Coast Guard to investigate sinking of HMS Bounty replica

affiliate marketing CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard announced an investigation on Friday into the sinking of the replica of the sailing ship HMS Bounty with the loss of two crew members during Hurricane Sandy.Rear Admiral Steven Ratti, commander of the Coast Guard’s 5th District, ordered the formal investigation...

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Songs offer messages of hope at Sandy benefit show

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (AP) — From “Livin’ on a Prayer” to “The Living Proof,” every song Friday at NBC‘s benefit concert for superstorm Sandy victims became a message song.New Jersey‘s Jon Bon Jovi gave extra meaning to “Who Says You Can’t Go Home.” Billy Joel worked in a reference to Staten Island, the decimated New York City...

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U.S. jury awards troops $85 million over Iraq chemical exposure

affiliate marketing PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – An Oregon jury awarded 12 Army National Guardsmen $ 85 million in damages from defense contractor KBR Inc. on Friday after finding that the company failed to protect them from exposure to cancer-causing chemicals when they served in Iraq.Each Guard soldier was awarded $ 850,000 in non-economic...

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Oil prices fall on strong dollar

affiliate marketing 2 November 2012 Last updated at 19:35 ETContinue reading the main story affiliate marketing Oil prices have fallen after the dollar strengthened and the US government allowed foreign tankers to deliver additional supplies in the wake of super storm Sandy.Brent...

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Canada will push to keep bank capital rules on schedule

affiliate marketing OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will urge all countries to stick to the agreed schedule for implementing tougher bank capital rules at a November 4-5 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.The so-called Basel III rules are the world’s...

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Canada will push to keep bank capital rules on schedule

affiliate marketing OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will urge all countries to stick to the agreed schedule for implementing tougher bank capital rules at a November 4-5 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.The so-called Basel III rules are the world’s...

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Microsoft versus Google trial raises concerns over courtroom secrecy

affiliate marketing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two weeks before trial in a high-stakes lawsuit pitting Google‘s Motorola Mobility unit against Microsoft, Google made what has become a common request for a tech company fighting for billions of dollars: a public court proceeding conducted largely in secret.Google, like its counterparts...

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Blake Shelton dominates Country Music awards

affiliate marketing NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Blake Shelton dominated the Country Music Association awards on Thursday, taking home three trophies, including the coveted entertainer of the year prize, on country music‘s biggest night.Shelton, 36, whose popularity has rocketed since he became a judge in 2011 on the TV singing contest...

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Australia gives $104 million to fighting malaria

affiliate marketing SYDNEY (AP) — Australia will spend more than 100 million Australian dollars ($ 104 million) over the next four years to help reduce deaths from malaria in the Asia-Pacific region.Foreign Minister Bob Carr announced at a malaria conference in Sydney on Friday the money would support several country and regional programs....

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Sandy Crimps East Coast Gasoline

affiliate marketing Ahead of Hurricane Sandy, refineries along the East Coast shut down and braced for the worst. With the storm gone, about half those refineries have come back on line, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. That will surely help motorists. But even before the storm, the East Coast was facing a chronic lack of...

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