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Breaking News Tue, 9 Feb 2010
Shrimp
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Vietnam to challenge US shrimp tariffs
| Hanoi - Vietnam will file suit with the World Trade Organization to challenge the US's imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on Vietnamese shrimp, a government official confirmed Tuesday. | 'The US has... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Mount Lee with the Hollywood Sign. Sitting atop the southern slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, the Griffith Observatory is featured in the classic film, Rebel Without A Cause (1955) starring: James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo, and serves as the backdrop for key scenes that are threaded throughout the movie.
Business   Hollywood   Home   Nature   Photos  
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Group makes deal to buy land near Hollywood sign
By JACOB ADELMAN | Associated Press Writer | LOS ANGELES (AP) - A nature conservation group said Monday it has reached a deal that would protect a huge swath of land near the world-famous Hollywood si... (photo: Creative Commons / Serouj)
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.  Asia Times 
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
| By Willy Lam | While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expecte... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
Attacks   Beijing   Cyber   Photos   Washington  
Morgan Stanley Building  The New York Times 
After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms
| SHANGHAI - Flush with cash despite the global economic downturn, China's sovereign wealth fund quietly snapped up more than $9 billion worth of shares last year in some of the biggest American corpo... (photo: creative commons/ mreid0183)
Bank   China   Photos   Shanghai   US  
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2007 Toyota Tundra photographed at the Washington Auto Show. Kansas City Star
Toyota used-car values are dropping
More News | The Toyota in your garage is losing value by the week. | Kelley Blue Book dropped the resale values of recalled Toyotas for the second time in four days Monda... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR)
Auto   Car   Photos   Toyota   World  
 Rosuvastatin Crestor - Crestor - Drugs - Medicine - Cholesterol            wnhires  (js1) The Guardian
U.S. clears wider use of AstraZeneca cholesterol drug
* FDA approves Crestor for preventing heart disease * Approval likely to boost sales WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca won U.S. approval on Monday to promote chol... (photo: WN / janice)
Disease   Health   Medical   Photos   Society  
Mary J. Blige speaking at rally in support of presidential candidate in Miami, Florida on November 2, 2008 The Business Review
Blige coming to Disney’s Dreamers Academy
Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words from the security ima... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)
Academy   Blige   Disney   Photos   Security  
A wintry snow scene in Piedmont Park in en:Atlanta, Houston Chronicle
Wintry weather drives energy prices higher
| NEW YORK - Energy prices climbed today as another winter storm was expected to dump even more snow on the East Coast. | Already, parts of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvan... (photo: GFDL / File Upload Bot)
Energy   Photos   Prices   Weather   Wintry  
Abortion The Press Democrat
Advocates push abortion-rights license plate in Va
| Activists are pushing a "Trust Women/Respect Choice" license plate in Virginia, which would become only the fourth state to offer a pro-choice plate and the first to re... (photo: Charlie / Charlie)
Abortion   Activists   License   Photos   Rights  
Roses - Flowers The News & Observer
Rose expert David Austin helps return fragrance to mass-market roses
| Don't call me a snob, but I don't want a dozen long-stemmed red roses for Valentine's Day. Flowers thrill me, but not the ubiquitous red roses. | How did the American p... (photo: WN / sweet)
Market   Mass   Photos   Rose   Valentine  
SM merchandiser or worker assigned in magazines section. Philadelphia Daily News
Summary Box: US magazine sales fall 2.2 percent
| The Associated Press | MAGAZINE CIRCULATION DOWN: The Audit Bureau of Circulations says U.S. magazine circulation dropped 2.2 percent in the second half of 2009. Sales ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Advertisers   Magazine   Photos   Retail   Sales  
Reds - Valentine Celebration - Love The Examiner
The crimson tide: I see red people, hearts, flowers
