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Deals of the Hour / October 16, 2010, 4:40 pm

Fox, Cablevision trying to settle dispute in time for games

NEW YORK -- News Corp.'s Fox and Cablevision said Saturday they were returning to the negotiating table in an effort to end a programming deal impasse that could deprive some 3 million cable subscribers of baseball playoff and football games in the New ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-16T16:48:46Z)

Microsoft Offers Free Software Licenses to Thwart Ploys to Quell Dissent

MOSCOW — Microsoft is vastly expanding its efforts to prevent governments from using software piracy inquiries as a pretext to suppress dissent. It plans to provide free software licenses to more than 500,000 advocacy groups, independent media outlets ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-16T15:44:21Z)

Fox-Cablevision dispute threatens MLB broadcasts

News Corp.'s Fox pulled its channels off Cablevision early Saturday after the companies' programming deal expired and negotiations for a new one stalled, threatening broadcasts of baseball playoffs for some 3 million Cablevision subscribers in New York and ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-16T23:15:19Z)

Got the $189,000 iPad? Here's an $8M iPhone

The folks at Stuart Hughes who decked out some iPads last spring in gold and diamonds for $189,000 a piece are at it again. This time they have sold an $8 million version of Apple Inc. 's iPhone 4 to gold-mining baron Tony Sage. Only two are expected to be ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-15T15:45:32Z)

U.S., Canadian lawyers working on deal for youngest detainee

MIAMI - U.S. and Canadian lawyers are trying to reach a plea deal in the case of the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay, one of his lawyers said Thursday. An agreement would end the military trial, which was set to resume Monday. Rights groups have ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-14T23:10:32Z)

Sean Connery a no-show at Spanish 'Goldfinger' hearing

M ADRID — Sean Connery declined to appear in a Spanish court Friday as requested by a judge investigating an allegedly shady real estate deal involving property the actor used to own. The 80-year-old actor sent the judge a letter explaining he cannot ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-16T13:35:30Z)

Liverpool confirms sale of soccer team to Red Sox owner

LONDON - Liverpool confirmed on Friday that the club was bought by New England Sports Ventures (NESV) after Tom Hicks and George Gillett lost their legal battle to stop the takeover. Hicks and Gillett, though, have threatened to sue the club for one ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-10-16T22:03:44Z)

Diamond Encrusted iPhone -- Yours For Just $8 Million

Stuart Hughes, designer of outrageously expensive custom gadgets, is offering his priciest phone yet: an iPhone 4 that goes for £5 million (over $8 million dollars). The phone is cased in gold, set with approximately 500 diamonds, and has platinum buttons ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-15T13:58:09Z)

Three of four plead guilty to abusing teen in Tracy home

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Three of the four defendants accused of holding captive and torturing a 16-year-old boy in a Central California home for more than a year have reached a plea deal. Michael Schumacher, Kelly Lau and Caren Ramirez pleaded guilty ... (Source: KGET TV 17 2010-10-08T20:11:32Z)

Legal hitch hits Liverpool sale to Boston Red Sox owners

(Sky News via NewsCore) - The proposed sale of English Premier League (EPL) team Liverpool to the owners of the Boston Red Sox has been agreed but the deal may hit a legal snag, Sky News reported Wednesday. The deal with John Henry is facing a legal ... (Source: MyFox Tampa Bay 2010-10-06T09:51:08Z)

Venezuela inks oil deal with Belarus

MINSK (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez agreed on Saturday to supply the former Soviet republic of Belarus with 30 million metric tones of oil over three years from 2011 in a deal worth as much as $19.4 billion. Belarus has slashed imports of ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-16T18:28:59Z)

Tracy tortured teen case jury selection begins

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- Jury selection is underway in the trial of a man who is one of four people accused of holding captive and torturing a 16-year-old boy in a Central California home for more than a year. Anthony Waiters has pleaded not guilty in San ... (Source: KXTV News10Net 2010-10-14T23:32:00Z)

Liverpool FC Chairman: £300m Sale Is Right

Although the takeover by Boston Red Sox owner John W Henry faces a legal challenge from current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr, Mr Broughton said it should inject a "positive impetus". Breaking the news before it was announced by Liverpool , Sky ... (Source: Sky.com 2010-10-07T10:18:35Z)

Angry Hicks claims Liverpool 'swindle'

Former Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks is "devastated" about the sale of the club and says it was "swindled away from me in an epic swindle". On Friday, New England Sports Ventures completed the £300million takeover of the club following a frenetic week that ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-10-16T10:22:13Z)

Fox-Cablevision dispute threatens broadcasts

News Corp.'s Fox and Cablevision said Saturday they were returning to the negotiating table in an effort to end a programming deal impasse that could deprive some 3 million cable subscribers of baseball playoff and football games in the New York and ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-16T22:46:41Z)

