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Deals of the Hour / September 17, 2010, 9:41 am

Diet pill Meridia should be pulled off market, half of FDA panel says

half of the 16 members on a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Wednesday that the ... Meridia raised heart attack and stroke risk 16% in patients with heart disease and was associated with ... (Source: USA Today 2010-09-17T03:11:19Z)

Whittier brush fire burns three acres

... through two to three acres as it moved north toward Hacienda Heights today. The fire was reported at 5 p.m. at Colima Road and Mar Vista Street, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. By 5:30 p.m ... (Source: 89.3 KPCC 2010-09-17T01:16:47Z)

Cat 3 Karl aims for Mexican Gulf coast

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Karl grew with surprising speed into a powerful Category 3 storm Friday, prompting closure of Gulf of Mexico oil facilities, and forecasters said the storm could strengthen further ... (Source: Baton Rouge Advocate 2010-09-17T15:07:09Z)

Oil well could be dead in days

That risk increases substantially during storm season," said Michael Bromwich, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement. More than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells lie beneath ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-09-15T21:57:33Z)

FDA mulls pulling diet pill, Meridia, linked to heart attack

... Meridia off the market, based on data that it increases heart attack and stroke. The Food and Drug Administration has posted its safety review ... European regulators pulled the product off the market in January. (Source: El Paso Times 2010-09-13T13:24:31Z)

Brazilian steel giant buys Inland's Tamco Steel

Gerdau Ameristeel U.S. Inc., will pay Pasadena-based Ameron International Corp. $82.5 million for its 50 percent stake in Tamco. Gerdau will pay another $82.5 million to Mitsui ... for markets in California, (Source: Riverside Press Enterprise 2010-09-17T02:21:13Z)

Home of Big Brother 12 Contestant Britney Haynes Burned

... Big Brother 12 contestant Britney Haynes was reportedly severely damaged in a fire early Wednesday morning ... Nick Grisham, was able to rescue their two dogs. Grisham's mother Linda says Big Brother producers ... (Source: Transworld News 2010-09-15T21:57:33Z)

Forum to offer views on safety of deep-water drilling

• What: • Bureau of Ocean • Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Director Michael Bromwich will hear from industry experts, environmental leaders and academics in the sixth of eight ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-04T05:35:35Z)

Super Scoopers Called into Action

... through two to three acres as it moved north toward Hacienda Heights Thursday. The fire was reported at 5 p.m. at Colima Road and Mar Vista Street, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. By 5:30 p ... (Source: NBC Los Angeles 2010-09-13T23:54:27Z)

Hurricane Karl bears down on Mexico's Gulf coast

VERACRUZ, Mexico (Reuters)—Hurricane Karl bore down on Mexico's central Gulf Coast Friday, threatening to cause flash floods and mudslides, but it appeared to have spared Mexican offshore oil operations ... (Source: Business Insurance 2010-09-17T15:35:47Z)

Citigroup Sells Student Loan Corp. (STU) In Two-Part Deal

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C ) said that it will sell Student Loan Corp. (NYSE: STU ) for $600 million to Sallie Mae (NYSE: SLM ) and Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS ) in a deal that will reduce the bank's assets ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-17T15:57:16Z)

NYC Users To Get Refunds For Missed Cable Appointments

... mentioned how New York City is hashing out a new ten-year franchise agreement with Time Warner Cable and Cablevision. Among the conditions of the deal, Time Warner Cable and Cablevision have agreed to offer Wi ... (Source: Broadband Dslreports 2010-09-17T11:39:34Z)

Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia after study shows higher heart attack, stroke ...

... Meridia had a 1-in-70 chance of suffering a heart attack ... European Medicines Agency recommended in January that the diet pill no longer be sold in Europe and Abbot suspended sales. The U.S. Food and Drug ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-09-05T05:05:46Z)

TWC, Cablevision Franchise Deals With NYC Include 'Cord-Cutter' Provision

TWC, Cablevision Franchise Deals With NYC Include 'Cord-Cutter' Provision MSOs also to provide Wi-Fi ... New York City would have the right to terminate its franchise agreements with Time Warner Cable and Cablevision ... (Source: Broadcasting Cable 2010-09-15T19:34:23Z)

'Big Brother' Fire: Britney's Home Burns

Big Brother Reality star, Britney Haynes, home was heavily damaged by fire last night ... Nick Grisham, was at the home and escaped without injury. He was reported to have been grilling in the yard when the grass ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-15T19:55:51Z)

