September 2011 - USA HOT NEWS

Friday, September 30, 2011

Why is LeAnn Rimes Still Talking About the Affair?

What will it take to finally get country singer LeAnn Rimes to move on and stop talking about the scandalous affair that she and Eddie Cibrian carried on? It's not even like she was the one who was scorned in the whole thing. Why must she continually bring this topic up each and every time she makes an appearance or gives an interview?

On The Ellen Degeneres Show this week, LeAnn felt the need to discuss the drama, yet again. Regarding the affair, she said it "could've been handled

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Anonymous starts activism via corporate securities research

Members of the Anonymous collective are not just taking their activism to the Internet and the streets; they're now targeting corporate financials with a securities research arm. The mission of Anonymous Analytics is to "expose companies that practice poor corporate governance and are involved in large-scale fraudulent activities," according to the Web site. Anonymous researchers--who include unnamed and unnumbered "analysts, forensic accountants, statisticians, computer experts, and

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Doughty agrees to 8-year, $56M deal with Kings

The Los Angeles Kings and Drew Doughty have come to terms.The defenceman has agreed to an eight-year contract with the club, according to Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos.The deal is worth $56 million.
Doughty, who was the Kings first pick (second overall) in the 2008 draft, has 126 points in 239 games with the club.

A restricted free agent, Doughty missed all five of Los Angeles' pre-season games as negotiations dragged on.
A former Norris Trophy finalist, Doughty won a gold

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Week 4

SUNDAY
Detroit Lions (3-0) at Dallas Cowboys (2-1)
DETROIT plus 1
After rallying from a 20-point halftime disadvantage on the road for the first time in franchise history last week, the Lions need to make life easier for themselves in Big D.
The pick LIONS
San Francisco 49ers (2-1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1-2)
Even
Questions remain over Michael Vick’s ability to finish the game for the Eagles, but Philadelphia’s so-called Dream Team is in desperate need of a win.
The pick EAGLES
Buffalo

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

U.S. finalizes loan aid for two solar plants

The U.S. Energy Department finalized loan guarantees for two major solar projects today, as the deadline loomed for the government's renewable-energy incentive program. The government wrapped up deals that would back $737 million in financing for a solar thermal plant sponsored by privately held SolarReserve and $337 million in financing for a Sempra Energy photovoltaic solar project.
With funding for the government's loan program set to expire at the end of the week, investors have been

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Davidi: Jays close out 2011 on high note

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

CHICAGO – The Toronto Blue Jays opened the 2011 season with a healthy dose of roster filler and a hint of promise to come.
They finished the campaign with much of that promise in place on the field, and the foundation of what they believe is a contender.
Turning the grander vision into reality is the next step for general manager Alex Anthopoulos after Wednesday afternoon’s comeback victory over the Chicago White Sox, a 3-2 triumph that capped

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Hamilton: Indian enthusiasm incredible

Lewis Hamilton may have departed Singapore on Sunday without barely saying a word, but he on Tuesday left an astonishing 40,000 Indian crowd baying for more.
Hamilton put his on-track woes and off-track feuds behind him as he paraded through the streets of Bangalore in his world title-winning McLaren from 2008.
After seeing how many people had turned up to the event, part of Formula One’s promotional push ahead of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix on October 28-30, Hamilton conceded to being

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

IBM, Intel group to invest $4.4 billion in chip tech

The upstate New York area has become a hotbed of chip manufacturing and R&D. A large chipmaking facility is now being completed by Globalfoundries there.
(Credit:
Globalfoundries)

A group of semiconductor heavyweights led by Intel, IBM, and Globalfoundries will invest $4.4 billion in a New York-based chip R&D hub, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said today.
The five-year investment will be centered in upstate New York, which is already a hotbed of chip research and development

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Grange column: MLSE sale stuck in neutral

With a willing seller, huge profits and plenty of prestige, why hasn't MLSE been sold yet?

TORONTO—It makes huge profits, carries all kinds of prestige and only comes for sale every other generation or so.
Then why is MLSE, the umbrella company that owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC, the Air Canada Centre and various other sports, broadcast and real estate holdings, still on the market?
The business – valued at as much as $2.1-billion and a

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CSIS questioned Canadian in Libya, rights group says

Canadian spies teamed up with the Gadhafi regime to question a Canadian jailed in Libya, a prominent human-rights group says.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service officers travelled to Libya several times to interview the prisoner between 2002 and 2005, Human Rights Watch says. The New York-based group will circulate a statement on Wednesday revealing that it has obtained documents on this obscure case from an abandoned intelligence complex in Tripoli.

Mustafa Krer, 56, immigrated to Canada

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Monday, September 26, 2011

Spector on NHL: Veterans cast aside

There was a time that NHL teams got better by getting older. Those days are ancient history.

