Monthly Archives: September 2011

US incomes fall for first time in nearly 2 years

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

Unidentified shoppers unload their shopping cart at a Pembroke Pines, Fla. Costco store Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. The Commerce Department said Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 that consumer spending rose 0.2 percent in August after a revised 0.7 percent increase in … Continue reading →

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Wall Street ends worst quarter since 2008 (Reuters)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Stock Markets News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks ended their worst quarter since the depths of the 2008 credit crisis, crippled by Europe’s debt debacle, a U.S. credit downgrade and a sputtering global economy. A steep slide on Friday closed out a fifth … Continue reading →

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1,000 protesters march from Wall Street to NYPD (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Stock Markets News

NEW YORK – More than 1,000 demonstrators speaking out against corporate greed and social inequality took their protest to the New York Police Department headquarters Friday. The Occupy Wall Street protesters camping out in lower Manhattan marched several blocks north … Continue reading →

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AP EXCLUSIVE: US scientist trapped in China (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

BEIJING – In the year-plus since he was released from jail, scientist Hu Zhicheng has been free, free to drive from his Shanghai apartment to his office two hours away, free to get acupuncture treatment for chronic back pain, free … Continue reading →

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Jurors deliberate in Colo. school shooting trial (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Education News

GOLDEN, Colo. – Jurors in the trial of a man charged with wounding two students outside a Colorado middle school have started their deliberations. Closing arguments in the trial of Bruco (BROO’-so) Strong Eagle Eastwood were Friday in Golden. KUSA-TV … Continue reading →

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Packers’ Grant, Bulaga won’t play vs Broncos (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers say running back Ryan Grant and right tackle Bryan Bulaga won’t play Sunday against the Denver Broncos. The team ruled them out on Friday. Bulaga suffered a sprain and bruise of his … Continue reading →

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Tigers-Yankees playoff opener suspended by rain (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

NEW YORK – The rainy season rolls on. The playoff opener between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees was suspended because of rain in the second inning Friday night, wiping out the ace of each pitching staff for a … Continue reading →

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Bologna president optimistic on Kobe Bryant deal (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

ROME – The president of Virtus Bologna is optimistic Kobe Bryant will sign with the Italian club during the NBA lockout despite scheduling problems posed by other teams. Claudio Sabatini told The Associated Press on Friday that Bryant’s agent Rob … Continue reading →

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Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor’s suspension upheld (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

NEW YORK – Terrelle Pryor’s five-game suspension was upheld by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday. The Oakland Raiders rookie quarterback had appealed the punishment, which was related to NCAA violations he committed while at Ohio State. Pryor entered the … Continue reading →

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Red Sox decline to pick up option on Francona (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

BOSTON – The Terry Francona era is over in Boston. In a joint statement released on Friday, the Red Sox announced they will not pick up the option on Francona’s contract in the wake of the team’s September collapse. Owners … Continue reading →

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