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Deals of the Hour / July 5, 2010, 3:11 am

Reliance Natural Plunges By A Quarter on Share Swap

India's Reliance Natural shed more than a quarter of its value on Monday, after a deal to fold into sister firm Reliance Power valued the company at $1.5 billion, lower than its market capitalization on Friday. The ... (Source: CNBC 2010-07-05T05:22:02Z)

Ohio offers best foreclosure deals

A report says Ohio is offering the nation's best bargains on foreclosed homes. The study released last week by foreclosure tracking firm Realty- Trac says Ohio's average price for a foreclosed home sold during the ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-07-05T08:28:09Z)

Maine suspect planned to live with victim's daughter

Thayne Ormsby, 20, of Orient, was arrested Friday in Dover, N.H., where he was held on a fugitive from justice charge. He's charged in Maine with three counts of murder in the Amity stabbings of Jeffrey Ryan, 55, whom ... (Source: Sun-Journal 2010-07-05T08:28:09Z)

E. Maine site under review for wind

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maine land-use regulators this week will consider whether to allow a streamlined application for a wind farm on 695 acres of timberland in eastern Maine. The Bangor Daily News says First Wind LLC plans to file an application with the Land Use Regulation Commission this fall in ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-07-04T15:31:40Z)

Sports photos of the day - Sat.

Defending champion Serena Williams reacts as she wins a point from Vera Zonareva, during the women's singles final on the Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Saturday, July 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Jon Super ... (Source: KTAR.com 2010-07-04T03:43:00Z)

Mortgage rates low, but no buyers

An odd scene has been playing out lately in the offices of mortgage brokers and bankers around the country. Mortgage rates have sunk to levels not seen in more than a half-century — a seductive 4.58 percent for an average 30-year fixed loan. Yet brokers and lenders report not a flood but a trickle ... (Source: The Daily Advertiser 2010-07-04T14:20:05Z)

Transit oriented development district created

An ordinance setting guidelines for the development of 15 acres of vacant land adjacent to the Northstar Commuter Rail station off Northdale Boulevard has been adopted the Coon Rapids City Council. The Riverdale Station Transit Oriented Development District (TOD) ordinance had been recommended for ... (Source: ABC Newspapers 2010-06-30T23:57:30Z)

County may reconsider sale to Akron, but at higher price

Summit County Council balked this year when asked to sell the county's former Veterans Service Commission headquarters to Akron for $1. That hesitation might pay off. Council now plans to offer the two-story, 3,928-square-foot building — a converted house on Park Street — to the city for $81,000 ... (Source: Akron Beacon Journal 2010-07-03T20:54:59Z)

Anil Ambani to merge his Reliance Power, RNRL

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Reliance Power( RPOL.BO ) will absorb sister firm Reliance Natural Resources( RENR.BO ) in a share swap deal valued at $1.5 billion, the latest in a series of deals by one or other of the billionaire Ambani brothers. Reliance Natural Resources shareholders will receive one ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-07-05T05:57:50Z)

Paes and Black win Wimbledon mixed doubles title

LONDON (AFP) – India's Leander Paes and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black won the Wimbledon mixed doubles tennis title on Sunday, beating Wesley Moodie of South Africa and Lisa Raymond of the US 6-4, 7-6 (7/5). After ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-07-05T09:39:44Z)

Wimbledon notebook: No Davis Cup for men's finalists Tomas Berdych and Rafael Nadal

Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych has ruled himself out of the Czech Republic's Davis Cup quarterfinal against Chile because of an abdominal muscle injury. "If I have a problem, it's this muscle," Berdych told Czech ... (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-07-05T05:22:02Z)

Melzer, Petzschner win Wimbledon doubles

Austria's Juergen Melzer and Germany's Philipp Petzschner made off with the match balls after winning the Wimbledon men's doubles title on Saturday. The unseeded pair beat Sweden's Robert Lindstedt and Romania's Horia Tecau, the 16th seeds, 6-1 7-5 7-5 on Centre Court. I said if we really win the ... (Source: Skynews.com 2010-07-03T19:21:56Z)

Man charged in boat crash near Statue of Liberty

NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey man was charged with vehicular manslaughter after a boat crash near the Statue of Liberty that killed a groom-to-be and injured two other men. New York City police said 39-year-old Richard ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-07-05T00:28:33Z)

Berdych set to face world's best Nadal

WIMBLEDON, England — While Roger Federer is at the start of a two-week vacation he wasn't eager to begin, Rafael Nadal will be hard at work Sunday, facing a new sort of challenge in the Wimbledon final. For the first ... (Source: LoHud.com 2010-07-05T02:01:36Z)

BP costs for oil spill response pass $3 billion

BP costs for oil... An oil cleanup worker rakes the sand along the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., on Sunday, July 4, 2010. Workers nearly outnumbered tourists on the beach. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster ... (Source: comcast.net 2010-07-05T07:59:31Z)

The Tucson INSIDER: County's hot parcel

When the economy picks ups, it looks like a premium commercial parcel downtown will be put up for sale. The property is Pima County's 92-space parking lot on the northeast corner of Broadway and Scott Avenue, directly across the street from the new UniSource Energy headquarters now under ... (Source: Daily Territorial 2010-07-02T15:26:53Z)

Continued: With 13 Grand Slam titles, Serena Williams' best shot is serving her well

WIMBLEDON, England - As a kid, 13 Grand Slam titles ago, Serena Williams tended to goof off when it came time to work on serves. She was supposed to hit them at the end of practice sessions with her sister Venus. "We ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-07-04T22:12:32Z)

Mortgage rates scream buy, but is anybody listening?

