Reuters - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has signed a multiyear distribution agreement with Redbox Automated Retail that will put Sony's DVDs, direct-to-video movies and catalog titles into Redbox's 17,000 self-service kiosks, where movies rent for $1 a night.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
SONY INKS DEAL WITH DVD RENTAL OUTFIT REDBOX (REUTERS)
Reuters - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has signed a multiyear distribution agreement with Redbox Automated Retail that will put Sony's DVDs, direct-to-video movies and catalog titles into Redbox's 17,000 self-service kiosks, where movies rent for $1 a night.
WE'RE NOT JUST IN ASIA TO CASH IN, SAY LIVERPOOL (AFP)
AFP - Liverpool insist they are not just in Asia to cash in on the lucrative commercial opportunities the region offers, but to give their fanatical fans a chance to see them in the flesh.
BRUCE LEE'S SIBLINGS AUTHORIZE CHINESE BIOPICS (AP)
AP - Bruce Lee's older sister and younger brother have authorized a Chinese company to make a series of biographical films about the late kung fu icon, saying they want to produce a historically accurate account of their brother's life.
DRAM PRICES TO KEEP RISING AHEAD OF WINDOWS 7 LAUNCH (PC WORLD)
PC World - The price of DRAM computer memory chips is on the rise as global PC makers gear up for back-to-school and holiday sales later this year, which could be stronger than expected due to the arrival of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system.
BREAKINGVIEWS.COM: BLANK CHECKS FIRING BLANKS
Deals involving special-purpose acquisition corporations that sat on cash and safe investments outperformed those that did deals.
REALLY?: THE CLAIM: RED WINE IS BETTER FOR YOU THAN WHITE
Which type of wine is best for your health?
Saturday, October 30, 2010
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INJURED WANG SUFFERS SETBACK IN RECOVERY (REUTERS)
Reuters - New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming has suffered a setback in his recovery from a shoulder injury delaying his rehabilitation, the team said on Monday.
CHIP MAKER PROFIT FALLS, BUT WORST MAY BE PAST
The chip maker said that its second-quarter earnings fell 56 percent from a year ago, clipped by a weak economy that the company expected would ?take some time? to strengthen.
DID CHANNING TATUM GET MARRIED TO SELL G.I. JOE TIX? (E! ONLINE)
E! Online - Convenient that Channing Tatum is engaged just as his G.I. Joe movie releases. Do publicists have a say in celeb marriage?
Friday, October 29, 2010
DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION: U.S. WITHHELD DATA ON RISKS OF DISTRACTED DRIVING
In 2003, researchers at a federal agency proposed a long-term study of 10,000 drivers to assess the safety risk posed by cellphone use behind the wheel.
JACKSON'S FATHER SUGGESTS FOUL PLAY IN SON'S DEATH (AP)
AP - Joe Jackson said in a televised interview Monday that he's taken his son Michael's death "very hard" and believes the doctor who took care of him could be behind the singer's demise.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
STORES GO DARK WHERE BUYERS ONCE ROAMED
The storefront vacancy rate in New York is at its highest point since the 1990s and is expected to grow.
ADVERTISING: BRINGING THE HUMAN FACTOR BACK TO PRO TENNIS
With 34 percent fewer Americans playing tennis, advertisers are trying to hook them emotionally to get them back on the court.
DEMOCRATS MAY LIMIT TAX INCREASES FOR HEALTH CARE PLAN
Congressional leaders suggested scaling back a plan to tax top earners and signaled a retreat from their ambitious timetable.
BARNES & NOBLE PLANS AN EXTENSIVE E-BOOKSTORE
The retailer said users will have access to up to a million titles within the next year, making it the world?s largest online bookstore.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
TOP EDITOR AT US WEEKLY IS DEPARTING
Janice Min, who helped turn the publication into the No. 2 celebrity magazine behind People, will leave next week.
