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Deals of the Hour / June 26, 2010, 1:11 am

NKorea to elect leaders amid succession campaign

Weather could be... Shrimps boats skim for oil just off the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., Friday, June 25, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster continues to wash ashore along the Alabama and Florida coasts. (AP ... (Source: comcast.net 2010-06-26T07:41:33Z)

Cleveland Cavaliers receive permission to talk to Los Angeles Lakers assistant Brian ...

Shaw is well-liked by Lakers players and is believed to be Jackson's choice to take over if he decides to retire. Scott is believed to be liked as a potential coach by Lakers primary owner Jerry Buss and minority owner ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-26T07:27:14Z)

FDIC shuts down banks in Florida, Georgia

Regulators on Friday shut down banks in Florida and Georgia, lifting to 85 the number of U.S. bank failures this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over Peninsula Bank, based in Englewood, Fla., with $644.3 ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-26T08:03:02Z)

State court backs Pittsburgh in NRA's challenge of lost, stolen gun law

A state appeals court on Friday shot down the National Rifle Association's challenge to Pittsburgh's lost- and stolen-gun ordinance, dealing another blow to the group's argument that only the state can pass gun laws. The ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-06-26T07:05:46Z)

Training for unexpected saves day at East Lansing house fire

A fire June 18 heavily damaged a home in the 900 block of Longfellow Drive in East Lansing . While battling that blaze, three firefighters were injured - one seriously enough to require hospitalization. The fire's cause ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-06-26T07:55:52Z)

Cavaliers' coaching search slowly advancing

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers' search for a new coach might rest in the bejeweled hands of Phil Jackson. The lord of NBA championship rings, Jackson, who just won his 11th title with the Los Angeles Lakers ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-26T07:48:43Z)

The racing wasn't realistic, but characters in 'Days of Thunder' captured NASCAR's stars

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - "Rubbin', son, is racin'," or so said Harry Hogge to a worldwide audience in the summer of 1990, when NASCAR was a niche, regional sport that had yet to pique much mainstream interest. Tom Cruise was ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-26T07:27:14Z)

Dubai Ruler Says Will Go Ahead With All Projects-CNN

DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's ruler said the emirate would go forward with all development projects within a year in an interview with CNN broadcast on Friday, after billions of dollars worth of projects were canceled in the ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-26T07:48:43Z)

Camping news: Open fires, sleeping under stars

Create memories that last a lifetime by visiting one of the more than 1,000 campgrounds in Michigan that beckon visitors to sleep under the stars, make s'mores over an open fire, hike and bike on hidden trails and canoe ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-26T08:03:02Z)

Rapper Eminem Honors Mentor Dr. Dre at L.A. Event

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Rapper Eminem, whose new album is expected to top the U.S. pop chart next week, made a rare appearance at a music-industry bash on Friday to honor Dr. Dre, the hip-hop pioneer who made him a ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-26T07:48:43Z)

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