All Stories from April 18, 2012 (Change date)
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UK prosecutors consider charges over phone hackingApr 18, 2012 5:32 am - LONDON — Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service says it is considering criminal charges in four cases related to tabloid phone hacking and other alleged misconduct by repor...
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Royal Jordanian CEO resigns, denies RJ for saleApr 18, 2012 5:32 am - AMMAN, Jordan — The head of Jordan’s national carrier has announced his resignation and says Royal Jordanian is open to merger possibilities but is not for sale. Hussein...
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Pound spikes after Bank of England minutesApr 18, 2012 5:32 am - LONDON — The Bank of England reined in market expectations of a further round of economic stimulus for the U.K. after minutes of the last rate-setting meeting released W...
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Asia stocks rise on Japan hopes, Europe retreatsApr 18, 2012 5:32 am - BANGKOK — Asian stocks catapulted higher Wednesday amid speculation Japan might take new measures to spur its economy, but European shares scaled back a day after postin...
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Ex-Fla. hedge fund manager Nadel dies in prisonApr 18, 2012 5:30 am - BUTNER, N.C. — A Florida hedge fund manager sentenced to 14 years in prison after cheating investors of $168 million has died. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billin...
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Stern fails to win $300M payday in Sirius suitApr 18, 2012 5:30 am - LOS ANGELES — Howard Stern’s hopes for a $300 million payday from Sirius XM Radio Inc. have been dashed by a judge. His show’s Twitter feed said the shock jock was “real...
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007 gets a new publisherApr 18, 2012 5:30 am - NEW YORK — James Bond has a new American publisher: Amazon.com. The online giant has acquired rights from the late Ian Fleming’s estate for North American rights to his ...
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Minor changes in place for Cog Hill's top courseApr 18, 2012 5:30 am - Cog Hill is off the PGA Tour calendar this year for only the second time since 1991, but that won't keep owner Frank Jemsek from tweaking his Dubsdread layout that hoste...
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Sales up for Pulitzer fiction finalistsApr 18, 2012 5:30 am - NEW YORK — With no fiction winner for Pulitzer followers to buy this year, some are settling for one or more of the three finalists. The publishing industry was surprise...
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A reminder on words and respectApr 18, 2012 5:00 am - Words, we know, are powerful. Some are so formidable that polite people can abide no more of them than their first letter. In a few cases, they carry such force that the...