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Deals of the Hour / October 29, 2010, 2:40 am

Smartphones Help Results at Motorola

Motorola , the telecommunications equipment maker, on Thursday posted its first year-over-year quarterly increase in sales since 2006, when its Razr phone was still cutting-edge technology. The company's phone division reported an operating profit for ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-28T21:35:11Z)

Going Out Guide: The To-Do List

We have reached the halfway point of the semester, and yet I'm finding that a lot of HKSers still have not ventured outside of Harvard Square. (And no, going on the Duck Tour doesn't count.) Sure, there's been a party or two at a club here or there ... (Source: The Citizen 2010-10-27T21:07:44Z)

Motorola spinoff moving out?

The Chicago area will be competing with Austin, Texas, and San Jose and San Diego, Calif., for Motorola's cell-phone and TV set-top-box business headquarters, Motorola Co-CEO Sanjay Jha said Thursday. Jha had previously said that, after the cell-phone and ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-10-29T08:48:04Z)

Quinn Glover testifies that Steven Spader wanted to eat victims

NASHUA, N.H. (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - Jurors in a New Hampshire home invasion trial are returning for a fourth day of testimony and evidence. A teenager who was in a New Hampshire home where two people were attacked with a machete says the man on trial ... (Source: My Fox Boston 2010-10-29T03:47:25Z)

Harvard hosting Halloween open house at Barry's Corner in Allston

Harvard University will host a Halloween-themed community open house at Barry's Corner in Allston from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 29. The event encourages neighbors to meet people who work in the area and learn more about the Harvard departments and ... (Source: Abington Mariner 2010-10-28T20:59:23Z)

Juan Uribe's homer lifts Giants over Phillies 3-2, sending San Francisco to World Series

PHILADELPHIA - San Francisco's in for a treat. The Giants are heading to the World Series. Juan Uribe hit a tiebreaking homer off Ryan Madson with two outs in the eighth inning and the Giants held off the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Saturday night in Game 6 ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-24T04:14:49Z)

Psychiatrist: Man convicted in Conn. home invasion told him he raped victim after strangling

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A psychiatrist says a Connecticut man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion told him he raped the woman after he strangled her. Dr. Eric Goldsmith testified for a second day Thursday in New Haven ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-28T15:37:16Z)

Spanish footballer improves after cardiac arrest

SALAMANCA, Spain (AP) — While a Spanish second-division footballer continued to recover favorably two days after suffering from cardiac arrest during a game, his playing days appeared over. Salamanca player Miguel Garcia remained in intensive care in a ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-10-26T10:53:19Z)

Anna Nicole Smith's doctor acquitted in drug conspiracy trial

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.—Anna Nicole Smith's doctor Sandeep Kapoor has been acquitted on all counts in drug conspiracy trial. A jury reached verdicts Thursday in the drug conspiracy trial in which the boyfriend-lawyer and two doctors of the former Playboy ... (Source: Toronto Star 2010-10-28T21:06:33Z)

Dr.: Conn. man said he raped woman post-strangling

A man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion told a psychiatrist he strangled and then raped the woman in a rage triggered after his co-defendant told him he had killed the girls. But the psychiatrist, who was called by ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-28T22:46:46Z)

Rangers' Francoeur expecting Freak show from Giants

Not that his Rangers just bludgeoned a bunch of nobodies in the ALCS, but Jeff Francoeur says it's no contest when comparing CC Sabathia and Co. to the Freak and Friends. "I honestly believe the Giants are the best pitching staff we'll see," Francoeur told ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-26T13:59:25Z)

Out of hospital, Senate candidate Fiorina says she is ready for full weekend of campaigning

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Republican Senate challenger Carly Fiorina says she feels "fantastic" in making her first public appearance since being hospitalized for two days with an infection. Fiorina was greeted by about 50 supporters Thursday at McClellan ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-28T20:23:36Z)

Volcanos blow in Russia

MOSCOW — Two volcanoes erupted Thursday on Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, tossing massive ash clouds miles into the air, forcing flights to divert and blanketing the town of Ust- Kamchatsk. The Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Eurasia's highest active ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-29T06:53:32Z)

Witness in NH home invasion says co-defendant 'euphoric' after machete attacks

NASHUA, N.H. - A New Hampshire teenager charged in a deadly home invasion testified Thursday he heard the victims' screams and pleas before two of his partners started hacking at the mother and daughter. Eighteen-year-old Quinn Glover said the mother ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-28T23:15:24Z)

Volcanic eruptions on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula cease, airspace open

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Emergencies Ministry says two volcanoes that erupted on the Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, forcing flight diversions and blanketing a town with dust, have all but ceased spewing ash. Ash clouds from the remote volcanoes that ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-29T07:22:10Z)

