All Stories from December 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Peugeot, GM unveil joint-venture modelsDec 20, 2012 5:24 am - PSA Peugeot Citroen and GM have unveiled the first vehicles they will develop together as part of a joint venture they hope will reduce costs and re-energize their busin...
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Oil prices drop as US ‘fiscal cliff’ talks stallDec 20, 2012 5:23 am - By midday in Europe, benchmark crude for February delivery was down 10 cents to $89.88 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract...
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Bernard Madoff brother to face victims in NY courtDec 20, 2012 5:23 am - NEW YORK — The suspense surrounding the sentencing of the brother of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff will largely be absent because a plea agreement makes a 10-year prison ter...
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U.S. budget talks keep markets nervousDec 20, 2012 5:22 am - AMSTERDAM — World markets were mixed Thursday as investors weighed an apparent turn for the worse in U.S. political leaders’ attempt to reach an agreement on fiscal poli...
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Government prepares to sell General Motors stockDec 20, 2012 5:21 am - DETROIT — The U.S. government’s short stint in the auto business is coming to an end. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it will sell its remaining stake in Gen...
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U.S. Mint testing new metals to make coins cheaperDec 20, 2012 5:20 am - PHILADELPHIA — When it comes to making coins, the Mint isn’t getting its two cents worth. In some cases, it doesn’t even get half of that. A penny costs more than two ce...
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Hundreds of flights canceled as snow startsDec 20, 2012 5:00 am - Gas up the snowblower and break out the shovels because the first recorded snowfall in 290 days has begun. A winter storm warning is now in effect and lasts until 3 a.m....
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'Worlds Away' an emotionally underwhelming 3-D spectacleDec 20, 2012 5:00 am - "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3-D" isn't a great movie by any stretch of the back muscles, but it can't be beat as a 91-minute commercial for the organization's live ci...
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Survival thriller 'Impossible' perfect blend of danger, humanityDec 20, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'The Impossible' "The Impossible" ranks as the greatest vacation-gone-bad movie of all-time so far. Plus, it's one of the most intense, tautest a...
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Crime thriller 'Reacher' a reach for CruiseDec 20, 2012 5:00 am - There's no way anyone can watch the opening of Christopher McQuarrie's action thriller "Jack Reacher" - a shooter randomly guns down five people along a Pittsburgh water...