Brush fire reported in Whittier

The fire was first reported about 5 p.m. on the east side of Colima Road, just north of Mar Vista Street, Los Angeles County Fire and ... Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Fred Stowers said. "It appears ... (Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune 2010-09-17T00:48:10Z)

Gerdau Ameristeel to acquire TAMCO Steel

... TAMCO , a Rancho Cucamonga-based mini-mill steel producer. Gerdau, based in Tampa, has entered an agreement with Ameron International , Tokyo Steel and Mitsui ... serves markets in California, Nevada and Arizona. (Source: Los Angeles Business 2010-09-16T19:26:02Z)

Gerdau Ameristeel deals for California company

Gerdau Ameristeel, a steel producer with executive offices in Tampa, plans to buy a California steel products ... TAMCO currently is jointly owned by Ameron International, Tokyo Steel and Mitsui & Co. Gerdau ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-16T21:42:03Z)

Quinn, Brady both vague on Ill. budget crisis

Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bill Brady aren't providing details ... Brady wants to cut taxes and reduce spending, although he won't identify the cuts. They've offered other ideas like revamping Medicaid, (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-09-16T20:59:06Z)

Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management meets with state officials

state officials and shallow drilling representatives met with Michael Bromwich, Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, to discuss shallow water drilling permits. Bromwich said, (Source: The Daily Advertiser 2010-09-13T16:09:10Z)

Police say acid attack self-inflicted - it was a hoax

... Police say a Vancouver woman threw acid in her own face, then lied to investigators, saying a woman she did not know was responsible. Vancouver Police Chief Clifford Cook said Thursday that Bethany Storro ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-17T16:11:35Z)

NYC Parks to Receive Free WiFi, with a Catch

Word has spread around NYC that city parks ... to the New York Post , cable providers Time Warner and Cablevision has entered into a deal with the city to provide 32 parks in the city with Wifi — a $10 million ... (Source: Black Web 2.0 2010-09-15T19:27:13Z)

Citigroup's Student Loan Corp. Said to Be Near Sale

(Updates with board meeting in the third paragraph.) Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. is nearing a sale of its Student Loan Corp. business to Sallie Mae and Discover Financial Services in a deal that ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-17T12:29:40Z)

Bethany Storro Acid Burns Were Self-Inflicted

When Bethany Storro ... Her acid wounds were self-inflicted. "During the course of the investigation, several discrepancies began to emerge regarding the alleged attack," Vancouver Police Chief Clifford Cook said. " (Source: Gather.com 2010-09-17T13:26:56Z)

'Big Brother' houseguest Britney Haynes' new house burns in fire

The Little Rock house Haynes was set to move into with fiance Nick Grisham following tonight's finale was heavily damaged in a late-night fire early Wednesday, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported . Haynes had ... (Source: Reality TV World 2010-09-16T02:43:53Z)

Quinn, Brady both vague on Illinois budget crisis

Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bill Brady aren't providing details ... Brady wants to cut taxes and reduce spending, although he won't identify the cuts. They've offered other ideas like revamping Medicaid, (Source: Ottawa Times 2010-09-17T04:08:35Z)

Bethany Storro Hoax: Police Say Wash. Acid Attack Self-Inflicted

... Bethany Storro's account of the day her face was irreparably burned by acid. Why, they asked ... So it was in a soft-spoken voice that Vancouver police chief Clifford Cook told reporters on Thursday that Storro ... (Source: KSAX 2010-09-17T14:52:50Z)

Citigroup to Sell a Student Loan Business

... Citigroup Inc said it would sell Student Loan Corp to Discover Financial Services in a complicated deal ... Student Loan Corp will sell $28 billion of assets to Sallie Mae and $8.7 billion of assets to Citigroup. (Source: ABC News 2010-09-17T13:34:06Z)

Powerful Hurricane Karl forces evacuation of wells, nuclear plant as it nears ...

2010 - 10:29 AM VERACRUZ ... landfall on the Mexican Caribbean coast about midway between the cruise ship port of Majahual and the coastal town of Xcalak. Associated Press Writer Mark Stevenson in Mexico City ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-17T15:28:38Z)

Quinn, Brady both vague on budget crisis

Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bill Brady aren't providing details ... Brady wants to cut taxes and reduce spending, although he won't identify the cuts. They've offered other ideas like revamping Medicaid, (Source: The Southern 2010-09-16T19:33:12Z)

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