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Deals of the Hour / October 24, 2010, 7:40 am

German ship seized by pirates off Kenya

A spokesman for the German army says the Beluga Fortune freight ship was seized Sunday morning about 1,200 miles (1,930 kilometers) east of the Kenyan city of Mombasa. The German news agency dapd says the German shipping company Beluga-Reederei owns the ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-24T14:30:26Z)

New Kid in the Big Apple

When you grow up in a city like Boston, where I grew up, a lot of kids became criminals or cops." Wahlberg's onscreen persona is among the latter - Danny Reagan, a detective from a family of New York City crime-fighters. Tom Selleck is patriarch and ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-24T14:30:26Z)

Mostly high grades for Newton North

a memorable or lovable addition to the city. It looks too much like a string of boxy four-story brick warehouses adrift in a sea of parking lots and athletic fields. That's too bad. But what a school looks like from the street isn't what matters most ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-24T14:37:35Z)

SFO: Delays up to an hour due to weather

Please increase the credibility of your post by including your full name and city in the body of your comment. (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-24T14:37:35Z)

Charity event honors Maria Shriver, Quincy Jones

called the private dinner party "the highlight of the charity season in our city of angels." Davis and the annual charity event have raised more than $75 million for diabetes. (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-24T14:30:26Z)

Missouri takes advantage of miscues, beats No. 3 Oklahoma

it was at the end of that regular season — a victory against arch rival Kansas in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium that propelled the Tigers to No. 1. For just a week. They were taken down 38-17 by Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game. The Sooners ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-24T14:30:26Z)

Iranian authorities cut off hand of thief

whose hand was cut off at a prison in the central city of Yazd, had committed four robberies and other crimes. It did not elaborate or identify the prisoner by name. Yazd is 400 miles, or 670 kilometers, southeast of the capital, Tehran. There were no ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-24T14:37:35Z)

Celtics' ticket sales get boost from LeBron James

a New York City ticket reseller, said Miami is in first place when it comes to average NBA ticket prices at $180, and the Celtics are in second at $167. "There's lots of excitement around the Heat," he said. "They are driving ticket prices across ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-24T14:30:26Z)

Governor candidates on firing line in midterms

Please increase the credibility of your post by including your full name and city in the body of your comment. (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-24T14:30:26Z)

Fashion editor and Detroit native doesn't mince words when talking about politicos

She moved to New York City to work for Vogue magazine in 2000, but returned to the Post after six months. [Page 2 of 4] The author of "Michelle: Her First Year as First Lady" (Triumph, $14.95) lives near Capitol Hill with her West Highland terrier, (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-24T14:37:35Z)

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