“Speed Racer” was lapped in its opening weekend at the box office as “Iron Man” continued to fire its jets with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
STUNNED GOP: House Republicans vowed campaign changes Wednesday after their third straight defeat in congressional races in once-friendly territory. “The political atmosphere ... is the worst since Watergate,” Rep. Tom Davis of Virginia wrote in a memo to leadership.
THREATENED BEAR: The polar bear was declared a threatened species by the Interior Department Wednesday. It cited dramatic declines in sea ice that will likely result in two-thirds of the polar bears disappearing by mid-century.
Michigan fined big-box retail chain Meijer Inc. more than $190,000 Tuesday for campaign law violations in its effort to build a big-box superstore in a northern Michigan suburb.
Warner Bros.’ “Speed Racer” downshifted to third place in its debut weekend with $18.6 million in box-office receipts while Marvel Studio’s “Iron Man” kept a lock on first with $51.2 million in ticket sales.
A look at some major colleges football programs’ takes on the new technique of head coaches using Web cams to talk to recruits, which is allowed by the NCAA:
WHAT HAPPENED: William Earl Lynd, 53, was executed on Tuesday for kidnapping his live-in girlfriend, 26-year-old Ginger Moore, and fatally shooting her three times in the face and head nearly 20 years ago.
Fictional billionaire Tony Stark has made a fortune in Hollywood as the superhero adventure “Iron Man” pulled in $98.6 million domestically in its first weekend.
THE FALLING OUT: Microsoft Corp. withdrew a takeover bid after Yahoo Inc. said it wouldn’t sell for less than $37 per share. Microsoft wasn’t willing to pay more than $33 per share.
The I Love New York 2 took an unexpectedly interesting turn when Tailor Made, aka George Weisgerber, proposed to Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard and she said Yes! Serial dating-shower Buddha loses the girl in the end...
This was the second time Tailor...
e-Based Security in Illinois has come up with a security device called “The Box,” which boasts of offering a constantly evolving defense against cybercrime.
Designed especially for small businesses that have an in-office email server, the Box is...
“Dialectical investigation of the common shipping container and traditional sauna.” We can define the Sauna Box this way. It looks pretty good in the Canadian outback. The Sauna Box is water tight. To add to this, it can be transported to any...
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Acme Township Supervisor Wayne Kladder discusses the proposed site of a Meijer super store along M-72 in Acme, Mich. Monday, April 28, 2008. Kladder survived a February 2008 recall by township citizens, and supports any construction on the site if it...
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