Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 15, 2010, 11:10 pm

South Euclid man arrested in Beachwood hostage standoff; 3 women freed

Joshua Gunter/The Plain Dealer Police closed the Chagin Boulevard-Richmond Road intersection for 10 hours after a South Euclid man took a woman hostage at a salon on the first floor of the building. Updated at 8:30 p.m ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-16T05:37:25Z)

Live Blogging Congressional Testimony From Oil Executives

That's it for the hearing, but we will have coverage of President Obama's address to the nation in about five hours. Google's official blog notes that the speech will be available live online: Tonight at 8 p.m. ET ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-06-16T05:37:25Z)

Draft closing in for Hayward

So far, so good. At least, that's the way it's seemed to this point for Lazar Hayward, whose workout tour for NBA teams will wrap up over the next week or so as the June 24 draft inches ever closer. With a bunch of ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-16T05:58:53Z)

It's Going to be a Wonderful Day

For a man convinced the world is going to end in less than a year, Harold Camping was in a delightful mood. I visited with Camping at his Oakland office two weeks ago, shortly after he'd returned from a business trip to ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-16T05:37:25Z)

Chipper Jones meets with team over future

ATLANTA (AP) - Struggling through another disappointing season, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones met with team officials Tuesday to discuss his future and told The Associated Press he's considering retirement ... (Source: WBOC 2010-06-16T04:40:09Z)

House Hunting in ... Belfast, Northern Ireland

Built in 1810, this 2,400-square-foot stone house in County Down near Belfast was once a complex of stables. A winding tree-lined drive leads to the French doors at the entrance. The drawing room has twin sash windows ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-16T05:58:53Z)

WIND Telecom Selects Aptilo for WiMAX Expansion in Dominican Republic

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - 06/16/10) - WIMAX FORUM GLOBAL CONGRESS -- WIND Telecom S.A., a broadband Internet and subscription television service provider in the Dominican Republic, and Aptilo Networks ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-16T05:58:53Z)

Michigan State's Tom Izzo turns down chance to coach Cavaliers and possibly star ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Tom Izzo resisted the temptation of possibly coaching LeBron James to focus instead on a sure thing — building the next generation of superstars at Michigan State. "Instead of coaching them in the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-16T05:58:53Z)

Lakers rout Celts, force Game 7 in NBA finals

June 15: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant struggles for the ball with Boston Celtics guard Tony Allen in Game 6. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-16T05:30:15Z)

Auto suppliers: Lenders driving consolidation

Auto suppliers might have turned the corner as sales pick up, but bankruptcies, buyouts and liquidations aren't over yet, the chief executives of auto suppliers at two Michigan-based auto suppliers said today. Which ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-16T05:37:25Z)

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