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Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gearMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. -- Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business -- if you run a bike shop. Commuters around the country are dusting off their old two-wheelers -- or buyi...
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Mortgage cos. reveal damage from housing crisisMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Broad damage in the mortgage industry was in full view Monday as a number of companies posted dismal first-quarter earnings, but there were also some hope th...
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New library planned for U of CMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Renowned architect Helmut Jahn has designed a new library at the University of Chicago that will be partially underground and topped with a glass dome. The library will ...
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United clinches Premier League titleMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - WIGAN, England -- Manchester United won its 10th Premier League title in 16 years Sunday, getting a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo and another goal from Ryan Giggs to be...
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Chicago police wound man in shootingMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Authorities say Chicago police have shot and seriously wounded a man in the South Side's West Englewood neighborhood. Officers reportedly responded to a call ...
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H&R Block reports fees up 9% in 2008 tax seasonMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A late-season rush of tax filers helped H&R Block Inc. to its strongest tax season since 1999, the nation's largest tax preparer said Monday. H&R Blo...
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El Al places firm order for Boeing 777-200ER jetsMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Chicago-based Boeing Co. has announced a firm order from El Al Israel Airlines for four 777-200ERs. The extended-range passenger jets are worth $850 million a...
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NBC anoints Fallon as Conan O'Brien successorMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Jimmy Fallon's kindergarten yearbook at St. Mary of the Snow in Saugerties, N.Y., listed him as "most likely to take over for David Letterman." Letterman's n...
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Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town might not rebuildMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - PICHER, Okla. -- Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came. A...
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Apple: iPhone sold out in U.S., UKMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the ...