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Deals of the Hour / June 25, 2011, 10:44 pm

Cocksure attitude enrages victims' families

BOSTON — There was something about the way he walked into the courtroom, flashing a cocksure smile at his younger brother, telling the judge he would pay his own legal bills if the FBI would return the $800,000 in cash agents took out of his Santa Monica hideaway. (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2011-06-26T04:24:54Z)

Guest View: Do you have time for HIV?

The test is a simple finger poke and results are read in 15 minutes. Many places, such as the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health, offer testing free of charge for high risk individuals. Sixty-three years. That's the average life expectancy of a ... (Source: Globe Gazette 2011-06-26T04:53:32Z)

Business news: Leadership Council announces new members

educational, social and professional advancement of their members and offer advice and support to agencies to benefit the St. Louis community. • Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen Inc. ranks as the top engineering industry leader in southwestern Illinois for the ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2011-06-26T05:00:42Z)

Internet Users Riled Up Over China Mobile iPhone 5 Rumor

Sina Weibo A screenshot of Sina Weibo shows a message sent out by a user claiming to be an employee of China Mobile claiming the company was in talks to offer Apple's iPhone 5 in China. More In Apple Internet Users Riled Up Over China Mobile iPhone 5 ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2011-06-24T11:08:09Z)

China Mobile Says It Talked With Apple, Nothing to Disclose

China Mobile Ltd. (941) , the world's largest mobile-phone company by users, said it held talks with Apple Inc. (AAPL) , after a newspaper reported that the two may be nearing an agreement to offer the iPhone in the country. "We have been negotiating ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-25T10:16:51Z)

Indiana Planned Parenthood clinics seeing Medicaid patients after federal ruling

The decision sides with federal officials who said states cannot restrict Medicaid recipients' freedom to choose their health care provider or disqualify Medicaid providers merely because they also offer abortions. Indiana attorney general's office ... (Source: Herald Times 2011-06-26T04:53:32Z)

Planned Parenthood Win In Indiana: Judge Blocks Parts Of Tough New Abortion Law

It also sided with federal officials who said states cannot restrict Medicaid recipients' freedom to choose their health care provider or disqualify Medicaid providers merely because they also offer abortions. Indiana attorney general's office spokesman ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2011-06-25T01:19:59Z)

Apple's next move could change video gaming forever

Recently, the company acquired the services of former Nintendo UK Head of Communications Rob Saunders and Activision's Nick Grange. While neither individual is involved explicitly with games development — their expertise lies in the field of public ... (Source: Macdaily News 2011-06-26T04:39:13Z)

Bulger's only slip-up led to capture

SANTA MONICA, Calif. —Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger did almost everything right in evading capture for 16 years. The notorious mobster's run from the law was remarkable for its longevity, which was due mainly to the unremarkable new identity he ... (Source: Wichita Eagle 2011-06-26T05:07:51Z)

FACTBOX-Key legal battles in wireless industry

June 24 (Reuters) - The mobile telecoms industry has seen a wave of legal battles in recent years as long-established incumbents try to protect their position against newcomers like Google ( GOOG.O ), the front-runner with a $900 million offer in an ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-24T15:04:22Z)

The 5 star sheds some weight

Most rooms may also provide a television and Internet, along with parking facilities. Some may not have room service, while others may retain room service but offer packaged meals instead of a la carte options. They would also have a single restaurant ... (Source: Mid Day.com 2011-06-26T04:32:04Z)

Dozens of Vietnamese protest China amid tensions

HANOI, Vietnam—Vietnamese protesters marched through the capital's streets for a fourth straight week, calling for China to stop entering Vietnamese waters in the South China Sea as tensions between the neighbors continue to flare. Carrying signs that ... (Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel 2011-06-26T04:39:13Z)

Main problem facing Huntsman, Romney is not suspicion of their faith

Detailed PowerPoint presentations rarely win primaries. And in these dark days of economic woe, when Americans are feeling impatient and desperate, voters are especially liable to be attracted to heated, rather than sober, arguments. Americans may simply ... (Source: Daily Herald 2011-06-26T04:53:32Z)

Whitey Bulger, a savvy, feared fugitive, is found frail and paranoid

But soon after Bulger was lured out of a Santa Monica apartment on Wednesday and arrested at long last, it became clear that the reputed mobster was an old and ailing man living a quiet life. The end did not come in a hail of gunfire, as he'd once ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-24T17:20:22Z)

Local flavor: Wild eager to start rebuilding with two Minnesotans among their draft picks

Lucia and Eden Prairie High School defenseman Nick Seeler, who was taken in the fifth round, are long-range projects, pure and simple. But the Wild came away looking like winners on all fronts. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke took a ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2011-06-26T04:32:04Z)

Sabathia silences Rockies

A-Rod then went opposite field for a two-run double, and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Nick Swisher, sliding head first to beat Ryan Spilborghs`s throw home. (Source: Daily Camera 2011-06-26T05:00:42Z)

Sabathia, Yankees roll through Rockies in Bronx

A-Rod then went opposite field for a two-run double, and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Nick Swisher, sliding head first to beat the throw from Ryan Spilborghs at the plate. "For a right-handed thrower, that's a tough throw," Rodriguez said ... (Source: Denver Post 2011-06-26T04:53:32Z)

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