Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / August 27, 2010, 4:40 am

Forward Raffi Torres signs deal with Canucks

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 Buffalo, scoring 19 goals and getting 17 assists ... (Source: Salon 2010-08-25T19:59:17Z)

Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading: Bank of America Corp. fell 1.5 percent to $12.47 with 132,053,600 shares traded. Citigroup Inc. fell .5 percent to $3.66 with ... (Source: Forbes 2010-08-26T23:04:13Z)

Hurricane Danielle becomes Category 4 storm

Hurricane Danielle has become a Category 4 storm far out over the Atlantic. Danielle's maximum sustained winds increased Friday to near 135 mph (215 kph) with some additional strengthening possible. Danielle is located ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-27T08:58:21Z)

Martin Luther King III: A dream for the 21st century

Forty-seven years ago this weekend, on a sweltering August day often remembered simply as the March on Washington, my father delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial. A memorial to him ... (Source: madison 2010-08-27T09:26:59Z)

Serb Nenad Krstic Fined And Banned Over Mass Brawl

Serbian center Nenad Krstic of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder has been suspended for three games and fined 45,000 Swiss francs ($43,950) over last week's mass brawl at a basketball tournament in Greece ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-08-27T11:00:03Z)

New York Stock Exchange's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m.

NEW YORK — A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Bank of America Corp. rose .2 percent to $12.69 with 62,290,600 shares traded. Citigroup Inc. rose .5 percent to $3.70 with 172,443,100 ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-26T17:34:56Z)

Man to appear in court for Greek island rapes

Authorities say a Greek man has been charged with raping three British women on the holiday island of Corfu. The 37-year-old man is scheduled to appear in a court on the island Saturday. Police said Thursday the suspect ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-27T09:48:28Z)

UNM's Opener At Oregon To Be Televised

The UNM football team's season opener at Oregon on September 4th will be televised on Comcast cable. The game will be carried live on Channel 77 across the state of New Mexico. Comcast Channel 77 is on the ... (Source: KOB.com 2010-08-27T03:50:33Z)

Glenn Beck faces criticism for rally planned on MLK speech anniversary

Glenn Beck defends his rally's timing, WASHINGTON — Glenn Beck's rally on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech is drawing criticism, protests and ... (Source: Asbury Park Press 2010-08-27T08:22:34Z)

Out loud: Gay Pride Taos to hold first pride weekend in Taos starting this Friday (Aug. 20)

Note: At the time of Gay Pride Taos founder Robert Quintana's death, The Taos News was preparing to run a feature on Gay Pride Taos' importance and upcoming events. This is that article as it was ... (Source: Taos News 2010-08-19T12:06:48Z)

Central Pacific Bank adds CFO title to Rodriguez's role

Central Pacific Bank has named Larry Rodriguez its executive vice president and chief financial officer. As PBN reported in its Aug. 13 print and online editions, the beleaguered Honolulu-based bank brought on ... (Source: Pacific Business News 2010-08-27T00:44:26Z)

Fantasy Football 2010: Chicago Bears

QB: With Mike Martz at the helm of the offense, look for Jay Cutler to explode onto the scene in 2010. Martz's pass first offense should vow in Cutler's favor. The biggest concern around Cutler is the ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-08-26T22:49:54Z)

Top 5 Fantasy Football Bears

This time of the year, Bears fans may feel conflicted. It's fantasy football draft time, and it can be tough to remain loyal to the team while also trying to win your league. If you play your draft order right ... (Source: NBC Chicago 2010-08-26T14:57:27Z)

Riverview Community Bank Hires Kim Capeloto

VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 26, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Riverview Community Bank has announced Kim J. Capeloto has joined Riverview as Executive Vice President - Operations and Marketing, where he will manage the operations ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-27T08:51:12Z)

Oil hovers below $74 amid growth uncertainty

Oil prices hovered below $74 a barrel Monday in Asia as uncertainty about the global economy's prospects outweighed possible production disruptions in the Gulf of Mexico due to hurricane season. Benchmark ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-08-23T08:20:09Z)

