Monthly Archives: December 2010

Oil hits 26-month high to end 2010 up 15 percent (Reuters)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Business News

Reuters – Oil prices hit a 26-month high over $92 a barrel on Friday, closing the year up 15 percent on expectations that the economic recovery will drive demand growth next year and send prices into triple digits. Continue reading →

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Daniels, USF down Clemson 31-26 in Meineke Bowl (AP)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Sports News

AP – B.J. Daniels threw two touchdowns passes and ran for a third and South Florida finished coach Skip Holtz’s first season with a 31-26 victory over Clemson on Friday in the Meineke Bowl. Continue reading →

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ShowBiz: Marie, Kilmer, Bon Jovi (omg!)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Entertainment News

omg! – Teena Marie death cause unclear; no trauma signs; Val Kilmer owes $500,000 in back taxes; Bon Jovi earn top spot for concert sales in 2010. (Dec. 31) Continue reading →

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Estonia enters new era with euro adoption

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

[AP] – Estonia kicked off historic New Year’s festivities Friday night as the tiny Baltic state began the countdown to a midnight changeover to the euro, Europe’s embattled common currency. Continue reading →

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Egypt’s army resists U.S. pressure to change tack: cables (Reuters)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Technology News

Reuters – Egypt’s military has resisted U.S. pressure to modify its strategy to counter new regional threats, stressing the country’s national security was “a red line” the United States could not cross, leaked U.S. diplomatic cables showed. Continue reading →

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Woman hanged from overpass in northern Mexico (AP)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - World News

AP – The half-naked body of a woman who had escaped from prison officials while facing kidnapping charges was found hanging by the neck Friday from an overpass in this wealthy northern industrial city. Continue reading →

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Discovery cancels Michael Jackson autopsy TV show (omg!)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Entertainment News

omg! – Reuters – The Discovery television network on Friday said it canceled plans to air a reenactment of the autopsy on Michael Jackson’s body, citing an upcoming court hearing and concern by the late pop star’s estate. Continue reading →

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Discovery cancels Michael Jackson autopsy TV show (Reuters)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Entertainment News

Reuters – The Discovery television network on Friday said it canceled plans to air a reenactment of the autopsy on Michael Jackson’s body, citing an upcoming court hearing and concern by the late pop star’s estate. Continue reading →

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Clock ticking as I.Coast’s Ouattara issues ultimatum (AFP)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Top Stories

AFP – Ivory Coast on Friday faced the threat of open conflict as self-proclaimed president Laurent Gbagbo vowed not to yield to pressure to step down and his rival gave him until midnight to quit. Continue reading →

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Haiti suffers year of crisis with nobody in charge (AP)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Health News

AP – The silhouetted bodies moved in waves through the night, climbing out of crumbled homes and across mounds of rubble. Hundreds of thousands of people made their way to the center of the shattered city by the thin light of a waning crescent moon. Th… Continue reading →

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