“He can play in the National Hockey League.”

The speaker was Darcy Regier, that free-spending, bottomless money pit general manager of the Buffalo Sabres. The ‘speakee’ was Ales Kotalik, a player whom — if you watched the Calgary Flames at all over the past couple of seasons — you could not believe Flames GM Jay Feaster had found a way to unload on another NHL team.

“We expect

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Soul music star Sly Stone homeless, living in camper in L.A.

LOS ANGELES — Soul music legend Sly Stone, best known as the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, has squandered his fortune and is living homeless on the streets of Los Angeles.

"I like my small camper," Stone told the New York Post in an article co-written by William Alkema, director of a documentary about the band. "I just do not want to return to a fixed home. I cannot stand being in one place. I must keep moving."

Stone once lived in a Beverly Hills mansion

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Steep fall for Somdev in ATP rankings

India’s singles star, Somdev Devvarman, who will return to action this week, has suffered a steep slide of 19 places to 89 in the ATP rankings issued on Monday.
Somdev, who was advised two weeks’ rest after suffering a shoulder strain during India’s recent Davis Cup tie against Japan, will compete in the Malaysian Open. He will open his campaign against a qualifier.Another out-of-action player, Sania Mirza, has gained two places to be 86. Sania’s doubles ranking was unchanged at number

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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Facebook's creepy changes: Here's someone who loves them

I want to introduce you to the Cult of the Dependent.
Yes, that might be a fine book title, should any of the world's finest literary agents be reading this. However, I hadn't--until last week--had a personal encounter with one of the cult's members.
The cult offers its members a very particular dependence, couched in a sense of enormous freedom. It is an enormous freedom from news, something that Facebook's charmingly skin-crawling changes announced this week will assist in fostering.
This

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Grange on Buffalo: Playing the lottery

Only a select few could have predicted the recent success in Buffalo.

If you live in Buffalo right now and you haven't started searching earnestly between your sofa cushions for old lottery tickets, what on earth is stopping you?The Buffalo Bills are 3-0.On a gorgeous September Sunday, they beat the visiting New England "Greatriots" 34-31 on a 28-yard field goal with three seconds left on the clock by Rian Lindell, who saw his ball go just right, splitting the uprights and sending an

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Building Used By CIA Attacked In Afghan Capital

A building used by the CIA in Kabul came under attack Sunday, U.S. and Afghan officials said, the latest in a series of attacks in the Afghan capital.
Afghan authorities said gunfire was heard in the evening near the Ariana Hotel, a building that former U.S. intelligence officials said was the CIA station in Kabul. The CIA occupied the heavily secured building just blocks from the Afghan presidential palace in late 2001 after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled the Taliban.
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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Fresh iPhone/iOS 5 rumors cite Twitter events, vacay days

Tired of speculation about when, exactly, the
iPhone 5 and its iOS 5 operating system will appear? No? Well, we've got a couple more clues for you then, you incurable gadgiopath.
The Next Web is reporting that the dates of a couple of upcoming Twitter developer events suggest that Apple will release iOS 5 on or before October 10.
The events, TNW says, "seem to be focusing on the integration of Twitter into Apple's upcoming iOS 5 software." The first is in London on the 10th, and the second

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Erhoff, Sabres hold off Maple Leafs

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Christian Ehrhoff scored his second goal of the pre-season, and the Buffalo Sabres held on for a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
Ehrhoff, Drew Stafford and Luke Adam all scored power-play goals for the Sabres (4-0).
Mikhail Grabovski scored a pair of rebound goals for the Leafs, and Matt Frattin added two assists, but it wasn't enough for Toronto (2-3).

Stafford gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead 6:19 in

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Rays dump Jays to tighten wild-card race

Rookie Alex Torres pitched five shutout innings in relief, and Johnny Damon hit a three-run homer in the eighth to seal the Tampa Bay Rays’ 6-2 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
The victory pulled the Rays within 1 ½ games of the Boston Red Sox in the American League wild-card race.

Torres (1-1) collected his first major-league win in his fourth career appearance. He allowed just three hits and struck out five after replacing struggling starter Jeff Niemann to start

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Friday, September 23, 2011

Pominville lifts Sabres over Leafs

THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO -- Jason Pominville scored on the power play at 14:42 of the third period Friday as the Buffalo Sabres won their third straight pre-season game, 2-1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Leafs killed off four previous penalties before Pominville finally struck for the Sabres with the man advantage. With Cody Franson in the box for holding, the puck got caught in some traffic in front. Pominville was in the right place to snap in his second of the

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Bar patrons gather for final 'All My Children,' cheer on Susan Lucci

NEW YORK (AP) — Tissues were on hand but there were few tears among two dozen soap opera fans gathered to watch “All My Children” sign off from ABC on Friday after more than 40 years.

