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Citi credit losses to rise through middle of 2009

AP, New York

Citigroup Inc. shares continued to fall Tuesday, as the struggling bank disclosed it expects consumer loan losses to rise sharply through the first half of 2009.

Citigroup, Credit, Losses, Business

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Trek introduces chainless bicycles

AP, Richmond

Pedalers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains.

Chainless, Bicycles, Business, Pedalers

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Federal fraud charges against Filipino doc tossed

AP, Madison

A judge dismissed charges against a Filipino doctor accused of defrauding the U.S. military’s health care program by submitting $2 million worth of bogus claims,...

Military, Health, Fraud, Filipino

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Treasury bonds advance amid economic uncertainty

AP, New York

Treasury bonds advanced Tuesday after a government report showed that wholesale prices plunged a record amount in October, a drop that could indicate a rising threat of...

Credit, Markets, Business, Treasury

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Democrats support FDIC loan plan

AP, Washington

Democratic leaders in Congress on Tuesday threw their weight behind a proposal to use $24 billion in government funds to help struggling borrowers, a move opposed by...

Financial, Meltdown, Bair, Business

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Big shareholder sees opportunity in Circuit City

AP, Richmond

A spokesman for a Mexican billionaire who owns a large stake in Circuit City says there’s great market opportunity in the company, which is under bankruptcy...

Circuit, City, Shareholder, Business

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Schwarzenegger opens climate change summit

AP, Beverly Hills

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has opened his climate change summit in Beverly Hills, Calif., telling attendees from 19 other countries they can protect both the...

Schwarzenegger, Summit, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Beverly Hills Calif

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NH prescription privacy law upheld

AP, Concord

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation law that restricts drug company access to some information...

Prescription, Privacy, Hampshire, Concord

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FBI, Fla. sheriff reopen probe of 1987 girl death

AP, Miami

Authorities say someone must have information about the 1987 disappearance of a little Florida girl whose skeletal remains were found 10 months later. They’re...

FBI, Girl, Death, Authorities

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FDA panel:Tell consumers about facial filler risks

AP, Washington

Hundreds of thousands of baby boomer women who think they’ve found an antidote to aging in cosmetic facial fillers must be better informed of possible risks,...

MED, Face, Fillers, Technology

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Berlusconi says no auto aid for now

AP, Trieste

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and German Chancellor Angela are taking a wait-and-see posture on aid to the auto industries that power both economies, while closely...

EU, Italy, Germany, Business

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Top US military officer: Taliban gains upper hand

AP, Washington

The top U.S. military officer says the Taliban is doing well right now, and it’s no surprise that the militants would reject settlement talks with the Afghan...

US, Taliban, Talks, Afghan

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Homebuilder sentiment index plunges to record low

AP, Los Angeles

The National Association of Home Builders says its housing market index plunged to another record low this month as the U.S. financial crisis, rising unemployment and...

Builder, Sentiment, Business, National Association

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'Suge' Knight to face drug and battery charges

AP, Las Vegas

The Clark County district attorney’s office in Nevada is seeking criminal charges against hip-hop mogul Marion “Suge” Knight.

People, Suge, Knight, Entertainment

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Sprint affiliate backs down on WiMax suit

AP, Kansas City

A wireless affiliate of Sprint Nextel Corp. has pulled its request that an Illinois judge block the planned spinoff of Sprint’s new broadband network.

Sprint, Nextel, iPCS, Lawsuit

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Paulson says bailout not for mortgage guarantees

AP, Washington

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson expressed fresh reservations Tuesday about tapping a $700 billion bailout pool to provide mortgage guarantees to help stem soaring home...

Financial, Meltdown, Business, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson

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Bond won't seek re-election as NAACP chairman

AP, Baltimore

NAACP National Board Chairman Julian Bond says he will not seek re-election as chairman, a post he has held since 1998.

NAACP, Bond, NAACP National Board Chairman Julian Bond, Baltimore

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Oil prices steady despite signs demand falling

AP, Columbus

Oil prices fluctuated Tuesday even as the government reported that gasoline prices recorded their largest drop ever in October and prices for home heating oil, natural...

Oil, Prices, Business, Columbus

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Color perception shifts from right brain to left

AP, Washington

Learning the name of a color changes the part of the brain that handles color perception.

SCI, Brain, Color, Technology

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