Articles filed under Associated Press
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U.S., Canadian dollars reach parity in valueSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - TORONTO -- The Canadian dollar reached parity with the U.S. dollar Thursday for the first time since November 1976. Known as the loonie because of the bird pictured on t...
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Top 10 musicSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Here are the top 10 music hits as they appear in Billboard magazine. Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold. Ho...
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Notre Dame offers Jones release from scholarshipSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame might release Demetrius Jones from his scholarship, after all, as long as the sophomore quarterback transfers to a school that is not on t...
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Greinke shuts down SoxSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Zack Greinke may have ended the debate over whether he should be a starter or a reliever. Greinke struck out a career-high 10 and pitched 2-hit ball ...
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Forbes magazines list of 400 richest AmericansSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The ranking of American billionaires as estimated by Forbes magazine, listed by state. Listings include rank, name, age where known, wealth in billions of dollars and so...
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Euro rises above $1.41 for first time before slipping backSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - FRANKFURT, Germany -- The dollar briefly fell to another low against the euro Friday in European trading before regaining some ground. Breaking above $1.41 for the first...
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Ex-astronaut's defense aims to change imageSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Not so long ago, nobody would speak for Lisa Nowak. Accusations that the former astronaut had made a diaper-assisted, 1,000-mile drive to confront a wom...
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Goldman Sachs third-quarter profit beats expectations on investment banking, tradingSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Thursday reported third-quarter results well ahead of Wall Street projections, as the world's largest investment bank realized ga...
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California farmers fight for truthful olive oil labelingSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - MARTINEZ, Calif. -- This fall, Tom Powers will harvest his olives and press them into oil -- Alhambra Valley authentic extra virgin olive oil with a distinctive peppery ...
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Arbitrators find Landis guilty of doping, rule he must forfeit 2006 titleSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - PARIS -- Floyd Landis lost his expensive and explosive doping case today when arbitrators upheld the results of a test that showed the 2006 Tour de France champion used ...