All Stories from May 5, 2012 (Change date)
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Stunts in 'The Avengers' demand a blend of fighting stylesMay 05, 2012 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The werewolf and vampire battles of "Twilight," Jason Bourne's super-agent skirmishes and the sword swinging of "Conan the Barbarian" were all just warm-up...
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Weekend picks: Free comic books for all todayMay 05, 2012 6:00 am - Shazam! Free comics Saturday, May 5, is Free Comic Book Day, in shops across the world. Many comic stores are giving away a free comic to patrons, with no strings attac...
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CondoTalk: An association should invest reserve fundsMay 05, 2012 5:55 am - Q. Our association’s reserve fund is in a checking account that does not yield any interest. Can an association invest reserve funds and, if so, are there any restrictio...
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Microchip buying Standard Microsystems for $828.8MMay 05, 2012 5:34 am - CHANDLER, Ariz. — Chip maker Microchip Technology Inc. is purchasing wireless technology company Standard Microsystems Corp. for about $828.8 million in a move to expand...
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Mortgage professor: Good luck trying to negotiate mortgage broker’s feeMay 05, 2012 5:32 am - Q. I refinanced last year and negotiated the fee I paid the mortgage broker. Now, I want to refinance again to take advantage of lower rates, but my broker tells me the ...
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On homes and real estate: First-timer is franticMay 05, 2012 5:27 am - Q. I am a first-time homebuyer. Two months ago, I put in an offer on a house, which after a day or two of counter offers was accepted. Since then, I have been completing...
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Mike Isabella’s Kitchen With a ViewMay 05, 2012 5:00 am - Mike Isabella ended his second — and more successful — stint on “Top Chef” just three months before opening Graffiato, an Italian restaurant in Washi...
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Target phasing out Amazon's KindleMay 05, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Target Corp. is phasing out Amazon.com Inc.'s e-reader Kindle at its more than 1,700 stores and its website. Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder said that the de...
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Inside Spike Mendelsohn's Home KitchenMay 05, 2012 5:00 am - Should he ever build it, Spike Mendelsohn has elaborate plans for his dream kitchen. "It's in Maui, overlooking the ocean," he says. "It has a huge marble island, gas a...
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Whose federal budget ideas do you follow?May 05, 2012 5:00 am - Paul Ryan has stated that his budget was “informed by” the Catholic Church’s “social magisterium” — i.e., its teaching, among other things, “to prevent the poor from sta...