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Deals of the Hour / November 5, 2010, 6:40 pm

Modest October sales may spur holiday deals

NEW YORK - Shoppers took a breather in October, resulting in lackluster gains for retailers and raising the stakes on what is sure to be a competitive holiday season. For shoppers, that means heavy discounts will come early and often. "The deals will be so ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-05T17:08:00Z)

Facebook Deals Threatens Google Places, Foursquare, Gowalla

How Deals affects local search services such as Google Places is less certain. Google has thousands of local businesses using its Places solution, which lets local businesses pay to customize Place pages surfaced on Google.com and Google Maps. Businesses ... (Source: eWeek 2010-11-05T03:24:48Z)

Bill Gates, wife study TN school changes they help fund

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, visited Tennessee on Thursday to get a firsthand view of an overhaul in the state's education system that they helped encourage with their foundation's $90 million grant to Memphis schools. The couple ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-11-05T21:40:01Z)

Facebook Offers Local Deals for Mobile Users

Facebook introduced a feature on Wednesday that will allow retailers and other merchants to offer coupons and special deals through its mobile application, intensifying competition in the market for mobile searches and advertising. People who use Places ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-11-05T04:14:54Z)

Grant program offered to develop healthcare insurance exchanges

In another bid to help states implement the new healthcare law, the Obama administration Friday unveiled a new competitive grant program that will give five states money to develop Internet-based insurance exchanges. These exchanges, a key foundation of ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-29T17:16:18Z)

Facebook offers 'check-in' deals

I f you use Facebook to "check in" to your favorite restaurants or shops, you can now expectrewards and discounts from those looking to drum up business and lure loyal customers. Facebook is looking to bridge online advertising with people's offline ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-04T04:01:46Z)

Grant County woman pleads guilty to child rape

EPHRATA — A Grant County woman accused of sexually abusing her children and broadcasting it on the Internet has pleaded guilty. The 30-year-old Warden woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in Grant County Superior Court to four counts of first-degree rape of a ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-11-05T06:45:14Z)

Stephen Curry's status for tonight is uncertain, and Golden State Warriors' big picture comes into

For a moment, step into the shoes of Warriors point guard Stephen Curry. (Gently. The right ankle is still tender). Your team is on a nice roll and could improve to 4-1 with a win tonight. Plus, Utah and star point guard Deron Williams are visiting Oracle ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-11-06T01:14:46Z)

U.S. to Cut Insurance Premiums in High-Risk Pools

WASHINGTON—The federal government said Friday it will cut insurance premiums by nearly 20% for people in high-risk pools, a program under the health overhaul that insures those with pre-existing health conditions. The program was one of the first parts ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-05T23:13:04Z)

Two people die in small plane crash near Winchester, Tenn.

WINCHESTER, Tenn. -- Two people died Friday afternoon when their airplane crashed into Keith Springs Mountain south of Winchester, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. National Transportation Safety Board officials said only the two victims, a ... (Source: Everything Alabama Blog 2010-11-06T01:29:05Z)

Bill and Melinda Gates Visit Memphis City Schools

MEMPHIS, TN – One of the richest men in the world went to school Wednesday – in Memphis. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife visited Hamilton High School in South Memphis to check out results of a $90 million grant from their charity, the Bill ... (Source: Eyewitness News 2010-11-03T23:01:07Z)

Live Blog: Crowd in downtown Oakland dispersing

A Los Angeles judge has sentenced former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle to two years in prison and given him credit for 292 days of time already served in jail. Someone in Oscar Grant's family said "no surprise here" after the sentence was read ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-06T01:21:55Z)

HHS Seeks Early Adopters of Insurance Exchanges

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to award five early grants to state governments or coalitions of states that have ambitious but achievable proposals to build state health insurance exchanges that can be used as models by other states ... (Source: Health Data Management 2010-10-29T21:55:28Z)

Crews Search For Plane Crash In Franklin County

WINCHESTER, Tenn. -- Authorities in Franklin County are searching for a small plane that they believe crashed Friday morning. Sheriff Tim Fuller said the aircraft crashed in the area of Keith Springs Mountain. It was unclear what type of plane crashed. (Source: WSMV 2010-11-05T16:10:44Z)