That’s because the screen faded to black with a gunshot and a cliffhanger — an indication that the story may not be dead, even if the television series is. ABC has licensed the story to a production company that is hoping to keep the “All My Children” going online after the

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Dish Network offers its subscribers a pale, Blockbuster-flavoured imitation of Netflix

The Blockbuster video store chain and new owner Dish Network announced less expensive option than Netflix to watch Internet video and rent DVDs through the mail in the United States.
However, there’s a major catch to Blockbuster’s new Movie Pass: It’s only available if you also subscribe to Dish Network’s pay-TV service.

Blockbuster and Dish are selling their package for US$10 per month, the same price that Netflix offered until it made a change in its service that drove up its rates

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Shelley handed 10 games for hit on Boyce

BY SPORTSNET STAFFsportsnet.ca

The NHL has handed Philadelphia Flyers forward Jody Shelley a 10-game suspension for his hit from behind on Darryl Boyce of the Toronto Maple Leafs.Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos first reported the discipline, which will have Shelley sit the remainder of the pre-season and five regular-season games. He was also fined $67,073.15 in salary.It was the second instance during this pre-season that the NHL has enforced disciplinary action; Calgary Flames forward

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Readers Respond to "I Stick to the Science" and Other Articles

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STICKING TO CLIMATE SCIENCE
As an undergraduate physics major in the mid-1980s at the University of California, Berkeley, I knew about Richard Muller—the physics professor who was the subject of Michael D. Lemonick’s interview, “‘I Stick to the Science’”—and his controversial theory that a “death star” was responsible for major mass extinctions. Later, as a graduate student studying climate, I became aware of Muller’s work attempting to overthrow

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Portable Body Weighing Scale

Probably for the weight-conscious people, closely monitoring their body weight is always a must. They might want to monitor their weight wherever they might find themselves in. What possibly other gadgets will aid them with...

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Leaf rookies shine vs. Flyers, Bryzgalov

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA -- Prized free-agent goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, making his first appearance as a Flyer, allowed stick-side goals to Juraj Mikus, Matt Frattin and Joe Colborne, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Philadelphia, 4-2, on Wednesday.
Displaying a new Philadelphia-themed mask, Bryzgalov, who signed a nine-year, US$51 million contract in June, received a loud ovation from a sparse crowd when introduced. But he was a bit shaky, as Mikus, pinching in

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'MillionMoms mad over Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls

Ben & Jerry's new flavor.

Ana Gasteyer, left, Molly Shannon and Alec Baldwin perform the "Schweddy Balls" skit on "Saturday Night Live."

Ben and Jerry's name for a new ice cream flavor has at least one conservative group up

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House Rejects Bill Providing Disaster Aid

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Joined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) urges funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a spate of natural disasters this year, at the Capitol on Tuesday. Landrieu holds a list of jobs she claims are being held up by the partisan politics over FEMA funding.

J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Joined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) urges funding for the

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Corsair Vengeance K60 Gaming Keyboard

Gamers really look into their gaming equipment seriously. The avid ones are particularly quite careful of using gaming keyboards instead of just those ordinary ones. For gamers who years for gaming keyboards with faster response...

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Microsoft employee's phone tweet leads to ouster

A Microsoft employee who tweeted about an unreleased Nokia Windows phone earlier this month has left the company after being told that he violated Microsoft's social-media policy, according to an All Things Digital report. It started on September 7, when Joe Marini, who worked as a Seattle-based principal program manager on the Windows Phone team tweeted: "I just got a chance to try out one of the slickest looking #Nokia phones I have ever seen. Soon, you will too!" The tweet contained

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Flyers' Bobrovsky shuts down Leafs 4-0

THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO -- Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves to lead the Philadelphia Flyers past the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 in NHL pre-season play Tuesday night.

The Flyers scored three times in the second period to break open a scoreless game, with forwards Zac Rinaldo, Wayne Simmonds and Mike Testwuide beating Leafs goalie James Reimer in an 11-minute span.

Sean Couturier scored for Philadelphia in the third period, while Flyers defenceman Matt Carle chipped in

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Romero shines, Jays top Angels in 10th

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO – At a time of year when many players struggle to cross the finish line, Ricky Romero is showing no signs of fading.The ace left-hander pushed his innings total to career high 217.1 with nine outstanding frames Monday, and was left to settle for a no-decision as the Toronto Blue Jays couldn’t push across the winning run in a 3-2 victory until the 10th inning thanks to some ham-handed defence by the Los Angeles Angels.While the Blue Jays (78-75)

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Bozak scores pair as Leafs edge Sens

THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO -- After struggling on Toronto's first line in his first full NHL season, Tyler Bozak may have found his niche as the Maple Leafs' third-line centre.
Bozak scored twice in the third period as the Maple Leafs opened their pre-season campaign with a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.
Bozak had 15 goals and 17 assists in his first full year with the club which raised questions about where he could fit into the team.