An odd scene has been playing out lately in the offices of mortgage brokers and bankers around the country. Mortgage rates have sunk to levels not seen in more than a half-century - a seductive 4.58 percent for an ... (Source: Globe Gazette 2010-07-04T22:34:01Z)

Reliance Power, Reliance Natural Resources merge

Reliance Power Ltd. and Reliance Natural Resources Ltd. announced a merger over the weekend — a share-swap deal valued at 500 billion rupees ($11 billion), which is likely to smoothen the path for Reliance Power to get ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-07-05T09:54:03Z)

Nadal beats Berdych for second Wimbledon, eighth major

WIMBLEDON, England — Rafael Nadal looked like a guy who absolutely couldn't wait to get out there, clutching his racket and hopping in place near the entrance to Centre Court before the Wimbledon final. He jiggled his left leg, unable to sit still on the sideline. He even bopped around during the ... (Source: Medford Mail Tribune 2010-07-05T09:11:06Z)

Pampers offers designer-brand diapers

Monday, July 5, 2010 | 12:35 a.m. The Procter & Gamble Co. is aiming to make disposable diapers fashionable. Popular designer Cynthia Rowley has designed 11 styles of Pampers, including pastels, stripes, madras and ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-07-05T08:28:09Z)

Rafael Nadal looking to add U.S. Open to resume

Rafael Nadal had some extra energy after his 2-hour 13-minute undoing of overmatched Tomas Berdych on Sunday in the Wimbledon men's final. After he destroyed the 24-year-old, 12th-seeded Berdych, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, to win his second Wimbledon singles title and his eighth major championship, Nadal curled ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-05T06:12:09Z)

No surprise in men's final: Rafael Nadal is back on top at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The queen of England had the right idea coming to Wimbledon during the first week. That's when the tournament produced most of its drama, while the final weekend stuck with a predictable ... (Source: Cleveland News - Fox 8 2010-07-05T07:02:15Z)

Mortgage rates are a screaming buy. So where are the bargain-hunters?

An odd scene has been playing out lately in the offices of mortgage brokers and bankers around the country. Mortgage rates have sunk to levels not seen in more than a half-century — a seductive 4.58 percent for an average 30-year fixed loan. Yet brokers and lenders report not a flood but a trickle ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-07-03T16:01:30Z)

Nadal beats Berdych for 2nd Wimbledon, 8th major

WIMBLEDON, England — Rafael Nadal looked like a guy who absolutely couldn't wait to get out there, clutching his racket and hopping in place near the entrance to Centre Court before the Wimbledon final. He jiggled his left leg, unable to sit still on the sideline. He even bopped around during the ... (Source: The Daily Advertiser 2010-07-05T08:28:09Z)

Babies go in style in designer diapers

CINCINNATI — The Procter & Gamble Co. is aiming to make disposable diapers fashionable. Popular designer Cynthia Rowley has designed 11 styles of Pampers, including pastels, stripes, madras and ruffles. They'll be ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-07-05T07:09:25Z)

Melzer, Petzschner win men's doubles

Austria's Juergen Melzer and Germany's Philipp Petzschner made off with the match balls after winning the Wimbledon men's doubles title. The unseeded pair beat Sweden's Robert Lindstedt and Romania's Horia Tecau, the 16th seeds, 6-1, 7-5, 7-5 on Centre Court. "I said if we really win the tournament ... (Source: ABC Online 2010-07-03T20:19:11Z)

Wimbledon 2010: Nadal and Serena Champions

World number 1 Rafael Nadal, and world number Serena Williams were the champions in the Wimbledon 2010 Championships that concluded recently at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club... Rafael Nadal, the world ... (Source: Buzzle 2010-07-05T07:23:44Z)

Maine cops say more children at drug deals

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Drug police in Maine say they're concerned by what they say is a disturbing trend of more parents bringing children to drug deals. Garry Higgins of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says that over the past two months the agency has made 10 felony drug arrests and investigators ... (Source: Sun-Journal 2010-07-01T23:56:19Z)

Essay: Spy arrests offer bit of Cold War nostalgia

Appeals court or... FILE - In this May 13, 2009, file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. trooper walks near an entrance to the Guantanamo detention facility at dawn, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. In a statement released Friday, July 2, 2010, a three-judge panel in a U.S. federal ... (Source: comcast.net 2010-07-03T23:46:47Z)

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