Bill and Melinda Gates tour Tenn. schools

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and wife Melinda visited Tennessee on Thursday to get a firsthand view of an overhaul in the state's education system that they helped encourage with their foundation's $90 million grant to Memphis schools. The couple ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-05T14:37:40Z)

Americans Use Location-based Online Services

New York, NY, United States (AHN) - According to its first-ever report on the use of location-based services, the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life project has found that 4 percent of adults online use location-sharing services such as ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-11-05T16:10:44Z)

Will slow Oct. mean better holiday deals?

NEW YORK Shoppers took a breather in October, resulting in lackluster gains for retailers and raising the stakes on what is sure to be a competitive holiday season. For Christmas shoppers, that means that heavy discounts will be coming early and often ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-11-05T03:53:26Z)

Ex-BART cop Mehserle sentenced to two years in Oscar Grant shooting

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Perry sentenced former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle to two years. He gets credit for a year of time served. Mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in July in the fatal shooting of ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-05T21:32:51Z)

'Geosocial Services' Still Not Popular With Americans

According to a new study released on Thursday, most American adults are not using location-based services, such as Foursquare and Gowalla, which allow users to share their locations with friends and family via the Internet. The Pew Research Center's ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-11-05T12:00:11Z)

Utah Jazz: Paul Millsap, Kyrylo Fesenko good to go tonight; not Jeremy Evans

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Utah Jazz will be a little shorthanded tonight, but not as bad as it could've been. Rookie Jeremy Evans (wrist) will miss the 8:30 p.m. game against the Golden State Warriors, but the Jazz will have the services of starting power ... (Source: Deseret News 2010-11-05T21:04:13Z)

Grant County woman pleads guilty to rape of child

Associated Press - November 4, 2010 7:55 PM ET EPHRATA, Wash. (AP) - A Grant County woman accused of sexually abusing her children and broadcasting it on the Internet has pleaded guilty. The 30-year-old Warden, Wash., woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in Grant ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-05T00:18:41Z)

Warriors notebook: Coach Keith Smart takes cautious route, sits ailing Stephen Curry again

The Warriors are taking the long view with Stephen Curry. Curry missed his second straight game Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies because of a sprained right ankle. Coach Keith Smart said Curry is close to returning but that the team is being ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-11-04T13:05:48Z)

Discounts offered in Facebook check-in 'Deals'

If you use Facebook to "check in" to your favorite restaurants or shops, you can now expect to see rewards and discounts from companies looking to drum up business and lure in loyal customers. Facebook is looking to bridge online advertising with people's ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-05T07:42:30Z)

Plane Crash Kills 2 Floridians In Southern Tenn.

WINCHESTER, Tenn. -- A small airplane crashed into a southern Tennessee mountainside, killing the two Floridians aboard. Federal Aviation Administration spokeman Lynn Lunsford said a "home-built" Glasair III crashed about 1:40 p.m. EDT Friday into the side ... (Source: News Channel 2000 2010-11-06T01:21:55Z)

Grant County mother accused of sexually abusing her kids pleads guilty

A Grant County woman accused of sexually abusing her children and broadcasting it on the Internet has pleaded guilty. EPHRATA, Wash. – A Grant County woman accused of sexually abusing her children and broadcasting it on the Internet has pleaded guilty ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-11-03T23:58:23Z)

October sales slowdown likely to lead to holiday discounts

NEW YORK - Shoppers took a breather in October, resulting in lackluster gains for retailers and raising the stakes on what is sure to be a competitive holiday season. Among the deals being offered so far to lure early spending: • Starting Friday, Wal ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-11-05T09:51:21Z)

Johannes Mehserle gets 2 years, was it too light?

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Johannes Mehserle heard today the sentence he received in the Oscar Grant BART Shooting . Mehserle was sentenced to 2 years in prison for fatally shooting Grant on a BART platform. Grant's family and friends had wanted the maximum ... (Source: Examiner 2010-11-06T00:24:39Z)

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