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Deals of the Hour / August 9, 2010, 1:39 am

8 Nato troops killed in Afghan violence

KABUL (AFP) - Three Nato troops were killed in attacks Afghanistan on Sunday, the alliance force said, taking to eight the number of international troops to die in the insurgency-hit country over the weekend. The latest ... (Source: Nation 2010-08-09T03:28:57Z)

"X-Men: First Class" Re-Written Because of "Inception"

Director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass) is currently working on "X-Men: First Class" and even though he has very little time to make the June 3rd release date, he revealed that he has been re-writing the script after seeing ... (Source: WorstPreviews.com 2010-08-03T18:59:29Z)

Good looks bad for some women's careers 

Too hot to be an engineer or prison guard? Good looks can kill a woman's chances of snaring jobs considered masculine, according to a study by the University of Colorado Denver Business School. Attractive women faced ... (Source: ONE News 2010-08-09T03:21:47Z)

Attractive women overlooked for certain jobs - study

LOS ANGELES, Aug 8 (Reuters Life!) - Too hot to be an engineer or prison guard? Good looks can kill a woman's chances of snaring jobs considered "masculine", according to a study by the University of Colorado Denver ... (Source: Arab Times 2010-08-09T05:44:57Z)

Attractive women overlooked for certain jobs, US study shows

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) – Too hot to be an engineer or prison guard? Good looks can kill a woman's chances of snaring jobs considered "masculine," according to a study by the University of Colorado Denver ... (Source: Manila Bulleting Online 2010-08-09T06:56:32Z)

In a tight spot, teen stores slash prices

NEW YORK – Half-priced jeans and promotional freebies began popping up at the mall with the start of school still weeks away. Teen clothing sellers might have had some misplaced optimism about the strength of the ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-08-09T07:03:41Z)

Ferrell's 'Other Guys' tops box office with $35.6M

LOS ANGELES— "The Other Guys" are the main guys at the box office, knocking off "Inception" to take the No. 1 spot. The buddy-cop parody starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg made $35.6 million in its opening weekend ... (Source: KHOU 2010-08-08T21:23:52Z)

Vigilante Superhero 'Hit-Girl'? -- Shut Up. KICK-ASS. (Blu-ray Review by Ranjan ...

I can't read your mind. But I can kick your ass. Adapted from Mark Millar's hyper-violent comic book of the same name, director Matthew Vaughn's ( Layer Cake ) vigilante superhero film tells the tale of an ... (Source: DVDTOWN.com 2010-08-09T04:40:32Z)

Coast Guard may start redeploying cleanup resources once Gulf well is killed permanently

NEW ORLEANS - The government's point man for the Gulf spill says he's planning to meet with coastal parish officials to talk about what's next now that the oil has stopped flowing. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-07-29T07:02:25Z)

Marine to go on trial for colleague's death

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - Investigators said Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean had an obvious motive to kill his pregnant Marine colleague: She accused him of raping her and fathering her unborn baby. However, Naval investigators ... (Source: Charleston Daily Mail 2010-08-09T00:08:31Z)

Hit-and-run motorist kills teen, 15, in Atlantic County

HAMILTON TWP. — Authorities are seeking a suspect or suspects in connection with a hit and run that left a 15-year-old male dead Friday night on Route 50 at mile marker 25 in front of the 4-H Fairgrounds ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-08-08T14:07:13Z)

Flash floods kill at least 59 in Indian Kashmir

A sudden overnight downpour and flash floods killed at least 59 people and injured 200 in the remote and mountainous Ladakh region of Indian-controlled Kashmir, police and army officials said Friday. Police and ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-06T06:31:27Z)

3 US service members killed in Afghanistan

Two of the Americans died in an insurgent attack, while the third was killed by a bomb blast, NATO said in statements. The military coalition did not provide further details. The Danish government previously announced two ... (Source: China Post 2010-08-09T07:03:41Z)

'The Other Guys' tops box office with $35.6M

LOS ANGELES -- "The Other Guys" are the main guys at the box office, knocking off "Inception" to take the No. 1 spot. The buddy-cop parody starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg made $35.6 million in its opening weekend ... (Source: KABC 2010-08-08T20:05:08Z)