"Your

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Old Hollywood dominates Emmys' red-carpet fashions

Aubrey Plaza (AP)

LOS ANGELES — The stakes aren't as high on the Emmy Awards red carpet compared with the Oscars and Golden Globes, so lesser-known designers have a chance to be seen and viewers have a chance to be surprised.

L.A. designer David Meister dressed Jane Lynch all night Sunday, in everything from her aubergine silk strapless arrival gown, to a pleated silver

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Entrepreneurs Emerge As Cuba Loosens Control

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An employee sells products in a religious articles store in Havana, Cuba, in this file photo from January. After Cuban President Raul Castro authorized private businesses as part of economic reforms, Cubans are making their debut as small business owners.

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An employee sells products in a religious articles store in Havana, Cuba, in this file photo from January. After Cuban President Raul Castro

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Facebook partners for easy song, film sharing--report

Following reports yesterday that suggested Facebook would use its upcoming F8 developers conference to announce some sort of music and/or video service, The New York Times says it has confirmed the service with anonymous industry sources, and the paper has provided some details on how the new service will look.
Yesterday, Dutch entrepreneur and developer Yvo Schaap spied a clue in the HTML for the Web sites of Spotify, Rhapsody, and several other major music services that pointed to some

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Brilliant Morrow blanks Yanks over eight

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO – The raw ability suggests that outings like Sunday’s brilliant performance against the New York Yankees should be a matter of routine for Brandon Morrow, not the irregular occurrence they’ve been this season.
Particularly of late, a trying eight-start stretch in which the right-hander won just once and was roughed up on multiple occasions, he’s been looking to find some consistency in his approach, a way to patch over the small rough spots

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United, Bayern keep on winning

Bayern Munich and Manchester United kept up their winning streaks to stay top in Germany and England at the weekend.
Edinson Cavani’s hat-trick gave Napoli a 3-1 win over Italian champions AC Milan while Real Madrid lost their 100 percent record in Spain, losing at Levante, and Barcelona thumped Osasuna 8-0.

GERMANY
Rampant Bayern Munich won 2-0 at Schalke 04 to complete their eight successive win in all competitions, keep their eighth clean sheet and go top of the Bundesliga.
Nils

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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Is Google's CEO nonplussed by Google+?

When it comes to being social, Google CEO Larry Page is apparently very particular.
Who, therefore, could be surprised that social networking isn't quite as vital to his being as, say, burying the whole of Facebook in a very large vat of custard?
The difficult thing is that everyone believes the whole world will soon be social--that we will do nothing without our friends instantly knowing (and judging) our latest foray to, say, the bowling alley or the mall restroom.
So, yelps and alerts have

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Jays blow five-run lead as Yanks win

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are looking for answers this month, particularly when it comes to the starting rotation's future composition, and Henderson Alvarez is intent on stating his case.
Even in an outing that started strong and tailed off sharply at the end, setting the stage for an eventual 7-6 loss Saturday afternoon to the New York Yankees, the 21-year-old right-hander again demonstrated an ability to not only handle big-league hitters, but

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Snoop Dogg, Warner Bros TV developing family sitcom

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg could soon add sitcom star to his growing resume. The rapper/reality TV star is developing a family sitcom at Warner Bros. TV in which he would star as the father. The project would reteam him with longtime producer Don Reo, with whom he worked on "Brothers."

The rapper has been busy developing other projects, including an "American Idol"-type reality show

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Neil Patrick Harris on comedy, acting and fame

Photo by Matt Sayles, AP Photo

Neil Patrick Harris at a taping of an episode of "How I Met Your Mother" in Los Angeles on April 3.

Neil Patrick Harris is now in a very special club. The actor received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, September 15. Harris, 38, recently spoke on the set of his CBS hit, "How I Met Your Mother,"

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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake shakes Japan’s east coast

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake shook the east coast of Japan off Honshu early Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. No tsunami warning was issued, and no damage or casualties were immediately reported.
The quake, which struck at 4:26 a.m. local time Saturday morning, was shallow, at 22.6 miles (36.3 kilometres) beneath the surface, the USGS said.

The USGS said the quake hit some 67 miles (108 kilometres) southeast of Hachinohe, in Honshu, Japan, and about 356 miles (574

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Friday, September 16, 2011

Logitech Wireless Mouse

While a touchscreen display may already be convenient, Logitech is offering another option for those who have Android tablets. It is introducing the Logitech Wireless Mouse that is compatible for use with tablets that run...

