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Deals of the Hour / August 26, 2010, 6:40 am

NFL News: Stan Kroenke Buys St. Louis Rams

The deal requires Kroenke to get rid of his shares of the Denver Nuggets and Avalanche. Kroenke already owned 40% of the Rams but has come to an agreement to buy the remaining 60% from the Rosenbloom family ... (Source: Inside Pulse 2010-08-25T19:52:08Z)

How the Dow Jones industrials and other major stock indexes fared in Monday's trading

Stocks managed to break a four-day losing streak Monday by the slimmest of margins. The Dow Jones industrial average fluctuated along with the other big market indexes throughout the day. The Dow closed down just over a ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-16T21:57:20Z)

Kings agree to deal with Willie Mitchell

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with unrestricted free-agent defenseman Willie Mitchell . The team announced the deal Wednesday. Mitchell had four goals, eight ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-08-25T22:51:05Z)

Stocks recover despite home sales

NEW YORK — It was shaping up to be another crummy day on the stock market Wednesday, until investors decided to start looking for beaten-down shares after four straight days of declines. The Dow Jones industrial ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-08-26T09:21:01Z)

NFL : NFL owners vote Stan Kroenke as Rams owner

Owners will gather Wednesday for a meeting during which they may vote on Stan Kroenke's bid to buy the St. Louis Rams. The potential sale of the Rams to Stan Kroenke will lead the talks at the upcoming NFL owners ... (Source: Sporting News 2010-08-25T16:53:10Z)

603-pound Thai woman leaves home after 3 years

A 603-pound (274-kilogram) woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand left her apartment for the first time in three years Thursday with the help of Bangkok city hall and a forklift. Neighbors of 40-year-old ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-26T12:34:17Z)

BHP Billiton (BHP) Goes Hostile In Its Bid for PotashCorp (POT)

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP ) is taking its nearly $40 billion takeover offer for PotashCorp (NYSE: POT ) directly to shareholders, after PotashCorp's directors unanimously rejected the overture. Yesterday, PotashCorp's ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-18T11:46:30Z)

BHP turns hostile with $39bn Potash bid

( FT ) -- BHP Billiton launched a hostile fully funded $39bn offer for PotashCorp on Wednesday less than a day after the Canadian fertiliser maker's board dismissed its $130 a share approach as "grossly ... (Source: CNN 2010-08-18T10:06:17Z)

Florida woman charged with DUI had child in car

A Port St. Lucie woman charged with driving under the influence in Delray Beach reportedly had her 4-year-old daughter in the back seat. Police say they pulled over 47-year-old Teresa Odom's car Tuesday night ... (Source: Bradenton Herald 2010-08-26T04:06:03Z)

Virginia Electric and Power Launches $300 Million Bond Sale At Treasurys +100BPs

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Virginia Electric and Power Co., a unit of utility Dominion Resources Inc. (D), has launched its sale of $300 million in 12-year bonds at 100 basis points over comparable U.S. Treasurys. Early ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-08-25T16:31:42Z)

Old San Juan's soul not for sale

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – At El Jibarito, a café in the heart of Old San Juan, diners ate platters of fish with the heads still on and vegetables I didn't recognize. Chicken cordon bleu was the only thing on the menu ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-08-22T06:55:26Z)

BHP launches $39 billion cash bid for PotashCorp

LONDON/TORONTO (Reuters) – Miner BHP Billiton formally launched its $39 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp, the world's largest fertilizer company. Details of the offer were the same as when BHP, the ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-08-19T12:56:54Z)

Mother Teresa remembered on birth centennial

CALCUTTA, India (AP) — Hundreds of nuns, bishops and volunteers attended a Mass on Thursday marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa, the selfless nun who dedicated her life to serving the ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-08-26T13:02:55Z)

Safety concerns raised about China plane crash runway

YICHUN, China (AP) — A major Chinese airline had questioned the safety of nighttime flights at the airport in northeastern China where a passenger jet crashed and burned while trying to land at night on a ... (Source: Northwest Herald 2010-08-26T08:09:26Z)

Sonom County begins $291 million pension borrowing

Sonoma County has begun selling roughly $291 million in bonds to refinance debt owed to its pension system. The sale started Tuesday and is set to close Sept. 1. The bonds are selling at an secured interest rate of 5.91 ... (Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat 2010-08-26T00:24:08Z)

