All Stories from October 29, 2012 (Change date)
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U.S. seeks Algeria’s support in possible Mali moveOct 29, 2012 7:52 am - ALGIERS, Algeria — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Algeria’s assistance on Monday for any future military intervention in Mali, pressing the North ...
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Mass. shuts down another compounding pharmacyOct 29, 2012 7:44 am - BOSTON — Massachusetts shut down another compounding pharmacy over sterility concerns after a surprise inspection prompted by the nationwide meningitis outbreak linked t...
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A state-by-state look at the East Coast superstormOct 29, 2012 7:07 am - Hurricane Sandy is churning off the East Coast and is expected to join up with two other weather systems to create a huge and problematic storm affecting 50 million peop...
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Hurricane claims famous tall ship off NC coastOct 29, 2012 7:05 am - ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The final hours of the HMS Bounty were as dramatic as the Hollywood adventure films she starred in, with the crew abandoning ship in life rafts as...
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Oil falls as Hurricane Sandy bears down on USOct 29, 2012 7:04 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices fell Monday as a gargantuan storm headed to the heavily populated U.S. East Coast. Benchmark oil for December delivery was down 75 cents to $85.53 a...
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Hurricane Sandy grounds thousands of flightsOct 29, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Hurricane Sandy brought air travel to a halt in the Northeast Monday, grounding thousands of flights and upending travel plans across the globe. Planes and pa...
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Pearson, Bertelsmann confirm publishing tie-upOct 29, 2012 6:57 am - BERLIN — Pearson PLC has confirmed that it will merge its Penguin Books division with Random House, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann, in a deal that wi...
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World stocks down, NYSE closes trading floorOct 29, 2012 6:56 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets fell Monday as a mammoth storm heading toward the eastern U.S. caused the New York Stock Exchange and CME Group to shut trading floors. Sto...
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Prowler at Cruise’s home turns out to be neighborOct 29, 2012 6:56 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Police say a security guard at actor Tom Cruise’s house used a stun gun on a would-be prowler, but the man turned out to be an intoxicated neighb...
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Layoffs, perks, labor costs trap French govtOct 29, 2012 6:55 am - PARIS — The 35-hour work week? Untouchable. The social safety net? Untrimmable. So how on earth can France’s Socialist government keep its promise to make the country, a...