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Deals of the Hour / October 22, 2010, 11:39 pm

Dudley slaying suspect pleads guilty to manslaughter

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A Worcester man has been sentenced to three concurrent 15- to 16-year terms in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and other charges in connection with a Dudley home invasion that left two people dead. Marc Letang pleaded ... (Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette 2010-10-22T12:59:45Z)

'Happy Days' dad Tom Bosley dead at 83

LOS ANGELES— Tom Bosley, the patient, understanding father on television's long-running "Happy Days," has died. He was 83. Bosley died of heart failure early Tuesday at a hospital near his Palm Springs home. Bosley's agent, Sheryl Abrams, said he was ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-19T18:18:16Z)

Dudley slay suspect pleads guilty to manslaughter

W ORCESTER — A Worcester man has been sentenced to three concurrent 15- to 16-year terms in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and other charges in connection with a Dudley home invasion that left two people dead. Marc Letang pleaded guilty to ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-23T02:50:06Z)

Natural gas extraction tax dead for rest of year

HARRISBURG -- Lawmakers won't consider taxing natural gas extracted from Marcellus shale before the 2009-10 session ends next month, but supporters and opponents predict it will become an issue when the next governor and Legislature take office in January ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-10-23T03:54:32Z)

Rendell declares shale gas tax dead

HARRISBURG -- For the foreseeable future, Pennsylvania will retain its dubious distinction as the only state with underground shale that doesn't impose a natural gas extraction tax. An unhappy Gov. Ed Rendell admitted Thursday that despite weeks of talks ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-10-23T04:30:19Z)

Police Say CA Woman Drove with Dead Body in Front Seat for Months

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say it could take months to identify a homeless woman whose mummified body was driven around in the passenger seat of a Southern California woman's car for months. Costa Mesa police Sgt. Ed Everett said Friday that ... (Source: KOLO TV Reno 2010-10-23T01:17:03Z)

Jury clears Pocono Record of libel allegations

It took a Monroe County jury two hours Thursday to clear the Pocono Record of libel allegations lodged by a home developer who was featured in a 2001 investigative series about abusive home-sale practices, including use of inflated appraisals to sell homes ... (Source: Pocono Record 2010-10-22T15:08:36Z)

Investigators sift through wreckage of small plane in Agua Dulce

L.A. County coroner's investigators continued to sift through the debris Friday of a single-engine plane that crashed in Agua Dulce , killing three people and three horses. They said they would not be able to identify the dead for two or three days. The ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-22T23:58:18Z)

Stroudsburg Pocono Record cleared in libel suit filed by builder over foreclosure series

STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper has been cleared of libel allegations stemming from a series of stories investigating foreclosure rates in the Pocono Mountains. A Monroe County jury deliberated two hours Thursday before ... (Source: FOX43.com 2010-10-22T17:46:05Z)

Calif. coroner IDs body left in car for months

Medical examiners have identified a mummified corpse that was left in a car's passenger seat for 10 months in Southern California, a police spokesman said Friday. Authorities had said earlier it could take weeks to identify the homeless woman, but the ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-22T22:32:24Z)

Small Dutch ferry capsizes after being struck by a freighter in a canal, skipper feared dead

AMSTERDAM - A German freight ship struck a small Dutch passenger ferry in a canal near Amsterdam Friday, capsizing the smaller vessel and knocking the skipper into the water. He is missing and feared dead, Dutch police say. "There's one person missing ... (Source: Winnipeg Free Press 2010-10-22T11:48:10Z)

Small passenger ferry capsizes after being struck by a freighter in a canal near Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM (AP) — A German freight ship struck a small Dutch passenger ferry in a canal near Amsterdam Friday, capsizing the smaller vessel and knocking the skipper and any other passengers who may have been aboard into the water, national police say ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-10-22T08:49:12Z)

Tom Bosley, 'Happy Days' father

LOS ANGELES - Tom Bosley, 83, whose long acting career was highlighted by his role as the understanding father on the nostalgic and top-rated 1970s comedy series Happy Days , died Tuesday. Mr. Bosley died at a hospital near his Palm Springs home. His agent ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-21T07:03:01Z)

British in class $truggle

LONDON -- Britain's poor and powerful clashed yesterday over who will lose out most under austerity measures that will slash benefits, jobs and government services to reduce the country's crippling debts. Treasury chief George Osborne has announced $128 ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-22T10:58:03Z)

Coroner: 3 dead in plane crash in LA County

AGUA DULCE, Calif. -- A small plane crashed and burst into flames Thursday in a horse corral in northern Los Angeles County, killing three people and three horses, a county coroner's investigator said. The single-engine Cirrus SR22 went down at about 12:10 ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-22T22:32:24Z)

