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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather

General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Retail sales rise more than expected in August AP – 1 min ago

WASHINGTON – Retail sales jumped in August, spurred by widespread gains beyond the increases of auto and gasoline sales that economists expected. Full Story »

President Barack Obama arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in
Obama to talk with autoworkers, AFL-CIO members AP – 2 hrs 8 mins ago
Muntadhar al-Zeidi, center, an Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at former
Iraqi shoe thrower released; says he was tortured AP – 1 hr 41 mins ago

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U.S. News

Yale University student Annie Le is seen in this undated handout...

Yale apologizes for 'Killer Cover Letters' e-mail

AP – 53 mins ago

Yale University officials are apologizing for an e-mail notifying students about a job-search workshop named "Killer Cover Letters" that was sent out as police investigate the killing of a graduate student. Full Story »

World News

A crowd of onlookers are gathered outside the historic Federal...

World markets steady in search of recovery signals

AP – 30 mins ago

European and Asian markets were steady Tuesday while Wall Street was expected to edge down on the open as investors looked ahead to economic indicators for clearer signs of a global recovery. Full Story »

Entertainment News

Film director Michael Moore speaks during a news conference...

No more docs? Moore mulls post-`Capitalism' career

AP – 2 hrs 9 mins ago

Michael Moore says he made his latest documentary, "Capitalism: A Love Story," as though it were his last. And it might be. Full Story »

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Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, holds up the championship trophy after AP

Del Potro leaves Federer in daze with US Open win

AP – 1 hr 18 mins ago

NEW YORK – Roger Federer sat in his sideline chair, listening to the music, gazing into the distance — the glassy-eyed look of a defeated man. Full Story »

Oakland Raiders running back Michael Bush, right, carries the ball past San

Rivers leads Chargers past Raiders 24-20

AP – Tue Sep 15, 2:34 am ET
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) passes during an NFL football

Brady rallies Patriots past Bills, 25-24

AP – Mon Sep 14, 10:55 pm ET

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Retail sales rise more than expected in August

AP – 1 min ago

WASHINGTON – Retail sales jumped in August, spurred by widespread gains beyond the increases of auto and gasoline sales that economists expected. Full Story »

Wholesale prices soar 1.7 percent in August

AP – 5 mins ago
A crowd of onlookers are gathered outside the historic Federal Hall where U.S. President Barack Obama was speaking in the heart of Wall Street in New

Stock futures rise after upbeat retail sales data

AP – 3 mins ago
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  • Obama Says U.S. Must Avoid Removing Economic Stimulus Too Soon

    Bloomberg – Mon Sep 14, 6:36 pm ET  

    Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said recent data suggest the U.S. economy is returning to growth and the administration must avoid removing stimulus programs prematurely. Full Story »

  • Magna says to cut 10,500 jobs at Opel

    AFP – Mon Sep 14, 12:49 pm ET  
    Opel employees are reflected in the rim of an Opel Admiral old-timer... AFP/DDP

    FRANKFURT (AFP) - The co-head of Canadian auto parts maker Magna said Monday that it planned to cut 10,500 posts at loss-making German car maker Opel once it completes its takeover of the General Motors' unit. Full Story »

  • Re-elected Norway premier to fight climate change

    AP – 1 hr 54 mins ago  
    Norway's Prime Minister and Labor Party leader Jens Stoltenberg,... AP

    OSLO - Norway's prime minister on Tuesday said fighting climate change would be a priority in his second term after his left-leaning government beat a splintered opposition to win re-election. Full Story »

  • In Buying Mint, Intuit Looks to Revitalize

    BusinessWeek – 36 mins ago  

    Last year, Intuit's legal department sent a threatening letter to Mint.com demanding that the upstart rival in personal finance software explain its breakneck pace of growth. The correspondence was leaked and Intuit was upbraided in the blogosphere for what looked like bullying behavior. Even Intuit CEO Brad Smith later professed dismay. "It looked like Goliath picking on David," Smith said in an April interview with BusinessWeek. At the same sitting, Smith praised Mint's "brilliant" approach to helping consumers manage their money on the Web. Full Story »

  • Recession forcing retailers to think small

    AP – Wed Sep 9, 6:22 pm ET  
    In this photo made Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, a customer looks at... AP

    NEW YORK - The Great Recession and Americans' retreat into thriftiness are teaching retailers a new lesson: How to survive when consumers are focused on "needs" rather than "wants." Full Story »

  • Wells Fargo fires exec over Malibu house scandal

    Reuters – Tue Sep 15, 2:34 am ET  
    A view of the beachside front of a home at 106 Malibu Colony... Reuters

    NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co has fired a senior vice president after investigating reports she held lavish parties at a foreclosed beachfront Malibu house owned by the bank. Full Story »

  • France eyes role in South Stream pipeline: Russia

    AFP – 21 mins ago  
    French electricity utility EDF's headquarters in Paris. France... AFP/File

    MOSCOW (AFP) - France is eyeing participation in Russia's South Stream pipeline, seen as a rival to the EU-led Nabucco project for gas supplies to Europe, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's spokesman confirmed on Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Intuit buying Mint.com for 170 mln dlrs

    AFP – Mon Sep 14, 12:34 pm ET  
    Financial software company Intuit Inc. announced on Monday that... Intuit

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Financial software company Intuit Inc. announced on Monday that it has agreed to purchase personal finance website Mint.com for 170 million dollars in cash. Full Story »

  • UK mortgage lending rises in July

    AP – Mon Sep 14, 5:00 am ET  

    LONDON - U.K. mortgage lending rose significantly in July for the second straight month but the market is likely to remain subdued for some time, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said Monday. Full Story »

  • Campus Life: A User's Guide

    BusinessWeek – 36 mins ago  

    For each of the past four years, BusinessWeek has ranked the nation's best undergraduate business programs, asking business students their opinions on everything from professors and facilities to career services and work load. With this information, prospective students interested in studying business have a roadmap to where they might want to start their college search and what to look for in a business program. Full Story »

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - September 15, 2009
New York now leads the world's great cities in the number of people around whom you shouldn't make a sudden move.
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David Letterman (1947 - )
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)
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Television is more interesting than people. If it were not, we would have people standing in the corners of our rooms.
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Alan Corenk
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It's a lot like nature. You only have as many animals as the ecosystem can support and you only have as many friends as you can tolerate the bitching of.
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Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive Comic, 08-16-05
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