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Deals of the Hour / June 7, 2011, 10:44 pm

Employers nationwide offer fewer job openings

WASHINGTON — Businesses advertised fewer jobs in April than the previous month, a sign that hiring could slow further in the coming months. Employers posted 3 million job openings, down from 3.1 million from March, the Labor Department said Tuesday. Job ... (Source: New Haven Register 2011-06-08T05:22:03Z)

NBC Bids Billions And Retains Olympic TV Franchise

"To go any further would not have made good business sense for us," the ESPN statement said. "We put our best foot forward with a compelling offer that included the enthusiastic participation of all of The Walt Disney Company's considerable assets." (Source: NPR News 2011-06-08T04:53:25Z)

Consumers charged less, borrowed more

The percent of "underwater" or negative equity mortgages declined to 22.7 percent in the first three months of 2011, said CoreLogic, a Santa Ana, Calif., financial data company. A mortgage can go "upside down" because of a decrease in the value of a home ... (Source: Detroit News 2011-06-08T05:00:34Z)

Testosterone boosts memory in older women

"These results offer a potential therapy, where none currently exists, to slow cognitive decline in women." The findings were presented at The Endocrine Society's 93rd annual meeting in Boston. (Source: United Press International 2011-06-08T04:39:06Z)

Time running out to ID E. coli culprit, experts say

Ciolos then promised to come up with a higher offer within days to compensate farmers through June, but did not name a specific figure. (Source: Detroit News 2011-06-08T05:00:34Z)

UNC Investigation nearly complete

The NCAA is looking into all aspects of Ohio State's once-glittering program, from cash and tattoos to players, cars deals for athletes and other potential violations. Pryor's announcement comes just eight days after Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel was ... (Source: Salisbury Post 2011-06-08T05:00:34Z)

The Animal Welfare Institute Challenges California Schools to Stop Dissections

The offer is open to all North American schools. "I suspended the practice for two main reasons: 1) given our student population (special education), using sharp knives and pins was too dangerous; and 2) our students raised personal concerns about hurting ... (Source: TMCnet 2011-06-08T04:31:56Z)

Pryor won't return to Ohio State

The Cleveland Plain Dealer first reported Pryor's announcement. The NCAA is looking into all aspects of Ohio State's once-glittering program, from cash and tattoos to players, cars deals for athletes and other potential violations. Pryor's announcement ... (Source: Wichita Eagle 2011-06-08T05:07:44Z)

Teixeira day-to-day after scary incident

He was in a lot of pain and that was scary." If Teixeira can't go, Nick Swisher or Jorge Posada would be at first base, though Posada might not even be with the team as his son is undergoing surgery Wednesday afternoon. Regardless, the fact that Teixeira ... (Source: New York Daily News 2011-06-08T05:00:34Z)

Teixeira is hit by pitch, gives Yanks scare in loss

And that's what I'm going to do." Ortiz dismissed any ill-intent on the flip. "That's Papi style," he said. Nick Swisher had a two-run double in the fifth. NOTES: RHP Phil Hughes (shoulder inflammation) threw off a mound at the Yankees' complex in Tampa ... (Source: Post-Star 2011-06-08T05:07:44Z)

Temporary truce in Quasar Aerospace fight

Company founder Dean Bradley made announcements in 2009 of pending acquisitions to grow the company, but the deals never materialized. Bradley resigned as CEO in September 2010 and was replaced by DiGenova, with Bradley's shares of the company put into a ... (Source: Florida Times-Union 2011-06-08T05:00:34Z)

NBC retains Olympics TV rights through 2020

"To go any further would not have made good business sense for us," ESPN said in a statement. "We put our best foot forward with a compelling offer that included the enthusiastic participation of all of The Walt Disney Co.'s considerable assets. (Source: Times-Leader 2011-06-08T05:22:03Z)

UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL: DeAndre Daniels commits to UConn

"DeAndre has taken full advantage of everything that IMG has to offer and has continued to develop on the court, in the classroom and in the weight room," said Borman. "He is an extremely talented young man, but what sets him apart from other ... (Source: New Haven Register 2011-06-08T05:14:53Z)

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