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Deals of the Hour / July 6, 2010, 9:12 am

Woman Living With Corpses: Death Hard To Deal With

The 91-year-old widow lived by herself in a tumbledown house on a desolate country road. But she wasn't alone, not really, not as long as she could visit her husband and twin sister. No matter they were already dead. Jean Stevens simply had their embalmed corpses dug up and stored them at her house ... (Source: CBS 2 2010-07-05T17:32:11Z)

Church Offers City $400K for Building

Jonesboro (AP) - A local church has offered Jonesboro $400,000 to buy a city-owned building. According to agenda documents for Tuesday's city council meeting, Mayor Harold Perrin and the Huntington Mission Church have agreed to the sale price for the Huntington Building. The plan calls for the city ... (Source: KATV 2010-07-06T03:26:19Z)

Amar'e Stoudamire Makes the Knicks...Mediocre?

The first big free-agency team switch of the NBA's summer of 2010 went to the New York Knicks, who landed the Phoenix Suns' Amar'e Stoudamire with a $100-million five-year deal. Of course, the coveted piece remains LeBron James -- and the Knicks have the money to sign him -- but it increasingly ... (Source: AOL News 2010-07-06T14:03:24Z)

BP Gains as Drilling Nears Completion, Share Sale Ruled Out

July 6 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc rose for a second day after drilling for the relief well that will kill off the Gulf of Mexico oil spill advanced ahead of schedule and the company said it has no plans to sell new shares to ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-07-06T14:46:21Z)

Kemp, bullpen propel Dodgers

When Sunday's game was left in the hands of the bullpens, the results were predictable. Matt Kemp hit an opposite-field, two-run homer off reliever Aaron Heilman (2-3) in the eighth inning and the Dodgers went on to win 3 ... (Source: Desert Sun 2010-07-06T07:51:10Z)

Short Hops: Mariners' Lee will be courted like LeBron this summer

Short hops, quick pops and backhand stops: • The Minnesota Twins could package one of their top young prospects, catcher Wilson Ramos , in a deal for Cliff Lee -- and probably will have to in order to get a deal done ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-07-02T06:08:33Z)

Pittsburgh Zoo offers people with mullets a discount for a day — and a chance at a haircut

PITTSBURGH — Mullet conservation efforts are under way in Pittsburgh — the hairstyle, not the fish. The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium gave reduced admission Monday to those sporting the business-in-front, party-in-back look. The tongue-in-cheek promotion kicked off a week of discount gimmicks ... (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-07-06T13:13:18Z)

CarGo in midst of breakout year, lifting Rockies

Gonzalez's angst and anxiety may have stemmed from being involved in two major trades in his burgeoning career. First, he was part of the deal in December 2007 that landed Dan Haren in Arizona and sent him to Oakland. A year later, just as he was settling in with the Athletics, Gonzalez was traded ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-07-02T23:55:08Z)

EU: Most Iran Air jets banned from Europe

BRUSSELS — The EU on Tuesday banned most of Iran Air's jets from flying to Europe because of safety concerns, emphasizing that the move was not related to U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. This June 2003 file photo of a Boeing 747 of Iran's national airline Iran Air at Mehrabad ... (Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 2010-07-06T14:24:53Z)

81 Filipino seafarers with Somali rebels

The number of Filipino seafarers seized by Somali pirates has now climbed to 81 following the hijacking of a chemical tanker with 18 Filipino seafarers onboard, which the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on ... (Source: Manila Bulleting Online 2010-07-06T15:50:47Z)

Netflix and Relativity Announce Streaming Deal

Netflix, Inc. and Relativity Media, LLC today announced a long term agreement through which major theatrically released films owned by Relativity will be licensed directly and exclusively to Netflix for streaming to its subscribers during the "pay TV window." Traditionally, these films have flowed ... (Source: Coming Soon! 2010-07-06T14:24:53Z)

Mullets = Discounts at Pittsburgh Zoo

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mullet conservation efforts are under way in Pittsburgh — the hairstyle, not the fish. The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium gave reduced admission Monday to those sporting the business-in-front, party-in-back look. The tongue-in-cheek promotion kicked off a week of discount ... (Source: Cleveland News - Fox 8 2010-07-06T15:14:59Z)

Cliffs to buy INR's West Virginia coal mine operations

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iron ore and coal producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc ( CLF.N ) said on Tuesday it will buy INR Energy's coal mining operations for $757 million, sending its stock up 3.5 percent. Cliffs said the deal will increase its production of both steel-making metallurgical coal and ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-07-06T14:17:43Z)

Stoudemire to Sign With Knicks

The NBA free agent carousel made a quick, unofficial stop to let someone off on Monday, as Amar'e Stoudemire, formerly of the Phoenix Suns, ran into the open arms of the New York Knicks, agreeing in principle to a deal for just under $100 million over five years. Players can't officially sign ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-07-06T15:00:40Z)

Prince Has No Love for the Internet

*Prince gave has first U.K. newspaper interview in a decade as part of a deal for his new album, "20Ten," and made it abundantly clear how he feels about the World Wide Web. "The Internet is completely over," Prince told the Daily Mirror. "I don't see why I should give my new music to ... (Source: EURweb 2010-07-06T14:17:43Z)