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

He’s back: Selanne, Ducks agree to 1-year deal

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Finnish Flash is rolling into his 40s with the Anaheim Ducks.
Teemu Selanne agreed to a one-year deal worth US$4 million to return to the Ducks on Thursday after the 41-year-old right-winger decided his surgically repaired knee will hold up for a 19th NHL season.
Selanne shows few signs of slowing down after nearly two decades as an elite NHL scorer. He finished eighth in the league last season with 80 points, the third-best season in league

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Terry Morrow: The inside look at the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen poster

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Charlie Sheen might be turning over a new leaf.

“I’m done with ’winning.’ I have already won,” he told the audience at the taping of “The Comedy Central Roast” for him recently. It airs 10 p.m. Monday.

“This roast might be over, but I’m still Charlie Sheen. In here is an eternal fire. I just need to keep it away from

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Chavez to undergo new chemotherapy, but promises he will never shut-up

Be it by phone or twitter ‘chavezcandanga’, he’ll keep campaigning
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“We’re probably going for a fourth cycle of chemotherapy in the next few days, and then another full examination in October of all vital organs to make sure there are no malignant cells,” Chavez said in a telephone call to state television.
The populist leader said that this fourth cycle will be the last, and that afterwards a recovery phase will begin with more physical exercise as he prepares to

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Jays' Lawrie leaves game after collision

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Loewen keys comeback vs. Red Sox

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON -- Canadian Adam Loewen took advantage of the stumbling Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.
The native of Surrey, B.C., hit a two-run single off hard-throwing Daniel Bard to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 win over the Red Sox, who lost for the sixth time in seven games.
Loewen has five hits in five games since joining the Blue Jays from triple-A Las Vegas as a September callup.

"It's just another loss. I don't think it's any tougher

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TMZ: Michaele Salahi runs off to Tenn. with Journey guitarist; husband reports her abducted

Michaele and Tareq Salahi

The website TMZ reports that Michaele Salahi of "Real Housewives of D.C." has run off to Tennessee with Neal Schon, lead guitarist for Journey, though her husband reported to police that she was abducted.

TMZ says Tareq Salahi has called the Warren County Sheriff's Office several times to report her missing, and without her belongings. The site says a

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Montenegro’s economy faces serious problems

Ballooning debt and a lack of foreign investment have put Montenegro at risk of economic crisis.
By Nedjeljko Rudovic for Southeast European Times in Podgorica — 14/09/11

Montenegro Central Bank Governor Radoje Zugic.

Montenegro’s economy grew at a rate of 2% in the first half of the year, but experts warn the country must immediately curb borrowing to avoid the crushing weight of a debt crisis.
“We are concerned about the pace of increasing public debt … More powerful economies in

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Shrug off the recession with your new Ayn Rand iPad app

I once dated an objectivist. Every sentence began with "I am" or "I want." Which made asking her questions about her feelings a little awkward.
Still, there are those for whom Ayn Rand's movement represents a guiding element that lights up their lives in a way Debby Boone never could. For these people I have great news. For Rand's great opus, "Atlas Shrugged," is now available in a fascinating and self-empowering
iPad app.
"Atlas Shrugged" might well have passed you by. This might be because

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Source: Leafs, Schenn close to deal

BY SPORTSNET STAFFsportsnet.ca

Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos has confirmed an earlier report that the Toronto Maple Leafs are close to signing defenceman Luke Schenn and could have the deal done as early as Friday.

If done, Schenn is expected to be at the first day of training camp.

Drafted by the Maple Leafs fifth overall in the 2008 draft, he finished the 2010-11 season with five goals, 17 assists in 82 games played.

In three seasons with Toronto Schenn has 12 goals and 41 assists,

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Musical based on Spice Girls songs set to open in 2012

Spice Girls

A musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls is on track to open in London 2012.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, "Viva Forever" is being produced by Jennifer Saunders (co-creator and star of "Absolutely Fabulous") and Judy Craymer, who created the musical "Mamma Mia!" based on the songs of ABBA. Saunders will create the narrative and Craymer will weave in

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Tursion TS-102 Smart Pico Projector

With most devices getting smaller and smaller, even projectors nowadays are following suit. Technology has made it possible for such devices to become portable and handheld units like the many pico projectors of today. And...