Giants Knock Off Phillies, Head To World Series

San Francisco's in for a treat. The Giants are heading to the World Series. Juan Uribe hit a tiebreaking homer off Ryan Madson with two outs in the eighth inning and the Giants held off the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Saturday night in Game 6 of the NL ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-24T23:41:37Z)

Barcelona faces a tough Sevilla in Spanish league

MADRID (AP) -Barcelona faces a tough Spanish league match against Sevilla on Saturday, the same day that leader Real Madrid will look to brush off a poor cup result with a trip to Hercules. Sevilla has won four of five matches since Gregrio Manzano took ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-10-28T20:59:23Z)

Giants halfway to Series title

SAN FRANCISCO - Matt Cain zeroed in for six innings, Edgar Renteria reprised his role as a postseason star and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Texas Rangers 9-0 in Game 2 of the World Series on a windy Thursday night. The victory gave San Francisco a ... (Source: Cincinnati.com 2010-10-29T09:16:42Z)

Conn.-horror killer said he raped woman post-strangling: doctor

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion told a psychiatrist he was shocked by his co-defendant's violence, but later found himself in a rage, strangling and then raping the woman, the doctor ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-28T19:33:30Z)

NH machete attacks witness admits lying to police

NASHUA, N.H. -- A teenager who was at a New Hampshire home where two people were attacked with a machete has admitted in court that he lied in interviews with police. On cross-examination Thursday, 18-year-old Quinn Glover said he initially told police he ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-28T20:30:45Z)

San Francisco Giants take 2-0 lead over Texas Rangers in World Series

SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Cain shut down the Texas Rangers with the type of suffocating pitching that put the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. Two more games like this and they'll win the World Series. Cain was sharp, the Rangers bullpen was not and ... (Source: Post-Crescent 2010-10-29T09:16:42Z)

Fiorina feels 'fantastic' in return to campaign

Republican Senate challenger Carly Fiorina says she feels "fantastic" in making her first public appearance since being hospitalized for two days with an infection. Fiorina was greeted by about 50 supporters Thursday at McClellan Business Park in suburban ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-28T20:37:55Z)

Harvard-Allston Task Force announces Nov. 3 meeting

The Harvard-Allston Task Force will meet in the three weeks at the chairman's request. "The purpose of the meeting is to hear a presentation by Harvard Business School about two proposed projects, as well as updates from Harvard's Allston Work Team ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-15T15:24:03Z)

Edgar Renteria homers, drives in 3 runs to help Giants to 9-0 win in Game 2 of World Series

SAN FRANCISCO - Edgar Renteria now has a World Series home run to go along with his more famous Series-ending hit 13 years ago. Renteria broke up a scoreless game with a solo homer off C.J. Wilson in the fifth inning and added a two-run single in the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-29T08:40:54Z)

Senate Candidate Carly Fiorina Released from Hospital

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina was released from the hospital on Wednesday. Fiorina's Chief of Staff Deborah Bowker issued a statement Wednesday saying the former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief executive "has been successfully treated for the ... (Source: HispanicBusiness.com 2010-10-28T15:58:45Z)

Motorola Rises Most in Two Months as Profit Tops Estimates

Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Motorola Inc., the U.S. mobile-phone maker, climbed the most in more than two months after third- quarter earnings topped analysts' estimates and revenue increased for the first time in almost four years. Profit, excluding some ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-28T14:18:32Z)

Jury reaches verdict in Anna Nicole Smith trial

LOS ANGELES – A jury reached verdicts Thursday in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial in which the boyfriend-lawyer and two doctors of the former Playboy model were accused of providing her with excessive amounts of prescription drugs. The ... (Source: Asheville Citizen-Times 2010-10-28T21:28:01Z)

Anna Nicole's Lover, Psychiatrist Convicted in Drug Conspiracy Case

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by legal expert and media commentator Matt Semino: Today, a Los Angeles jury reached a verdict on the Anna Nicole Smith Drug trial. After two weeks of deliberations, the jury found Howard K ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-28T23:01:05Z)

Two volcanoes burst into life in Russia

TWO volcanoes have erupted on Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, tossing massive ash clouds kilometres into the air, forcing flights to divert and blanketing one town with thick, heavy ash. The Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Eurasia's highest active volcano ... (Source: News.com.au 2010-10-29T01:09:56Z)

Negredo bags brace in Sevilla rout

Sevilla all but secured their place in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey after establishing a 4-0 first leg lead over Real Union away from home. Union had caused a huge upset two years ago when they knocked out Real Madrid at this stage, but there is ... (Source: soccer365.com 2010-10-27T22:26:29Z)

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