Prince: "The Internet is completely over"

Prince is going offline. "The Internet is completely over," he told The Mirror . "I don't see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won't pay me an advance for it and then they get angry ... (Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) 2010-07-06T15:57:56Z)

Church offers $400K for building

JONESBORO — A local church has offered Jonesboro $400,000 to buy a city-owned building. According to agenda documents for Tuesday's city council meeting, Mayor Harold Perrin and the Huntington Mission Church have agreed to the sale price for the Huntington Building. The plan calls for the city ... (Source: Sentinel-Record 2010-07-06T03:26:19Z)

BP: No plans to issue shares

BP (BP) this morning said it has no plans to issue shares, easing some investors' fears of stock dilution and sending shares to their highest level in two weeks. There are "no current plans to issue new equity," a BP ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-07-06T15:57:56Z)

INR Energy, LLC Announces Sale of West Virginia Coal Operations to Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

"Cliffs presented an attractive offer to INR along with its assurance that it plans to retain the current operational management teams, continue to aggressively grow the business and treat our employees fairly and equitably" INR views this transaction as a positive for its employees ... (Source: Business Wire 2010-07-05T22:39:59Z)

Sopranos were part of presentation to LeBron

Teams pulled out all the stops during the LeBron James recruiting presentations. According to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, the Cavaliers spent six months putting together a "Family Guy" style cartoon featuring James and his friends, with plenty of inside jokes. "Family Guy" is said to be one of ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-07-05T02:30:14Z)

Prince: 'The Internet Is Over'

Billboard requires a JavaScript enabled browser to get the full experience P rince has given what has been billed as his first U.K. newspaper interview in a decade as part of a deal for his new album, "20Ten." The Daily Mirror will give the album away July 10 as a free CD with the paper, while ... (Source: Billboard 2010-07-06T12:01:43Z)

Pittsburgh Zoo offers people with mullets a discount for a day — and a chance at a ...

PITTSBURGH - Mullet conservation efforts are under way in Pittsburgh — the hairstyle, not the fish. The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium gave reduced admission Monday to those sporting the business-in-front, party-in ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-07-06T10:57:17Z)

Kuwait oil official says increasing BP stake is bad idea

A member of Kuwait's top oil policy committee moved Tuesday to distance the Gulf country from increasing its stake in BP, as speculation continued that Middle East investors were preparing to rescue the struggling U.K ... (Source: New York Post 2010-07-06T15:07:50Z)

Woman who kept bodies of husband, sister may built crypt

WYALUSING, Pa. -- A prosecutor in northern Pennsylvania says a 91-year-old woman who stored the corpses of her husband and twin sister on her property will be allowed to keep them if she installs a crypt. Bradford County District Attorney Daniel Barrett said today that Jean Stevens plans to build a ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-07-06T15:36:28Z)

Netflix Inks Deal With Relativity Media

Netflix recently struck deals with several major Hollywood studios, agreeing to delay new DVD release availability to Netflix subscribers by 30 days in exchange for expanded access to streaming film titles. Now Netflix ... (Source: Broadband Dslreports 2010-07-06T15:57:56Z)

Netflix and Relativity Media Announce Groundbreaking Deal to Stream First Run, Studio Quality Theatrical Movies to Netflix Subscribers

LOS ANGELES , July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX - News ) and Relativity Media, LLC today announced a long term agreement through which major theatrically released films owned by Relativity will be licensed directly and exclusively to Netflix for streaming to its ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-07-06T08:05:29Z)

Cliffs to buy INR's W.Va. coal mine operations

NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Iron ore and coal producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc said Tuesday it will buy INR Energy's coal mining operations for $757 million, sending its stock up 3.5 percent. Cliffs said the deal will increase its production of both steel-making metallurgical coal and thermal coal ... (Source: CNN Money 2010-07-06T14:17:43Z)

India fears generic drugs for poor are endangered in proposed EU trade deal

Loon Gangte, head of the Delhi Network of Positive People and a leader in the campaign to defend HIV-Aids sufferers, fears that negotiations between the EU and India on a free trade agreement, to be completed by the end of the year, will undermine India's booming generic drug business and jeopardise ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-07-06T12:58:59Z)

Proposed $400K sale of Jonesboro city building to church to be studied by council

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A local church has offered Jonesboro $400,000 to buy a city-owned building. According to agenda documents for Tuesday's city council meeting, Mayor Harold Perrin and the Huntington Mission Church have agreed to the sale price for the Huntington Building. The plan calls for ... (Source: WREG 2010-07-05T15:23:20Z)

'Death is very hard for me to take': Pa. widow, 91, found living with corpses of husband, twin

WYALUSING, Pa. A prosecutor in northern Pennsylvania says a 91-year-old woman who stored the corpses of her husband and twin sister on her property will be allowed to keep them if she installs a crypt. Bradford County District Attorney Daniel Barrett said Tuesday that Jean Stevens plans to build a ... (Source: FOX News 2010-07-06T15:00:40Z)

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