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Deals of the Hour / June 10, 2010, 11:10 pm

6-Year-Old Killed in L.A. Police Pursuit

LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles police pursuit has ended in a deadly crash, with the suspects' car hitting and killing a 6-year-old girl. Officer April Harding says the chase began Thursday night after officers witnessed a ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-11T05:50:30Z)

Shatel: There are no villains in the conference realignment story

It's not you. It's me. If and when the time comes for Nebraska to bid adieu to the Big 12, that old heartbreaker line might come in handy. People are looking for villains in this breakup scene. There are none. There's no ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-06-11T04:38:55Z)

WRAPUP 10-U.S. doubles Gulf oil spill estimate

HOUSTON, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. government scientists on Thursday doubled their estimate of the amount of oil gushing out of a ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well as British energy giant BP ( BP.L ) ( BP.N ) scrambled to ... (Source: Reuters 2010-06-11T05:57:39Z)

Mandela relative killed after World Cup concert

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Nelson Mandela's 13-year-old great-granddaughter was killed in a car crash on the way home from a concert in Soweto on the eve of the World Cup, his office said Friday. The Nelson Mandela Foundation ... (Source: NBC 2 2010-06-11T05:50:30Z)

N.F.L. Scouts for Refs in Public Housing

Daniel Barry for The New York Times Participants look over a workbook at the first session of a football officiating academy sponsored by the National Football League and the New York City Housing Authority. In a scene ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-06-11T04:17:26Z)

Bill Halter's Arkansas Senate Loss Represents A Setback For Progressive Kingmakers

Bill Halter 's loss to Blanche Lincoln in Tuesday's Democratic Senate primary in Arkansas has spurred a round of soul searching among advocacy groups that had hoped the race would demonstrate the viability of ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-11T05:50:30Z)

A.I.G. Needs A.I.A. Deal Soon

Prudential's bosses have taken the heat for the failure of the British insurer's bid for American International Assurance, the Asian unit of the American International Group. But Bob Benmosche, A.I.G.'s strong ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-11T05:50:30Z)

Contractors Told to Prepare for Moon Program's End

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has greatly scaled back the work it will do in the coming months on its program to return astronauts to the moon , telling companies working on the program to set aside ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-11T06:04:49Z)

Special Report: Guy Hands, Citigroup and the Fight for EMI

LONDON (Reuters) - One of the best ways to get inside the head of British private equity boss Guy Hands is to study what gift he gives for Christmas. For years, Hands has sent friends and business associates a book he ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-11T05:43:20Z)

Court Cuts Former Taiwan President's Sentence

Latest News Mandela's Great-Granddaughter Killed in Crash 1-Car Accident After World Cup Concert Leaves 13-Year-Old Dead in Tragedy for South Africa's Most Recognizable Family Oil Leak Likely Spewing 1M Gallons a Day ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-11T06:04:49Z)

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