Marine to Go On Trial in Murder Case

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. | Investigators said Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean had an obvious motive to kill his pregnant Marine colleague: She accused him of raping her and fathering her unborn baby. FILE - This photo provided by ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-08-09T00:01:21Z)

Suspect arrested in Hamilton Township hit-and-run that killed teen

Atlantic County resident Justin Montgomery, 15, was struck at about 9:15 p.m. Friday on Route 50 in front of the fairgrounds, where the second day of the three-day 4-H Fair was just ending. Montgomery was ... (Source: Atlantic City Press 2010-08-08T06:14:46Z)

Marine accused of killing pregnant colleague to go on trial

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Investigators said Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean had an obvious motive to kill his pregnant Marine colleague: She accused him of raping her and fathering her unborn baby. However, Naval investigators ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-08-09T07:03:41Z)

Three U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan, NATO says

KABUL | Three U.S. service members were killed in recent attacks in southern Afghanistan, the military coalition said Sunday. All three died Saturday, bringing the day's death toll for NATO to five. Two of ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-08-09T01:48:44Z)

BP Static-Killed, Thad Allen Says Catastrophe, Oil Not Well

Summary: BP has plugged the blown-out Macondo well, with the static kill--but not all is well as Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen called the situation a catastrophe. Along the coast of Gulf of Mexico there are very real ... (Source: Bayou Buzz 2010-08-09T07:03:41Z)

Tragedy on a river: 6 teens from 2 families drown

Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 | 12:19 a.m. DeKendrix Warner was splashing around in the waist-high waters of the Red River with his cousins and friends, trying to escape the oppressive Louisiana heat, when he stepped ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-08-09T07:25:10Z)

'X-Men' director: Hollywood killing the superhero movie

The clock is ticking on the superhero craze in Hollywood, according to Matthew Vaughn, the director now filming "X-Men: First Class" for Fox in London. "It's been mined to death and in some cases the quality ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-08-08T18:39:14Z)

Ferrell's 'Other Guys' tops box office with $35.6M

LOS ANGELES— "The Other Guys" are the main guys at the box office, knocking off "Inception" to take the No. 1 spot. The buddy-cop parody starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg made $35.6 million in its ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-08-08T20:19:27Z)

Back to school blues for teen stores

NEW YORK - Half-priced jeans and promotional freebies are already popping up at the mall with the start of school still weeks away. Teen clothing sellers may have had some misplaced optimism about the strength ... (Source: Bismarck Tribune 2010-08-09T07:03:41Z)

Flash floods kill over 100 in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – At least 113 people were killed and hundreds injured after rare rainfall triggered flash floods Friday in an area of Indian Kashmir popular with foreign fans of high-altitude ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-08-06T14:31:04Z)

Tragedy on Red River: 6 teens drown

SHREVEPORT, La. — DeKendrix Warner was splashing around in the waist-high waters of the Red River with his cousins and friends, trying to escape the oppressive Louisiana heat, when he stepped off a slippery ledge ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-08-04T08:28:22Z)

Flash Floods Kill Scores In Indian-held Kashmir

Relief workers and locals gather Friday around an area hit by flash floods in Leh, in Indian-controlled Kashmir's normally arid, mountainous region of Ladakh. Relief workers and locals gather Friday around an area hit by ... (Source: NPR News 2010-08-06T11:24:57Z)

Arrest made in Hamilton Township hit-and-run that killed teen

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — Investigators are looking for a pickup truck that fatally struck a teen Friday night outside the 4-H Fair and left the scene. Fifteen-year-old Atlantic County resident Justin Montgomery ... (Source: Atlantic City Press 2010-08-08T05:46:08Z)

Coast Guard will maintain full response until BP's well is killed

"We are keeping all of our response assets online until this well is killed," National Incident Commander Thad Allen said in a press briefing Wednesday afternoon in New Orleans. "There's a chance we could have ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-07-28T20:53:58Z)

Six teens from two families drown in La. river

SHREVEPORT, La. — Seven teenagers from two families were splashing around in the shallow waters of the Red River when one of them stepped off a slippery ledge and plummeted into much deeper water. The others ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-08-04T07:02:28Z)

Teen-clothing retailers in tight spot over back-to-school season

NEW YORK — Half-priced jeans and promotional freebies are already popping up at the mall with the start of many schools still weeks away. Teen-clothing sellers may have had some misplaced optimism about the ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-08-09T07:03:41Z)

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