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Italy sees early grape harvest

By Colleen Barry Associated Press
Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - SOAVE, Italy -- The time-honored traditions of Italian winemaking have been thrown out of rhythm by the earliest harvest on record in 70 years. There was little autumn p...
Discover profit falls in difficult market

Associated Press
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Discover Financial Services' profit fell 16 percent in the third quarter, its first quarter as an independent company, as the credit card issuer struggled wi...
Briefs: ComEd customers will get credits

Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- ComEd customers can expect to see lower electric bills starting in October. The utility said Tuesday it will begin this week to issue $250 million in credits ...
Polygamist leader guilty

Associated Press
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. GEORGE, Utah -- The leader of a polygamous Mormon splinter group was convicted Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape for forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry her 19-...
GM strike not expected to drag on

Associated Press
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Unlike the 1970 United Auto Workers' strike against General Motors, which went on for 69 days and helped push the nation into a recession, industry watchers p...
RC2 recalls five more Thomas & Friends wooden toys

Bloomberg News
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Oak Brook-based RC2 Corp., the designer of collectible toys, said it's voluntarily recalling 269,000 Chinese-made Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway products, the second su...
Bill seeks to shield kids from racy in-flight flicks

Associated Press
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. -- Prompted by parents' complaints about sex and violence in in-flight movies, two congressmen introduced legislation Tuesday calling for airlines to creat...
Jobs needed to stem slide

By Philana Patterson Associated Press
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Crumbling consumer confidence and slumping home sales could prove to be a bad combination for retailers and the broader economy going into the holiday shoppi...
Congress votes to tighten up Iran sanctions

Associated Press
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Congress signaled its disapproval of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a vote Tuesday to tighten sanctions against his government. The swift rebuk...
Nike makes shoe for American Indians

Associated Press
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Nike on Tuesday unveiled what it said is the first shoe designed specifically for American Indians, an effort aiming at promoting physical fitness in ...

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