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Deals of the Hour / October 15, 2010, 6:39 am

All 33 Miners Saved in Chile

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile - The last of the Chilean miners, the foreman who held them together when they were feared lost, was raised from the depths of the earth Wednesday night - a joyous ending to a 69-day ordeal that riveted the world. No one has ever been ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-15T07:53:05Z)

Mashup: Sainz speaks about Jets issue

Mexican TV reporter Ines Sainz, whose offensive treatment at the hands of the Jets created major controversy last month, said she will not go into NFL locker rooms and instead interview players on the field or sideline. Sainz, who is scheduled to visit the ... (Source: WEEI 2010-10-15T12:10:47Z)

White House says Pentagon working on guidance for gays in military after court order

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the Department of Defense is working on guidance for the entire military on how to deal with a court ruling that tosses out the ban on gays serving openly. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Thursday that ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-14T19:50:06Z)

WRAUPUP 1-Fuel pipeline to Paris cut as protests escalate

PARIS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - French refinery workers cut off a fuel pipeline to Paris on Friday as protesters piled on pressure to derail President Nicolas Sarkozy's unpopular pension reform. Police broke up blockades at fuel depots in southern France but ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-15T12:17:56Z)

Arrested man tells police he weighs 625 pounds

Chicago police say they had to find some extra-large handcuffs when they arrested a reputed West Side gang member who told them he weighed 625 pounds. The defendant, 31-year-old Maurice Douglas, was charged after Tuesday night's arrest with five counts of ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-10-14T03:58:03Z)

French Police Unblock Fuel Depots as Labor Unrest Cuts Supplies

Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Police moved in to unblock oil depots across France as the government authorized the release of fuel stockpiles to counter potential shortages caused by striking refinery and port workers. Protesters were ordered by police to lift ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-15T08:00:14Z)

Liverpool owners drop court case against sale

Liverpool's American owners have dropped their Texas court case against the sale of the club, removing a major obstacle to a takeover by the owners of the Boston Red Sox. Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. announced Friday they had withdrawn the temporary ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-10-15T13:08:03Z)

Police ID 5 Victims Of US 23 Crash

Five people were killed Sunday afternoon in a crash that closed U.S. 23 between Lee Road and Silver Lake Road for several hours. Watch: 5 Dead, 4 Hurt After Head-On Crash Watch: 3 Okemos High School Graduates Die In Crash Green Oak Township Deputy Fire ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-11T23:14:05Z)

Police: Hickory girl may have been alive in mid-Sept

CHARLOTTE — A missing 10-year-old may have been alive when her family moved to a new home in North Carolina in mid-September, police said Thursday. Investigators are having trouble finding anyone outside Zahra Clare Baker's household in Hickory who has ... (Source: Asheville Citizen-Times 2010-10-15T00:07:48Z)

625-pound Gang Banger Arrested

This gang-banger was a big deal. Police arrested a 625-pound gang Maurice Douglas, 31, for possesion of guns and drugs Wednesday. Douglas faces charges ranging from five counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, one count of possession of heroin, and ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-13T20:12:45Z)

BART selects contractor to begin line from Bay Point to Antioch

The first contract to begin work on the 10-mile-long eBART rail extension from Bay Point to Antioch was awarded Thursday by the BART Board. West Bay Builders Inc. of Novato was picked with a bid of $26.1 million bid to do some initial track work and build ... (Source: Marin Independent Journal 2010-10-15T00:57:54Z)

Another assault reported at Walnut Creek apartments

WALNUT CREEK--Police on Saturday night were investigating the assault of a woman at the Park Regency Apartments, the fifth assault to happen at the sprawling complex in recent months. The circumstances of the attack, which happened about 6:45 p.m., are ... (Source: Berkeley Voice 2010-10-03T06:48:34Z)

Police: Donut thief urinates, offers officer sex

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. - Police say an Oklahoma woman tripled her trouble when she stole a doughnut from someone's truck, peed in a parking lot and offered to perform a sex act on an officer for money. The 27-year-old Tulsa woman was being held Thursday in ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-10-15T01:12:13Z)

Cops: Okla. donut thief offers officer sex

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Police say an Oklahoma woman tripled her trouble when she stole a doughnut from someone's truck, peed in a parking lot and offered to perform a sex act on an officer for money. The 27-year-old Tulsa woman was being held ... (Source: The Spokesman-Review 2010-10-15T13:00:53Z)

Pentagon working on guidance for gays in military

WASHINGTON — The White House says the Department of Defense is working on guidance for the entire military on how to deal with a court ruling that tosses out the ban on gays serving openly. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Thursday that guidance ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-10-14T18:38:31Z)