British prime minister unveils steep military cuts

LONDON — Britain will lose thousands of troops, reduce its ability to fight complex missions like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and delay a program to upgrade its nuclear defenses, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Tuesday. Outlining the first ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-20T06:57:03Z)

Typhoon Megi Hits South China Coast, Leaves 11 Dead in Taiwan

Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Typhoon Megi, which left at least 11 people dead as it skirted Taiwan, made landfall in Zhangpu city in China's southeastern province of Fujian, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing authorities. Megi weakened as it ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-23T06:17:42Z)

Plane crash kills 4 people, 3 horses

AGUA DULCE, Calif. — A small plane that crashed in a horse corral in northern Los Angeles County killed four people and three horses. County fire Inspector Matt Levesque says the plane went down behind a barn and burst into flames at about 12:10 p.m ... (Source: New Haven Register 2010-10-23T05:06:07Z)

Mummified body like 'archaeological dig'

COSTA MESA -- It could be weeks before officials determine the cause of death for a homeless woman whose mummified body was found in the car of a homeless friend who drove around with the corpse in the front passenger seat for up to 10 months, officials ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-22T19:47:46Z)

Jury clears Pocono Record of libel allegation

It took a Monroe County jury two hours Thursday to clear the Pocono Record of libel allegations lodged by a home developer who was featured in a 2001 investigative series about abusive home-sale practices, including use of inflated appraisals to sell homes ... (Source: Times Herald-Record 2010-10-22T06:11:43Z)

North Korean defector found dead in Seoul

The highest-ranking North Korean official to defect from the isolationist regime was found dead from a suspected heart attack here Sunday -- his death from apparent natural causes coming despite numerous assassination attempts from Pyongyang , officials ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-10T11:19:27Z)

Typhoon Megi Kills 10 in Philippines, Heads for China

(Updates with typhoon's Hong Kong path in first paragraph.) Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Typhoon Megi, which left at least 10 people dead as it crossed the Philippines yesterday, strengthened as it churned over the South China Sea on a path to Hong Kong, the U ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-19T08:59:55Z)

Slay suspect pleads guilty to manslaughter

WORCESTER (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - A Worcester man has been sentenced to three concurrent 15- to 16-year terms in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and other charges in connection with a Dudley home invasion that left two people dead. Marc ... (Source: My Fox Boston 2010-10-22T10:15:06Z)

Asian Currencies Post Weekly Decline as G-20 Meets in Korea

Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies had their first weekly loss in two months after U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner signaled his government supports a stronger dollar as officials from the Group of 20 nations met in South Korea. Malaysia ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-22T23:58:18Z)

Government's austerity punishes British people

In the spring of 2010, fiscal austerity became fashionable. I use the term advisedly: The sudden consensus among Very Serious People that everyone must balance budgets now now now wasn't based on any kind of careful analysis. It was more like a fad ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-10-23T05:27:35Z)

Tony Winner Tom Bosley, "Mr. C" of TV's "Happy Days," Dies at 83

Tom Bosley, the Broadway character actor who won a 1960 Tony Award for playing Mayor LaGuardia in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Fiorello! , and later became a TV star on "Happy Days," died at a Palm Springs, CA, hospital Oct. 19. The 83-year-old actor ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-20T22:41:56Z)

SHIP 'HITS DUTCH PASSENGER FERRY'

A passenger ferry has capsized near Amsterdam after it was struck by a German freight ship, leaving at least one person missing in the water, Dutch police said. The ferry is used to shuttle pedestrians and often their bicycles across the Amsterdam ... (Source: Daily Star 2010-10-23T02:00:00Z)

Typhoon Megi kill 11 in Taiwan mudslides, floods as storm slashes destructive path to China

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Hundreds of Taiwanese soldiers searched for a missing bus carrying 19 Chinese tourists Saturday, combing a rugged mountainous area stripped bare by massive mudslides unleashed by Typhoon Megi on its path to southern China. Landslides ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-23T05:06:07Z)

Korean Air's A380 in Final Production

SEOUL, South Korea , Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Korean Air's first of four A380 aircraft is in final production at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France , and delivery is expected in May. Korean Air will be the first Asian airline to use the aircraft on ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-22T12:59:45Z)

Rendell declares natural gas tax dead

HARRISBURG — A tax on natural gas extracted from Marcellus shale is dead for the 2009-2010 session, Gov. Ed Rendell said today. Whether it gains momentum next year depends in large part on who voters elect Nov. 2 to replace Rendell. Legislative leaders ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-10-22T00:56:45Z)

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