18 Aug 2009 10:06

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Biz: Home building numbers dip in July, but not without silver lining

  • -1% the decline in housing starts in July, which was much lower than expected
  • +1.7% the increase in starts of single family homes, the hardest-hit part of the market source

23 Jul 2009 08:59

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Biz: Ford managed to find its way to big profits minus bankruptcy

  • $2.3 billion in 2Q profits for the Detroit automaker source

03 Jul 2009 16:01

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20 Jun 2009 03:45

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Tech: OMG OMG OMG STEVE JOBS GOT A LIVER TRANSPLANT?!? WTF?!?

  • six months Amount of time Steve Jobs has been off the job due to health issues
  • one
    liver
    Number of transplants the Apple CEO has had in that time source

17 Apr 2009 10:03

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Biz: Citi is back to making profits, but is it sustainable?

  • $1.6 billion Citi’s profits this quarter after over a year of losses and getting bailed out three times by the federal government
  • $2.5 billion amount Citi gained through a change in the accounting rules that allows them to mark declines in the market value of their debt as profit source

14 Apr 2009 10:27

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Biz, U.S.: Regarding that whole good economic news thing: Hold your horses

  • -0.3% fall in retail sales in March after a good February source