Ines Sainz Rejected Playboy Offer

Mexican television reporter Ines Sainz, who claimed she was harassed by members of the New York Jets in September, announced that she has turned down an offer to pose nude for Playboy , TMZ.com reported Thursday. The magazine approached the self-proclaimed ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-15T12:17:56Z)

Female reporter who accused Jets of harassment will not pose for Playboy

Mexican television reporter Ines Sainz, who claimed she was harassed by members of the New York Jets in September, announced that she turned down an offer to pose nude for Playboy, TMZ.com reported Thursday . The magazine approached the self-proclaimed ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-15T02:16:39Z)

John Henry fears late Liverpool deal blocker

L ONDON - As the bitter fight over Liverpool prepared to resume in a Texas court, Boston Red Sox [ team stats ] owner John Henry vowed Friday to fight a "last desperate attempt" by the owners to hang onto the Premier League club and block his takeover. The ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-15T10:01:56Z)

Police search wooded lot for NC girl presumed dead

HICKORY, N.C. | Investigators used a police dog to search among tree-trimming equipment and piles of mulch for a missing 10-year-old North Carolina girl on Wednesday, a day after authorities said they believed the girl had been killed. Hours earlier, Zahra ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-10-15T05:44:14Z)

Police: Doughnut thief relieves herself, offers officer sex

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Police say an Oklahoma woman tripled her trouble when she stole a doughnut from someone's truck, peed in a parking lot and offered to perform a sex act on an officer for money. The 27-year-old Tulsa woman was being held ... (Source: 22 WSBT 2010-10-15T10:09:05Z)

Few clues are found in search for girl, 10

Investigators are having trouble finding anyone outside Zahra Clare Baker 's household in Hickory who has seen the girl alive in recent months, making it difficult to narrow down places to search. Police say the girl, who used hearing aids and a prosthetic ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-10-15T10:44:53Z)

Man arrested on drug and weapons charges tells police he weighs 625 pounds

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say they had to find some extra-large handcuffs when they arrested a reputed West Side gang member who told them he weighed 625 pounds. The defendant, 31-year-old Maurice Douglas, was charged after Tuesday night's arrest ... (Source: WQAD 2010-10-14T01:56:21Z)

Police identify 5 victims of Mich. auto crash

Police have identified three recent high school graduates from Michigan and two Ohio residents who were killed in a weekend car accident northwest of Detroit. Green Oak Township Police Chief Robert Brookins said Monday that Matthew Kolstoe and Heather ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-11T19:10:42Z)

Liverpool Owners To Drop Court Case Against Sale

(AP) LONDON (AP) - Liverpool's owners are withdrawing their Texas court order blocking the sale of the Premier League club but could still find a way to stop the proposed 300 million pound ($476 million) takeover by the owners of the Boston Red Sox. Co ... (Source: CBS News 2010-10-15T13:08:03Z)

Retraining Police ... BART Extension ... Auctioned Gold Medal

This morning, BART's board of directors approved the first construction contract for a ten-mile extension into Contra Costa County. E-BART will travel the median of Highway 4, from the Pittsburg/Bay Point terminus to Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch. Famous ... (Source: KQED 2010-10-14T19:21:28Z)

US urges delay on gays in military

WASHINGTON — After two days of silence, the Obama administration urged a federal judge on Thursday to let the military press on with its "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in the military. Still, President Barack Obama insisted ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-10-15T09:33:18Z)

In Chile, all 33 miners rescued

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- The last of the Chilean miners, the foreman who held them together when they were feared lost, was raised from the depths of the Earth on Wednesday night -- a joyous ending to a 69-day ordeal that riveted the world. No one has ever ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-15T01:48:01Z)

Fuel pipeline to Paris cut as protests escalate

PARIS (Reuters) - French refinery workers cut off a fuel pipeline to Paris on Friday as protesters piled on pressure to derail President Nicolas Sarkozy's unpopular pension reform. Police broke up blockades at fuel depots in southern France but protesters ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-10-15T12:25:06Z)

Rescued miners OK in hospital, preparing for onslaught of attention as Chile impresses world

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile - Chile's 33 rescued miners posed with the president and were poked by doctors on Thursday, itching to reunite with families and sleep in their own beds for the first time since a cave-in nearly killed them on Aug. 5. Relatives were ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-14T20:33:03Z)

Police release identity of 5 killed in U.S.-23 smashup

Police have released the names of the five people killed Sunday in an accident on U.S.-23 in Livingston County. Heather Comstock, 19, of Okemos, Sarina Seger, 18, of Williamston and Matthew Kolstoe, 18, Okemos were killed. A fourth person in the Toyota ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-11T21:48:11Z)

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