Official: Sean Connery declines to appear in Spanish court to testify in real estate deal

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court official says Sean Connery won't be appearing in court as requested by a judge investigating an allegedly shady real estate deal in southern Spain . The official says the 72-year-old actor sent the judge a letter explaining ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-15T13:36:41Z)

UPDATE 1-Venezuela inks oil deal with Belarus-Chavez

MINSK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez agreed on Saturday to supply the former Soviet republic of Belarus with 30 million tonnes of oil over three years from 2011 in a deal worth as much as $19.4 billion. Belarus has slashed imports of ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-10-16T18:21:49Z)

Russia reaches deal with Formula 1 to host Grand Prix race in Sochi, host of 2014 Olympics

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia has reached a deal with Formula One to host a Grand Prix race near the Black Sea resort of Sochi beginning in 2014. Putin made the statement before meeting Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-14T12:11:58Z)

Russia signs six-year deal to host F1 Grand Prix in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia will host Grand Prix races near the Black Sea resort of Sochi starting in 2014 after signing a six-year contract with Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday. Ecclestone and a regional Russian construction official ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-14T18:02:43Z)

Judge postpones Guantanamo trial amid plea-deal talks

MIAMI -- A military judge Thursday postponed the Guantanamo war crimes trial of Omar Khadr, the Canadian captured in Afghanistan at age 15, buying time for his lawyers to negotiate a plea deal and avert the so-called "child-soldier" terror trial. The ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-10-15T00:43:35Z)

Liverpool sale complete

Red Sox owner John Henry stretched his sports empire across the Atlantic yesterday, completing what amounted to a hostile takeover of Liverpool FC, one of the cornerstone teams of the English Premier League. Team owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett gave up ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-16T15:30:02Z)

'Missed opportunity' on biodiversity?

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. In addition, world leaders are due to meet in Nagoya, Japan next week to hammer out a deal aimed at halting the remorseless decline of plant and ... (Source: BBC 2010-10-16T09:24:57Z)

Russia signs 6-year deal with Formula 1 to host grand prix races in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Russia will host grand prix races near the Black Sea resort of Sochi starting in 2014 after signing a six-year contract with Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday. Ecclestone and a regional Russian construction official penned the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-14T22:20:25Z)

$8 million iphone for sale - Buyer's Remorse to Follow Purchase?

A $8 million iphone is now up for grabs! This incredibly sleek iphone is worth each of the $8 million it is being offered for because of all the platinum, gold and flawless diamonds used to decorate it. UK jeweler Stuart Hughes is the creator of the $8 ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-16T09:10:38Z)

Sean Connery No Show In Court Over Shady Real Estate Deal

Bond actor Sean Connery no show in court over shady real estate deal. Sean Connery declined to appear at his Goldfinger Case in Spain. Connery was requested to appear by a judge investigating an allegedly shady real estate deal involving property the actor ... (Source: Newsoxy.com 2010-10-16T00:49:33Z)

3 of 4 defendants reach plea deal in case of boy imprisoned, tortured in Central Calif home

STOCKTON, Calif. - Three of four defendants accused of holding captive and abusing a 16-year-old boy in a Central California home for more than a year have pleaded guilty to torture and other charges. Michael Schumacher, Kelly Lau and Caren Ramirez entered ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-08T19:35:44Z)

Worse Than Pollution: Crazy Ants, Bird-Eating Mice and Murdering Mink

On a dark night last week a group of animal rights activists in Donegal made their own special contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity. They cut their way into a fur farm and released 5,000 mink . This, within their circles, was considered a ... (Source: Common Dreams 2010-10-04T20:23:26Z)

State of the UK's Birds 2010: a conservation barometer

As nations gather in Nagoya, Japan, next week, for the world biodiversity conference, a coalition of UK conservation organisations has published a report using the UK's birds as a barometer of conservation success. In 1994, the UK government identified ... (Source: Surfbirds News 2010-10-16T11:12:20Z)

Liverpool FC Agrees Sale To Baseball Owners

But the deal with John W Henry is facing a legal challenge from the current owners of the club, Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. Breaking the news before an announcement on the club's website, Sky News City editor Mark Kleinman said: "Last night, a deal ... (Source: Sky.com 2010-10-06T09:58:17Z)

Harper not wading in on potential return to Canada for Omar Khadr amid deal talks

The Canadian Press WOODBRIDGE, Ont. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is holding the party line on Omar Khadr amid word a plea bargain deal is in the works in Guantanamo Bay for the Canadian citizen. One of Khadr's Canadian lawyers says defence and ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-10-15T20:31:52Z)

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