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Deals of the Hour / June 28, 2011, 4:47 am

High court: Kids can buy gory games

The voluntary rating system is similar to the one used by movie studios and theaters, assigning one of eight ratings, then blocking the sale of games that are rated M for "mature" and AO for "adults only" to children. Video games can allow players ... (Source: News-Press 2011-06-28T11:24:52Z)

Man held in beating death of toddler

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon," a work of ineffable soullessness and persistent moral idiocy, concludes with Chicago taking it in the shorts for 50-odd minutes, at the hands of the Decepticons in an alien takeover scored, partially, to an emo-ballad ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2011-06-28T11:39:11Z)

Frank McCourt's rare gambit sets up intriguing court battle

"To use sports parlance, this is a Hail Mary pass," said Marc Ganis, a sports consultant who acted as an adviser in the recent Chicago Cubs sale. "Hail Marys sometimes ... recently vetoed a proposed broadcast deal with Fox Sports while it pursues an ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-28T11:10:33Z)

Factbox: Latest developments in Libyan conflict

-- Libyan rebels trying to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi have pushed to within about 80 km (50 miles) of the capital, a rebel spokesman told Reuters on Monday, in the biggest rebel breakthrough in weeks. -- Libya's foreign minister and two other ministers were ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-27T11:18:54Z)

E. coli death toll up to at least 47

But "other potential vehicles are also under investigation." France has halted the sale of fenugreek, mustard and arugula sprout seeds from British mail order seed and plant company Thompson & Morgan. The company says the link is unsubstantiated. (Source: CBS News 2011-06-28T11:10:33Z)

UK In Sprout Warning After French E. Coli Outbreak

coli outbreak near the city of Bordeaux. France halted the sale of fenugreek, mustard and arugula sprout seeds from British mail order seed and plant company Thompson & Morgan after eight people were hospitalized following an E. coli outbreak. French ... (Source: NPR News 2011-06-25T16:07:36Z)

Frank McCourt has nothing, and the Dodgers have it all

The Dodgers are rich. They are wildly, unimaginably rich. On yet another dark day in this darkest of blue summers, I prefer to remember why. The Dodgers are the rich in the tones of Vin Scully. I bumped into him in the press box the other day, and I ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-28T11:17:43Z)

Israel Begins Dismantling Portion of West Bank Barrier

Nobel Peace Prize laureates Jimmy Carter and Desmond Tutu are among the notables who have participated. Naalin started similar marches three years ago. The Bilin protests, attended by villagers as well as Israeli and international activists, usually ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-26T14:54:50Z)

Obama debt-panel leaders: Make $2T in cuts

Obama Monday stepped into bipartisan talks to work out a deal after negotiations led by Vice President Joe Biden broke down last week when Republicans insisted the administration take tax hikes off the table. Republicans have said they will require ... (Source: United Press International 2011-06-28T11:10:33Z)

Why is Harry Potter so Popular?

Dealing with a bully, not getting your own way and having family troubles. This is what all children and often adults deal with. Like every good story, it should play with your emotions, you feel sympathy for Harry when his parents die and you feel genuine ... (Source: Associated Content 2011-06-28T10:56:14Z)

Amnesty deal focus of second day at Khmer Rouge trial

Phnom Penh - Prosecutors in Cambodia on Tuesday rejected the defence's claim that the Khmer Rouge's former foreign minister, Ieng Sary, should benefit from a previous amnesty. An Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), handout photograph ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-28T11:10:33Z)

Civil union not enough for same-sex couples traveling out of state

"(Adams') partner of 30 years died a year-and-a-half before I reconnected with her, so it was a dark period for her and it had been dark for me because I was lonely, and life had really no hope or meaning for me. And now it does." After friends of ... (Source: State Journal-Register 2011-06-28T11:10:33Z)

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