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Tue, 19/10/2010 - 16:59 by Neka Sehgal
Hillandale Farms of New Hampton, one of the Iowa egg producers tied to the salmonella contamination that sickened thousands this summer, is open for business starting Monday, after the company adopted adequate measures to improve conditions and clean up its facilities.
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Sun, 17/10/2010 - 16:25 by Prince damin
London -- Two FIFA officials offered to sell their votes in the competition to host the 2018 World Cup, The Sunday Times of London reported.
The newspaper said it had video of Nigerian Amos Adamu, a FIFA executive committee member, apparently offering to sell his vote for $800,000 -- something that would be against FIFA rules.
The Sunday Times also alleged Oceania Football Confederation President Reynald Temarii demanded a contribution for a sports academy in exchange for his vote.
The newspaper said its reporters posed as supporters of the United States' bid to host the event and were filmed by other undercover journalists.
The United States announced Friday it was withdrawing its bid for the 2018 World Cup.
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Thu, 14/10/2010 - 09:50 by Prince damin
Washington -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it would allow the sale of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol for 2007 and newer cars and light trucks.
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said tests have been concluded that support the use of fuel with a higher concentration of the bio-fuel, which has been allowed in concentrations of up to 10 percent for most vehicles since 1979.
"Thorough testing has now shown that E15 does not harm emissions control equipment in newer cars and light trucks. Wherever sound science and the law support steps to allow more home-grown fuels in America's vehicles, this administration takes those steps," Jackson said.
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Wed, 13/10/2010 - 09:23 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- The U.S. rock band Weezer is set to release the CD "Death to False Metal," its follow-up to "Hurley," Universal Music Enterprises said Tuesday.
The new album is to go on sale Nov. 2. "Hurley" was released last month.
"'Death to False Metal' is not a traditional collection of studio leftovers or songs from the vault, but a wholly original follow-up to Weezer's just-released 'Hurley,'" the record label said in a news release. "The album was created using the basic
tracks of 10 previously unreleased recordings -- nine never-before-heard songs plus one cover -- to assemble a brand new and truly modern-sounding record. The result is an evolution for the band, a giant step forward with a nod to the past."
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Thu, 16/09/2010 - 09:10 by Prince damin
Chicago -- U.S. industrial giant Boeing said Wednesday passenger flights to the International Space Station could be up for sale soon.
"We're ready now to start talking to prospective customers," said Eric Anderson, chairman of Space Adventures, which would handle sales for a seat on the capsule that Boeing is currently developing for NASA, The New York Times reported.
Boeing said any seats NASA does not use would be available for passengers.
The price has not been determined, nor has the question of who gets a window seat, but there could be room for three commercial passengers above and beyond the four professional astronauts scheduled on each flight in the CST-100 capsule.
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Wed, 15/09/2010 - 21:55 by Prince damin
New York -- Jewelry and other gifts given to Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway by ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri are up for sale on txauction.com, the Web site said.
A Tiffany clock, a Cartier figurine, earrings, watches, bracelets and necklaces were all confiscated or handed over when Follieri was arrested in 2008. The items are being sold online by Gaston & Sheehan auctioneers through Sept. 28 under the supervision of the U.S. Marshals Service, the New York Daily News reported.
Follieri agreed to a plea deal and is now serving a sentence of more than four years in prison for stealing investors' money in real-estate scams.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Fri, 10/09/2010 - 01:17 by Prince damin
New York -- The New York Yankees' Derek Jeter has put his Manhattan Trump World Tower penthouse up for sale at an asking price of $20 million, Tower officials said.
The shortstop's four-bedroom, 5,425-square-foot loft on the 88th floor was listed on the Trump Sales and Leasing Web site, the New York Daily News reported Thursday.
"Don't miss this rare opportunity to own a penthouse on top of The Trump World Tower," the Web site listing says.
The apartment also has 5.5 bathrooms, a fireplace, an eat-in kitchen, dining room, media room, living room, library, gallery and powder room.
Jeter bought the high-rise residence for $12.6 million from Donald Trump in 2001, shortly after signing a $189 million, 10-year deal with the Yankees.
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Sun, 05/09/2010 - 09:52 by Priyanka
As per several media reports, U.S. military has decided to ban the sale of Electronic Arts upcoming game ‘Medal Of Honor’ on all its base stores as the content of the game is highly controversial.
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Sun, 05/09/2010 - 09:06 by Prince damin
Chicago -- Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. is up for sale in the billion-dollar-plus range, Crain's Chicago Business reported Saturday.
The seller is Vornado Realty Trust, which purchased Merchandise Mart for $630 million from the Christopher Kennedy family in 1998.
Sources described as people familiar with the negotiations told Crain's a $1.25 billion offer popped up only to die on the vine last month.
Kennedy, 47, whose family has been associated with the company since 1945, has been Merchandise Mart president since 2000, leading the company's major expansion. The firm stages trade shows and leases showroom and office space in eight locations across the country.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Thu, 02/09/2010 - 12:20 by Jamie Anderson
The king has bowed down due to the lackluster financial performance in recent times.
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Wed, 01/09/2010 - 02:05 by Prince damin
New York -- A closely watched housing index, the Standard & Poor's Case Shiller report, said home prices rose 4.4 percent in the second quarter of 2010.
The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index rose 1 percent in June compared with May.
The year-over-year increase, meanwhile, beat expectations, coming in at 4.2 percent, compared with a consensus forecast of 3.6 percent.
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Thu, 12/08/2010 - 23:21 by Prince damin
Irvine, Calif. -- U.S. foreclosure activity topped 300,000 in July for the 17th consecutive month, online marketplace RealtyTrac reported Thursday.
Counting default notices, involuntary home auctions and bank repossessions, RealtyTrac said foreclosures rose nearly 4 percent in the month with 325,229 properties involved.
Foreclosures in the month came to one in every 397 U.S. housing units, the company said.
July foreclosures also mark the eighth consecutive month in which the rate rose compared to a year ago, although in July 2010 foreclosures were nearly 10 percent lower than July 2009.
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