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Deals of the Hour / June 2, 2011, 8:43 pm

Parents Make Facebook Page for Unborn Child; Becomes Online Journal

"Beautiful girl, can't wait to see you!" Ellie Greene originally posted about the baby, but now, with friends sending messages directly to Marriah, she answers in her daughter's voice: "Mom is doing the shopping thing again. What is she going to get me now?" (Source: ABC News 2011-06-03T02:07:33Z)

Some Question a Congressman's Uncertainty, but Others Take It in Stride

"She's a smart, beautiful woman," she explained. Morris Mosseri, 36, who works for a security company and lives in the Marine Park section of Brooklyn, said he was confident the photo was of Mr. Weiner. "There must be such a picture of him out ... (Source: New York Times 2011-06-03T02:07:33Z)

Police could figure out Weiner guilt or innocence

Twitter allows users to send a "direct message" that is visible only to the recipient, much like an email. Yfrog doesn't offer that option. In a setup that could be confusing, it prompts users to send pictures to other Twitter users, but the resulting ... (Source: Billings Gazette 2011-06-03T02:14:42Z)

Kevin Bacon's Nazi Doctor Fights X-Men; School Massacre: Movies

Fantasy history plays a big part in the fifth film of the ... Maria Bello groans in bed. In " Beautiful Boy ," Sheen and Bello play the grieving, perplexed parents of a college freshmen who commits a Virginia Tech-type massacre before killing himself. (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-03T02:21:52Z)

Factbox: Luxury goods maker Prada vs peers

Leather goods, which offer higher margins, are expected to be the fastest-growing category for Prada, whose roots are in the leather business. The division accounts for 50 percent of revenue, close to Gucci (55 percent) and Hermes (50 percent). An equity ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-03T02:14:42Z)

Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams: I Did Try to Make Arya Left-Handed!

Living in the fantasy world of HBO's Game of Thrones can be brutal, especially on the children. Just ask newcomer Maisie Williams who plays 11-year-old Arya Stark. It's not easy being a Stark family member these days. In the season premiere, Arya's younger ... (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-03T02:07:33Z)

Monsanto rises 10% on delisting talk, company dismisses rumours

The rumour doing the rounds was the parent would offer 2,500 per share to buy back the shares. Monsanto Company and Monsanto Holdings together hold 72.15% stake in its Indian arm. (Source: Economic Times 2011-06-03T02:29:01Z)

California Legislature advances bills on food containers, cellphones in prisons

Two have even been confiscated from Charles Manson . "We know that inmates with cellphones are ordering murders, organizing escapes, facilitating drug deals, controlling street gangs and terrorizing rape victims," Padilla said. The measure would make ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-03T02:07:33Z)

Euro champion spreads the word

Fans of the beautiful game, concerned over the allegations of cash payments used to secure favour from Fifa delegates, can at least rest assured that the body's internal financial affairs are in order. KPMG's internal audit experts Fredy Luthiger and ... (Source: Financial Times 2011-06-03T03:11:58Z)

Clarice Taylor Dies at 93; TV's Cosby Called her Mom

The cause was congestive heart failure, her spokesman, Ulysses Carter, said. In a recurring role, Ms. Taylor played Anna Huxtable, Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable's mother, during the nine-year run of the program starting in 1984. Both she and Earle Hyman ... (Source: New York Times 2011-06-03T03:26:17Z)

'X-Men: First Class': Did Fox Breathe Life Into a Tired Superhero Franchise?

"He's a guy bent on world domination, a new world order. He's got a hot chick beside him in scantily clad clothes and he's brokering deals … Daniel Craig could be fighting this guy." There are other things going for it, too. It's the only ... (Source: TheWrap 2011-06-03T03:04:49Z)

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