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Coming to a Facebook near you: Miramax movie rentals

In the latest example of a Hollywood studio following its audience onto Facebook, Miramax will soon start selling and renting its movies on the leading social network--with a twist.
Though other movie studios have made the move to Facebook, Miramax is going a step further by integrating Ooyala Social, which turns Facebook into a social TV platform so you can buy and chat about movies. Miramax is the first to use Ooyala Social, which is still in beta till November 1.
Movie renters looking

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The Road Back To Work: Randy Howland

About Randy

Whitney Curtis for NPR

Unemployed since: Aug. 24, 2011 (after 6 months working)
Positions wanted: Customer service, sales
Resumes sent out since job loss: More than 600 the first time around. Just getting started now.
Age: 51
Education: Master’s in telecommunications management
When not searching for jobs, I enjoy… Mardi Gras in St. Louis, music, spicy fun ethnic food, swimming, baseball and garage sales.

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IBM's Watson to offer medical advice to doctors

IBM has inked a deal with health insurer WellPoint that will let WellPoint use the technology behind "Jeopardy"-playing computer Watson to suggest patient diagnoses and treatments.
The arrangement, which marks the first time the Watson technology will be used in a commercial application, will be announced Monday, according to The Wall Street Journal. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Wellpoint hopes the technology will help improve the quality of patient care and help reduce

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Grange on 9/11: One long day

From the early dawn memorial to the Jets-Cowboys kickoff, New Yorkers remembered 9/11.

East Rutherford, NJ – The cheerleaders lining the tunnel as the home team came out were waving US flags, which made a nice counterpoint to their white go-go boots.That was perhaps the first sign that this was an opening night of the NFL season unlike any other.It was the Dallas Cowboys against the New York Jets; perhaps the NFL’s most popular team starting their season on the road against the best

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Leon Panetta: The Battle-Tested Politician

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks to reporters after touring the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City on Sept. 6, 2011.

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks to reporters after touring the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City on Sept. 6, 2011.

When Leon Panetta was CIA director, he helped lead the effort to find and kill Osama bin Laden.
Now, Panetta may have an even harder

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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Iridium AxcessPoint Turns Satellite Phones into Mobile Hotspots

Found yourself in the middle of the desert or vast ocean and you desperately seeking for an Internet connection? You can break the bank and buy yourself a satellite modem for your just-as-expensive satellite...

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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Brunt essay on 9/11: A decade later

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Real Madrid stay at La Liga summit

Real Madrid remained top of the Primera Division table after beating Getafe, but Barcelona dropped their first points of the new campaign against Real Sociedad.
Following on from their opening day 6-0 mauling of Real Zaragoza, Madrid were again amongst the goals as they downed Getafe 4-2 at the Bernabeu.
Karim Benzema bagged a brace while Cristiano Ronaldo, taking his tally to 15 goals in his last six league games with a controversial penalty on the hour mark, and substitute Gonzalo Higuain

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Who Has Madonna Dated, Married, and Divorced?

Singer Madonna is best known for her amazing talent as a singer and dancer and has left an indelible mark on the history of music as we know it. However, this mega star has also become known for another thing - the many men (and women) that she has romanced over the years.

From Sean Penn to Guy Ritchie, check out this very long list of people that Madonna has hooked up with, dated, married, and divorced since hitting the scene in the 1970's.

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Ortiz vs. Lil Nog added to UFC 140 in T.O.

BY JOE FERRAROsportsnet.ca

A source has informed me that verbal agreements are in place for former UFC light-heavyweight champion Tito (The Huntington Beach Bad Boy) Ortiz and Antonio Rogerio (Minotouro Nogueira to square off on Dec. 10 at UFC 140 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.Ortiz and Nogueira were originally matched up for UFC Fight Night 24, which took place on March 26, but Ortiz was forced to withdraw from the bout after sustaining a serious cut during training. Lil Nog was

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“Politics in my country needs major reform” say 82% of Chilean 20 to 29 youth

The ‘apolitical’ Chilean students have taken to the streets to demand reforms
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They’re talking about structural, societal change. They’re challenging an economic system that has created rapid development and unprecedented inequality. And they’re taking on issues that politicians have long since shied away from for fear of upsetting a historically fragile democracy.
Among the student movement’s top demands is to incorporate everyday citizens into the political system

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Silverback Starke City Bike

While cars still rule the streets when it comes to going from point A to point B, nothing beats a bicycle when it comes to covering short distances in the neighborhood. Not only is riding...

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Friday, September 9, 2011

Rodgers outduels Brees in wild opener

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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Super Bowl hangover and the NFL lockout weren't about to slow down Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. The New Orleans Saints just couldn't keep up.
Rodgers came out on top in a memorable opening-night duel with Drew Brees, and the Packers made a goal-line stand on the final play of the game to beat the Saints 42-34 on Thursday night.
Packers rookie Randall Cobb caught a touchdown from Rodgers and ran a kickoff back 108

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Dominant Romero exorcizes Red Sox demons

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO – No team has tormented Ricky Romero through his first three big-league seasons quite the way the Boston Red Sox have.The New York Yankees have certainly challenged him, as in 10 career starts he’s 3-4 with a 5.02 earned-run average against them.The Detroit Tigers have also been troublesome, knocking him about to a 1-4 mark and 5.79 ERA in five starts, while the Cleveland Indians have been a pain too, though he’s 2-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three outings

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Reese Witherspoon hit by car while jogging

Photo by Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press

Actress Reese Witherspoon, seen here in a photo taken Friday, Sept. 7, 2007, in Toronto, was hit by a car Wednesday Sept. 7, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif. Witherspoon was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital.

