Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 26, 2010, 12:11 am

Spain, Portugal, Chile, Brazil advance

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A 0-0 draw worked well for Portugal and destroyed Switzerland's chances at the World Cup. Portugal joined Brazil in the round of 16 on Friday after the two teams played a bad-tempered and often ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-26T07:05:46Z)

Housing: Troubled borrowers taking advantage of deeds-in-lieu

WASHINGTON - Short sales have been the hot solution for financially stressed homeowners and their lenders for the past year, but here's another potent foreclosure alternative that's about to take center stage: Deeds-in ... (Source: Arizona Daily Star 2010-06-26T06:58:36Z)

Jobless in Arizona begin to worry as U.S. aid runs out

Tens of thousands of jobless Arizonans may have to seek food stamps and other welfare safety-net programs after the U.S. Senate failed to pass a bill that would have extended unemployment benefits, state officials say ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-06-26T06:44:17Z)

DeShawn Sims signs with Celtics; Raymar Morgan with Wizards

Michigan State forward Raymar Morgan will play for the Washington Wizards in the upcoming NBA summer leagues next month. Morgan's agent, Mark Termini, said that Morgan had multiple summer-league offers after he went ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-26T06:44:17Z)

Penguins get rights to Hamhuis from Flyers

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired the rights to defenseman Dan Hamhuis from the Philadelphia Flyers for a third-round pick Saturday in the NHL draft. The Penguins swung the deal Friday night for ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-26T06:08:30Z)

UNICEF, Mets on tap for British prince in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) -- Britain's Prince Harry showed he can shoot. On the second day of his U.S. visit, New Yorkers get to see his arm. After firing an M4 rifle during a training exercise Friday at the U.S. Military Academy at ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-26T06:58:36Z)

Henninger Media Services Now Offers Hollywood-Quality Blu-ray Products

Henninger Media Services, the largest production/post-production company in the Mid-Atlantic region, acquires premiere Blu-ray encoding equipment in order to produce hollywood-quality blu-ray discs for their clients ... (Source: PRWeb 2010-06-26T07:05:46Z)

'06 loss fires up USA vs. Ghana

As the U.S. Soccer team prepares to face off with Ghana, they know they will be playing the equivalent of a road game. Ghana is the last African team left in the 2010 World Cup. The AP's John Mone reports from South ... (Source: Arizona Daily Star 2010-06-26T06:58:36Z)

Teenage Drinking Diaries

With the start of summer vacation, underage drinking invariably goes up . A Room for Debate forum last week discussed the effectiveness of laws that make it a crime for parents to allow their teenagers to host parties ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-06-26T06:15:39Z)

Oilers end debate, claim Hall with the No. 1 pick

LOS ANGELES — The Oilers selected forward Taylor Hall with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday, ending a yearlong debate about the two best 18-year-old prospects in hockey. The league-worst Oilers chose Hall over ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-06-26T06:58:36Z)

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