| Do you have visions of Valentine’s Day dancing in your head? Is it giving you a migraine? | Valentine's Day  originally started as the simple trading of love... (photo: WN / sweet)
People   Photos   Red   Trading   Valentine  
Books - Library - Education The Examiner
Santa Cruz Public Libraries wishlist can help you give what they need
| Santa Cruz Public Libraries seek input from county residents on the future of the library Aptos teen Michelle Zheng sells flowers for a good cause Santa Cruz Public Lib... (photo: WN / sweet)
Books   Library   Photos   Santa   Teen  
ag2  Carrie Underwood, American Idol 4 winner performing at Sunfest in West Palm Beach, Florida on May 4, 2006.  Underwood gained a recording contract with Arista Records and released her first single Inside Your Heaven on June 14, 2005. The Examiner
Entertain Business Clients Traveling to Fargo - Concerts: Carrie Underwood, Bon Jovi and more
| Carrie Underwood coming to the Fargodome in Fargo June 17 Fargodome/Carrie Underwood Management If you like this ... Fargo Business Hotels Series: Luxury in Fargo View ... (photo: WN / aruna)
Business   Celebrity   Entertainment   Music   Photos  
Saint John, New Brunswick's skyline at dusk. Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada.[3][4] The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 68,043. CBC
Fallout over N.B. tourism minister's ouster continues
New Brunswick Liberal Stuart Jamieson resigned from cabinet on Friday night after telling Premier Shawn Graham he thought the deal should be put to a referendum. (CBC) | ... (photo: Creative Commons / DDD DDD)
Business   Photos   Resignation   Tourism   quebec  
Google Star Tribune
Spain's Telefonica may charge Internet search engines like Google for network bandwidth
| MADRID - Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica says it is considering charging Internet search companies like Google and Yahoo for network use. | Speaking Monday at a pr... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Google   Internet   Photos   Spain   Technology  
Tax Issues Finance & Investments
- Official calls for increase in meals tax
- Proposed oil tax divides education leaders
- Colo. lawmakers consider requiring online retailers to colle
- Worthington will vote on income-tax hike in May
Soft Drinks - Soda - Beverage
Beverage industry douses tax on soft drinks
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- The Hartford Posts First Profitable Quarter In More Than A Y
- Future appears bright for investment in city
- Craton Equity Partners Invests in Petra Solar
- Nebraska's Democratic senator joins Republicans in oppos
Soft Drinks - Soda - Beverage
Beverage industry douses tax on soft drinks
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Currency Banking
- Rupee appreciates to 46.75 against dollar
- Rupee gains six paise against dollar in early trade
- Rupee gains six paise against dollar in early trade
- Rupee crosses Rs87 to a dollar in open market
Rupee - Currency - India
Rupee appreciates to 46.75 against dollar
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- Judge question's SEC's $150-million deal with Bank o
- Ruling due on SEC, bank deal
- Judge Questions Bank of America's New Deal With S.E.C.
- Canada: no need for G7 to follow US bank plan -media
Bank of America
Bank of America bosses charged with fraud
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Finance Oil & Energy
- Rupee appreciates to 46.75 against dollar
- Kaman Corp. And Lockheed Martin Say They Have Developed Unma
- The Hartford Posts First Profitable Quarter In More Than A Y
- When seconds count, human psychology and cars' complexit
Rupee - Currency - India
Rupee appreciates to 46.75 against dollar
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- Will Energy Plant Explosion Mean Higher Electric Rates?
- Expert Estimates Kleen Energy Plant Is Set Back At Least A Y
- Contra Costa County Office of Education considers solar ener
- Proposed oil tax divides education leaders
A wintry snow scene in Piedmont Park in en:Atlanta,
Wintry weather drives energy prices higher
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Industries Technology
- Striving to prevent suicide by train
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- Criminal inquiry launched into blast at Conn. plant
- John Murtha, 77; congressman became foe of Iraq war
Shrimp
Vietnam to challenge US shrimp tariffs
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- Google vs. Apple - Phones and Tablets
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Spain's Telefonica may charge Internet search engines like Google for network bandwidth
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