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In new book, Jacqueline Kennedy recounts JFK’s scorn for LBJ

U.S. president John F. Kennedy openly scorned the notion of vice-president Lyndon Baines Johnson succeeding him in office, according to a book of newly released interviews with his widow, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
She said her husband and his brother attorney-general Robert F. Kennedy, a longtime LBJ antagonist, even discussed ways to prevent Mr. Johnson from winning the Democratic nomination in a future contest.

The book, Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Loewen delivers as Jays rally past BoSox

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO – Hours before making his second big-league debut, this time as a position player five years after first breaking through as a pitcher, Adam Loewen stood by the Toronto Blue Jays dugout trying to both process the moment, and encapsulate his journey. On Oct. 24, 2008, four days after the Baltimore Orioles cut ties with him, he signed a minor-league deal with the team he grew up rooting for, sold in part by a phone call from then manager Cito

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Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond set for Kennedy Center honors

Photo by Mark Terrill/Associated Press

Meryl Streep poses with the award for best actress in a motion picture, comedy or musical for “Julie and Julia” backstage at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Actress Meryl Streep, singer-songwriter Neil

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Post-Sept. 11 Saudi Arabia Modernizing, Slowly

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Standing amid the rubble, a man calls out to potential survivors after the collapse of the first World Trade Center Tower in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. Fifteen Saudis were among the hijackers who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Standing amid the rubble, a man calls out to potential survivors after the collapse of the first World Trade Center Tower in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. Fifteen

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Jays stay young for Round 2 with BoSox

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Eddie Murphy to host Academy Awards

Eddie Murphy named Academy Awards host

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Eddie Murphy named Academy Awards host

AP Photo NYET620LOS ANGELES (AP) Eddie Murphy is hosting the Oscars. Academy Awards producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer say the actor and comedian will host the 84th annual Oscar ceremony.Ratner called the 50-year-old entertainer "a comedic genius; one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever." Mischer called Murphy "a truly

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Family Confirms U.S. Civilian Death In Afghanistan

An American civilian working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was kidnapped from his Afghan power plant and strangled, officials and family members said Tuesday, a rare incident despite widespread violence.
Carrie Hughes told The Associated Press that military officers came to her house near Charleston, S.C., on Monday to inform her that her father, James W. “Will” Coker, had been killed.
It was not known who killed the American worker or under what circumstances he was abducted. Also

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Apple loses iPhones, seeks security experts

The day after CNET reported that Apple had lost control of another valuable
iPhone prototype--the second misplaced prototype handset in the past 18 months--the company began looking for people to help protect unreleased products.

Click on photo to read full job description posted at Apple.
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David Murphy at PCmag.com made a nice catch today by noting Apple posted two job openings on Thursday for managers of "New Product Security." Maybe it's a coincidence that the positions

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Lefko on CFL: Kicking off the 2nd half

An entertaining Labour Day weekend in the CFL has set the stage for storylines in the second half.

If it's true that Labour Day begins the second - and most important - part of the Canadian Football League season, then let's consider what happened on Monday.
The Edmonton Eskimos went into Calgary and royally humbled the heavily-favoured Calgary Stampeders 35-7.
That was preceded by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats scoring a slightly-less shocking upset, 44-21, over the Montreal

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Federer dispatches Monaco at U.S. Open

Roger Federer’s fourth-round U.S. Open match against Juan Monaco didn’t get started until nearly midnight. Thanks to Federer’s superb play, it was over shortly before 1:15 a.m.
Federer reached the quarterfinals at a 30th consecutive Grand Slam tournament by making quick work of the 36th-ranked Monaco, beating him 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 in 1 hour, 22 minutes.

Federer hit 14 aces, including four in one game.
Five of Federer’s record 16 major championships have come at Flushing Meadows. In the

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Longball sweeps Jays out of New York

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

NEW YORK – A lost weekend in New York behind them, the Toronto Blue Jays return home for a four-game engagement with the Boston Red Sox needing only to scan their intra-division record to understand the chasm between them and their rivals.
Sunday’s 9-3 thrashing from the Yankees capped a three-game sweep that dropped the Blue Jays to 5-10 against the AL East leaders this season, the same mark they sport against the third place Tampa Bay Rays. They’ll

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Wild Eagle to soar at Dollywood

Dollywood is soaring to new heights for its 2012 season.