Indians remember Mother Teresa on birth centennial

Hundreds of nuns, bishops and volunteers attended a Mass on Thursday marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa, the selfless nun who dedicated her life to serving the sick and poor in India. School ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-26T10:46:55Z)

Hockey Capsules: Forward Raffi Torres signs deal with Canucks

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Free agent forward Raffi Torres signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks, the team said Wednesday. Torres split last season between Columbus and ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-08-26T06:00:35Z)

Kings agree to deal with free agent Mitchell

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with unrestricted free agent defenseman Willie Mitchell . The team announced the deal Wednesday. Mitchell had four goals, eight assists and ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-08-26T03:23:06Z)

How the major stock indexes fared Wednesday

Stocks managed to break a four-day losing streak Monday by the slimmest of margins. The Dow Jones industrial average fluctuated along with the other big market indexes throughout the day. The Dow closed down ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-08-26T11:01:14Z)

Event #1 on the APSPR "Corona Extra Pro Surf Circuit" Competitive Season

"Middles" Beach to host first event of new Corona Extra Pro Circuit season. Next month on September 24-26, the Association Professional Surfing Puerto Rico (APSPR) will begin it's tenth season of competition ... (Source: Surfline 2010-08-26T01:14:15Z)

Sonoma County begins $291 million pension borrowing

The sale started Tuesday and is set to close Sept. 1. The bonds are selling at an secured interest rate of 5.91 percent, less than the 6 percent the county set as maximum rate it was willing pay on the bonds. The ... (Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat 2010-08-26T00:52:46Z)

Safety concerns raised about China crash runway

YICHUN, China — A nighttime flight into a remote Chinese city ended with a violent, shaking descent and then a crash near an airport that one major Chinese airline had previously judged unsafe for night landings. More ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-26T01:07:05Z)

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PUERTO RICO: Police seek 90 suspected drug traffickers in crackdown SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican police have raided public housing projects across the island to serve arrest warrants on 90 drug suspects ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-26T00:16:59Z)

NFL finance committee approves sale of St. Louis Rams to Stan Kroenke

ST. LOUIS — The NFL's finance committee has unanimously recommended approval of Missouri billionaire Stan Kroenke's bid to take full control of the St. Louis Rams. League spokesman Greg Aiello told the Associated Press ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-25T15:12:57Z)

Major operation to move obese Bangkok woman

Authorities in the Thai capital had to build an external lift and demolish two walls on Thursday to take one of the world's heaviest women to hospital after she was unable to get out of her own flat. Umnuayporn ... (Source: MSN UK News 2010-08-26T13:10:05Z)

Runway Safety in China Plane Crash Questioned

A firefighter searches for victims near a burning Chinese passenger jet after it crashed in Yichun in northeast China's Heilongjiang province Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo) YICHUN, China (AP) — A major Chinese ... (Source: Product Design & Development 2010-08-25T18:11:55Z)

603-pound woman leaves home after 3 years

BANGKOK — A 603-pound woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand left her apartment for the first time in three years Thursday with the help of Bangkok city hall and a forklift. Neighbors of 40-year-old Umnuayporn ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-26T13:02:55Z)

Indians remember Mother Teresa on 100th anniversary of her birth

CALCUTTA , India (AP) — Hundreds of nuns, bishops and volunteers attended a Mass on Thursday marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa, the selfless nun who dedicated her life to serving the sick and ... (Source: Daily Press 2010-08-26T10:54:04Z)

Woman charged with DUI had child in car

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - A Port St. Lucie woman charged with driving under the influence in Delray Beach reportedly had her 4-year-old daughter in the back seat. Police say they pulled over 47-year-old Teresa Odom's car ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-08-25T22:36:46Z)

Port St. Lucie mom charged with DUI with 4-year-old daughter in car, police say

DELRAY BEACH — A Port St. Lucie mother who was arrested on DUI charges in Delray Beach Tuesday had her four-year-old daughter in the car with her at the time, police said. Teresa Odom was handcuffed and ... (Source: Jupiter Courier 2010-08-26T02:32:59Z)

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