All Stories from October 22, 2012 (Change date)
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Romney blimp makes emergency landing in south Fla.Oct 22, 2012 9:24 am - DAVIE, Fla. — High winds forced a blimp-like aircraft carrying an advertisement for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to make an emergency landing in South F...
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Postseason won’t be any easier for BenetOct 22, 2012 9:21 am - As the volleyball playoffs are served up this week, Benet finds itself in a familiar spot. The team to beat. Funny how things have changed in two months’ time. In August...
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Why Greg Smith left Goldman SachsOct 22, 2012 9:06 am - Greg Smith wrote the essay that echoed across Wall Street like a thunderclap. Smith was a vice president at Goldman Sachs until March. He announced his departure from t...
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Weakened, al-Qaida in Afghanistan tries comebackOct 22, 2012 9:04 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan’s mountainous eas...
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Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, docs sayOct 22, 2012 9:00 am - Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms — it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, th...
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States throw up hurdles to getting abortionsOct 22, 2012 9:00 am - It’s legal to get an abortion in America, but in many places it is hard and getting harder. Just this year, 17 states set new limits on abortion; 24 did last year, accor...
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FedEx sees online shoppers powering holiday recordOct 22, 2012 8:55 am - NEW YORK — FedEx expects to ship 280 million packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas, up 13 percent from a year ago, thanks to consumers’ growing fondness for shoppi...
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Hasbro 3Q profit falls 4 pct, revenue dropsOct 22, 2012 8:55 am - PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Weakness in its boys and preschool categories globally and the stronger dollar pushed toy maker Hasbro Inc.’s third-quarter net income down by 4 percen...
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Russia’s Rosneft buys out TNK-BPOct 22, 2012 8:55 am - MOSCOW — Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft strengthened its hold on the country’s lucrative oil industry when it sealed a $61 billion deal, buying TNK-BP, the joint ...
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Philips Q3 earnings rise, growth economies helpOct 22, 2012 8:55 am - AMSTERDAM — Royal Philips Electronics NV, the maker of electric shavers, light bulbs and medical imaging equipment, saw earnings more than double in the third quarter, t...