The theme park has announced it's introducing the Wild Eagle steel wing coaster, a $20 million attraction that will lift riders 21 stories and plummet them more than 135 feet.

"It will be the highest thing in the park, obviously," said Pete Owens, publicity manager for Dollywood. "For the first time, we will have a ride visible from the parking lot.

"It's something that will become an icon of the park."

The

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Tigers’ Brennan Boesch out for the season

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. The Forbidden Fashion Show roars into the Seattle Art Museum on Saturday, May 21, with sexy swimwear and lingerie strutting a runway designed like a roadway. The James Bond-themed show, titled “Live Another Night,” is in its fourth year, and it’s the only show of its kind in Seattle,
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Saturday, September 3, 2011

Inside the iPhone 5

With anticipation for Apple's
iPhone 5 (or whatever branding is ultimately used) extremely high, most of the focus has been, not surprisingly, on design and timing. But what will make the
iPhone 5 tick? That's the question I asked a couple of experts.
The upcoming phone is expected to pack Apple's latest and greatest A5 silicon, a Qualcomm 3G chip, and circuits that support a higher-resolution camera.

Apple's A5 chip is used in the iPad 2 and appears destined for the next version of the

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Game slips away from Romero, Jays

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

NEW YORK – Ricky Romero froze Curtis Granderson with a 2-2 curveball for strike three looking to end the second inning.In a similar spot a few innings later, looking to hand the bullpen a one-run lead after seven strong frames, Romero went to the same pitch in the same count.Only the ball slipped away, and with it so too did a fine afternoon of work by both him and the Toronto Blue Jays."He’d kind of been looking pretty bad on curveballs, it just got out of

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Chile’s top cop steps down following disclosure of cover-up operation

General Eduardo Gordon son was involved in a hit-and-run accident
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Although Gen. Gordon insisted he was innocent and the Carabineros’ press office decried the “infamy” of CIPER’s allegations, the nation’s top law enforcement officer said Friday morning it was time to “step aside” to deal with personal health issues.
“In my opinion it’s time for me to step aside, although I am not giving up,” said Gordon. “I have asked his Excellency, the President, to accept

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Settlement likely in Google-Oracle patent case

Google and Oracle's patent infringement case is heating up considerably as it gets closer to the scheduled Halloween trial date over. Not only is the trial commencement time possibly up in the air, but a settlement between the two Silicon Valley giants could actually happen. Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a brief order on Friday afternoon revealing that he might order the "top executive officers" of both companies to come to

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Jays can’t solve Nova in loss to Yankees

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

NEW YORK – Unburdened by the major tasks facing him the previous two falls, Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos is firmly locked in on the big-league club as 2011’s finish line draws near.His September checklist is loaded with questions related to the 25-man roster, issues he hopes to get a better read on over the remaining 3½ weeks of the season.“We can really focus early in the process on improving the 2012 club, we have a bit more time to

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Big kids dig what happens in Vegas

Grayson Cox, of Austin, Texas, plays with an excavator at Dig This, a huge sandbox for adults in Las Vegas. Source: AP

Business created life-sized sandbox
Adults pay to use construction equipment
“More fun” than working on a building site

LAS Vegas has seen its share of heavy construction equipment as it bulldozed its way through one giant casino project after another.

But with the recession having gutted the construction industry, excavators and bulldozers near the

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

This Day in Tech: Why Apple field tests unreleased iPhones; Not guilty plea for iPhone prototype case

Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Thursday, September 1.
? In case you missed it yesterday, CNET reported on yet another lost iPhone. But CNET's Kent German writes that there's a reason why Apple has to test the unreleased iPhones in the field: "Even with the risks involved, Apple can't reliably test a new cell phone without a few devices leaving the company's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. Keeping the handsets under lock

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Lawrie hits tiebreaking homer in Jays win

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BALTIMORE -- Brett Lawrie has been in the majors for a month, and the Baltimore Orioles already have seen enough of the kid from Canada.
Lawrie hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, Yunel Escobar had his second straight four-hit game, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated Baltimore 8-6 on Thursday.
Lawrie made his debut at Camden Yards on Aug. 5. Since that time, he leads all rookies in homers (seven), triples (four) and extra-base hits

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Goldman Agrees To Halt Mortgage Robo-Signing

Goldman Sachs and two other firms have agreed to stop some of their more controversial mortgage-signing practices, New York officials said Thursday.
Goldman’s mortgage subsidiary had been under fire for what’s been called robo-signing. That’s when mortgage company officials sign and notarize foreclosure documents without properly reviewing them. Goldman is one of a handful of mortgage providers accused of the practice.
Under the agreement announced by New York’s Department of Financial

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