Monthly Archives: January 2011

Transformed Chrysler on verge of making a profit (AP)

AP – Chrysler was collapsing when Fiat took control of the company just 19 months ago. Continue reading

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In ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries,’ everybody hurts (AP)

AP – Everybody hurts, the old R.E.M. song goes. Continue reading

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LeBron says he wishes Cavs ‘the best’ (AP)

AP – LeBron James says he finds no satisfaction in Cleveland’s struggles this season. Continue reading

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Berry quits film to prepare for custody fight (AP)

AP – Halle Berry has pulled out of a film job to prepare for a custody fight over her young daughter. A spokeswoman for the Oscar-winning actress says Berry backed out of a role in “New Year’s Eve” that was scheduled to shoot in New York this week “due… Continue reading

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NYC mayor conducts gun-sale sting in Arizona (AP)

AP – Weeks after the shooting in Tucson, sellers at an Arizona gun show allowed undercover investigators hired by New York City to buy semiautomatic pistols even after they said they probably couldn’t pass a background check, Mayor Michael Bloomberg sa… Continue reading

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With drummer injured, Kings of Leon postpone dates (AP)

AP – Rock band Kings of Leon has been forced to postpone several international tour dates because their drummer is injured Continue reading

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Barbara Walters Grills Camille Grammer About Absent Sex Life With Kelsey Grammer On ‘The View’ (omg!)

omg! – NEW YORK, N.Y. — Camille Grammer had her past, absent sex life with estranged husband Kelsey Grammer put on the hot seat by Barbara Walters when she visited “The View” on Monday. Continue reading

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Serial rapist suspected of strangling Wash. guard (AP)

AP – An inmate suspected of strangling a female guard with a microphone cord in a prison chapel during an escape attempt is a rapist who once doused a woman in gasoline and set her on fire, raising more questions about why the officer was alone and una… Continue reading

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Officials: US hoping Mubarak skips re-election bid (AP)

AP – The United States has a vision for Egypt’s transition to real democracy: President Hosni Mubarak ends the state of emergency that has underpinned three decades of iron rule and gives up any lasting ambitions on winning re-election. Continue reading

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Okafor out vs. Wizards Tuesday night (AP)

AP – Hornets officials say center Emeka Okafor will not play on Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards because of a strained oblique muscle. Continue reading

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