Bears didn't dazzle over the weekend but they should be improved

You mean you weren't blown away Saturday night while watching the Mike Martz Chicago Bears Offensive Experience in all of its dazzling glory for the first time? Jay Cutler and some other first-teamers were ... (Source: Morris Daily Herald 2010-08-17T02:29:21Z)

New York Stock Exchange's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading

NEW YORK — A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading: Bank of America Corp. fell 1.5 percent to $12.47 with 132,053,600 shares traded. Citigroup Inc. fell .5 percent to $3.66 with ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-26T22:28:25Z)

Holiday isle rapist tracked down like a dog

Dimitris Aspiotis went on the run in dense forests after raping four women – three of them British – in Corfu. The 38-year-old was snared in a joint operation by British and Greek police who camped out at night to ... (Source: Metro.co.uk 2010-08-26T21:52:38Z)

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 Buffalo ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-08-26T06:00:35Z)

Liberals Fume as Glenn Beck 'Hijacks' Martin Luther King

WASHINGTON, DC – This weekend, Fox News host Glenn Beck is planning a large Tea Party rally in Washington, DC, to commemorate the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1963 march on Washington and "I have a dream ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-08-27T06:49:30Z)

Hurricane Danielle Strengthens

MIAMI—Hurricane Danielle has become a Category 4 storm far out over the Atlantic. Danielle's maximum sustained winds increased Friday to nearly 135 miles per hour, with some additional strengthening possible ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-08-27T09:26:59Z)

Greece' coach Kazlauskas blasts FIBA suspension

ANKARA, Turkey -- FIBA's decision to suspend Antonis Fotsis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis for their part in last week's brawl in an exhibition game against Serbia was "something unbelievable," Greece coach Jonas Kazlauskas ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-08-27T09:41:18Z)

Oil rises above $74 in Asia amid hurricane risks

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Oil prices rose above $74 a barrel Monday in Asia as Tropical Storm Danielle in the Atlantic threatened to become a more potent storm, providing a reminder that hurricane season can ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-08-23T04:02:27Z)

Oil hovers near $74 amid growth uncertainty

Oil prices hovered near $74 a barrel Monday as possible production disruptions in the Gulf of Mexico due to the hurricane season overcame uncertainty about the prospects of the global economy and a stronger ... (Source: CNBC 2010-08-23T11:40:35Z)

Danielle becomes a Category 4 hurricane

MIAMI -- Hurricane Danielle has become a Category 4 storm far out over the Atlantic. Danielle's maximum sustained winds increased today to near 135 mph with some additional strengthening possible. Danielle is ... (Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010-08-27T10:24:15Z)

Mother of boy attacked by cougar speaks out on predator management (4:28 a.m.)

ALBUQUERQUE -- At 9 a.m. on Saturday, Charlotte Salazar who's son was attacked by a cougar, will speak up in support of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish's proposal to increase hunting of bears and ... (Source: Las Cruces Sun-News 2010-08-26T10:25:26Z)

Man to appear in court charged with raping 3 British tourists on Greek holiday island

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities say a Greek man has been charged with raping three British women on the holiday island of Corfu. The 37-year-old man is scheduled to appear in a court on the island Saturday ... (Source: Allentown Morning Call 2010-08-27T09:55:37Z)

FIBA deals Krstic three-game ban

Hardest hit was Serb Nenad Krstic, who was levied with a three-game suspension that will start in conjunction with the opening of the 2010 FIBA World Championships on Saturday. The fight originally broke out ... (Source: Olympian 2010-08-26T18:39:21Z)

Vancouver Signs Raffi Torres to One-Year Deal

Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks President & General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that the Canucks have signed forward Raffi Torres. Torres, 28, split the 2009-10 season with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo ... (Source: hockeyfights.com 2010-08-25T21:39:30Z)

BP Executives Say They Didn't Know Who Commanded Rig

(Updates with BP engineers to testify in final paragraph.) Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc executives told U.S. investigators they didn't know who was in charge of the doomed Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-27T05:09:17Z)

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