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Deals of the Hour / June 25, 2011, 4:42 pm

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 2011-06-25T22:27:00Z)

Boston FBI denies Bulger whereabouts were known

BOSTON -- The tipster who took down the FBI's most wanted mobster made the call directly to the FBI, not local authorities, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. The woman called from Iceland, where she is currently living. She spends her ... (Source: WHDH.com 2011-06-25T21:58:22Z)

Generous residents help neighbors in flooded Minot

Chased from their homes by rising floodwaters and bunking with friends, clergymen Mike Johnson and Mike Pancoast did what seems to come naturally to folks around here: They hopped into a car and headed for a nearby town to help others evacuate. "There are ... (Source: Santa Maria Times 2011-06-25T22:41:19Z)

A Gangster's Gal Was Loyal to the End of Life on the Run

That odyssey ended Thursday when the F.B.I. arrested the couple in Santa Monica , Calif.; on Friday they appeared in a Boston courtroom. Mr. Bulger, now 81, is charged with 19 murders, extortion, money laundering and other crimes; if convicted, he faces ... (Source: New York Times 2011-06-25T22:12:41Z)

FOREX-Euro declines for 3rd day on Greece aid uncertainty

Investors are awaiting the Greek parliament's vote on the austerity plan on June 29 and 30 before committing to a stance on the euro's prospects in the coming weeks, said Nick Bennenbroek, head of currency strategy at Wells Fargo in New York. Investors had ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-24T18:39:07Z)

Cameron's Cursing Teacher Swipes Cash From Kids; Talking Cars: Rick Warner

I was expecting a classroom version of "Bad Santa," an uproarious sendup starring Billy Bob Thornton as a soused, foul- mouthed Saint Nick. "Bad Teacher" is just as crude, though not nearly as clever. James Bond meets Dale Earnhardt and Mario Andre ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-25T03:57:28Z)

U.S. Stocks Fall on Concern Debt Crisis in European Nations Will Intensify

To contact the reporters on this story: Nikolaj Gammeltoft in New York at ngammeltoft@bloomberg.net ; Cecile Vannucci in New York at cvannucci1@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Nick Baker at nbaker7@bloomberg.net (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-25T12:25:42Z)

Casey Anthony trial: Attorneys decline to discuss why court recessed early

That is why most people tracking the case are in the dark about what happened Saturday morning — and why jurors never even walked into the courtroom to hear testimony. (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2011-06-25T22:27:00Z)

Greece Agrees on Austerity Plan With EU, IMF: Report

"I suspect that many in Europe, and in the U.S., for that matter, are experiencing many of the same types of anxieties we felt here during those dark days in late 2008," said Kevin Giddis, managing director of fixed income at Morgan Keegan. Investors worry ... (Source: CNBC 2011-06-23T19:44:43Z)

Boston gangster story is a tale of 2 brothers

In his 1996 memoir "While the Music Lasts," William Bulger described Whitey, five years his senior, as being in "a constant state of revolt" and as "restless as a claustrophobic in a dark closet." Whitey kept himself in top physical shape ... (Source: Cape Cod Times 2011-06-25T22:34:09Z)

Minnesota Wild draft Mario Lucia in 2nd round

"Now the hard work comes. The marathon is only beginning." The Wild took another Minnesotan, defenseman Nick Seeler from Eden Prairie High School in the fifth round. But assistant general manager Brent Flahr insisted the local connections were a coincidence. (Source: FOX News 2011-06-25T23:17:06Z)

Apple's iPad owns Tablet Market, but Competitors Abound

Hewlett-Packard's WebOS-based TouchPad rumored to hit stores in July may also be a good competitor to the iPad. A dark horse competitor to the iPad might be tablets running Microsoft Windows 8 . Instead of putting its Windows Phone 7 OS on a tablet ... (Source: PC World 2011-06-25T22:34:09Z)

White House announces plan to tap oil reserve

Related Stocks sink after weak jobs report; oil drops Oil company sued over Santa Barbara spills Obama seeks ways around Congress to boost economy Oil and gas prices fall as Saudi Arabia moves to increase output "We are taking this action in response to ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-23T17:14:24Z)

Amateur Patrick Cantlay holds onto Travelers lead

Nick Watney and Shane Bertsch are at 10-under. Eight others are four strokes back. The cut line was at 4-under par, the lowest on tour this season. First-round leader Jim Renner was among those who failed to make it. Cantlay had just played 36 holes in one ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-25T22:34:09Z)

Those victimized by Bulger react to capture

She said "no way, that's not possible." The fugitive Boston mob boss and his girlfriend, Catherine Greig, were arrested late Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif., after 16 years on the run. Bulger is accused of killing Donahue's husband, Michael, in May 1982. (Source: Myfoxla.com 2011-06-25T21:36:53Z)

Minnesota's Lucia drafted by Wild

Lucia was one of two local scholastic players to be picked by the Wild -- Nick Seeler of Eden Prairie was chosen in the fifth round (No. 131). Seeler, incidentally, becomes the first player from the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League ... (Source: NHL.com 2011-06-25T21:36:53Z)

Capture of Boston Gangster Could Mean More Scandal

Bulger, the leader of the violent Winter Hill Gang, is charged in connection with 19 murders. He was captured in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, where he had lived for 15 of the last 16 years, according to his landlord. Bulger's flight in early 1995 ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-24T11:58:15Z)

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