STOCKS AND BONDS: MARKETS, BUOYED BY LEADING INDICATORS, GAIN MOMENTUM
Upbeat investors welcomed reports that the CIT Group was close to securing enough financing to avoid bankruptcy.
BOSTON GLOBE WORKERS AGREE TO CUTS
The guild?s vote may pave the way for widespread layoffs at the struggling paper as The New York Times Company tries to sell it.
VC INVESTMENTS PLUNGE 51 PCT TO $3.7 BILLION IN 2Q (AP)
AP - Venture capitalists cut their U.S. investments in half during the spring, the second-consecutive quarter to mark a more than 50 percent decline, leaving the money flowing to startups at the slowest trickle in 12 years.
OBAMA?S STRATEGY TO REVERSE MANUFACTURING?S FALL
Policy makers are looking for a way to revive manufacturing, a pillar of a powerful economy.
ADOBE OFFERS UP MORE FLASH TECHNOLOGY TO OPEN SOURCE (INFOWORLD)
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems will offer more of its Flash rich media application platform up to open source Tuesday, a move viewed by analysts as reactive to the fierce competition Adobe faces in the rich Internet application space from the Microsoft Silverlight platform.
MATSUI LIFTS YANKEES TO 2-1 WIN OVER ORIOLES (AP)
AP - Hideki Matsui homered off Jim Johnson in the ninth inning Monday night, giving the streaking New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
CLIPPERS TRADE RICHARDSON TO TIMBERWOLVES, SWAP TRIO (REUTERS)
Reuters - The Los Angeles Clippers have traded forward Quentin Richardson to the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard Sebastian Telfair and forwards Craig Smith and Mark Madsen, the NBA team announced on Monday.
RANGERS HIT 3 HRS OFF SMOLTZ TO BEAT RED SOX (AP)
AP - David Murphy and Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered on consecutive pitches, in the same inning Michael Young led off with a long ball, and the Texas Rangers beat the suddenly slumping Boston Red Sox 6-3 on Monday night.
QUERREY LEADS US HOPES AT INDY TENNIS (AFP)
AFP - US third seed Sam Querrey fired 11 aces in a first-round victory over Frenchman Arnaud Clement, proving a competent fill-in for Andy Roddick at the ATP Indianapolis Championships.
BIG ESTIMATE, WORTH LITTLE, ON BAILOUT
Just how much could the bailout of the financial system end up costing American taxpayers?
IN BRITAIN, JUDGE FINDS FOR GOOGLE IN LIBEL CASE
A High Court judge ruled that a schools operator could not sue Google, saying the site was not a publisher of negative comments posted by a Web user.
Monday, October 25, 2010
BOSTON GLOBE UNION APPROVES PAY CUT, CONCESSIONS (REUTERS)
Reuters - The Boston Globe's largest union voted by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on Monday to approve pay cuts and other concessions that would save the 137-year-old paper $10 million a year and allow The New York Times Co to sell it.
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
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PHILLIES BEAT CUBS 10-1, WIN NINTH STRAIGHT (AP)
AP - Raul Ibanez hit a three-run homer, Carlos Ruiz and Ryan Howard each went deep, and the Philadelphia Phillies won their ninth straight game, 10-1 over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.
BARNES & NOBLE LAUNCHES WORLD'S LARGEST EBOOK SHOP (AFP)
AFP - Barnes & Noble launched what it bills as the world's largest online electronic book shop with virtual shelves holding more than 700,000 titles.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
MICHAEL JACKSON'S MOM FOCUSED ON KIDS, NOT CONTROL (E! ONLINE)
E! Online - Despite her initial bid for control, Katherine Jackson is apparently cool with whatever her son wanted to do with his dough.
FERGIE SAYS TEVEZ NOT WORTH 25 MILLION - REPORT (AFP)
AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson has hit back at Carlos Tevez, saying the Argentinian striker wasn't worth the 25 million pounds that rivals Manchester City paid for him, reports said on Tuesday.
AS SPAIN?S ECONOMY FALTERS, BANK ROBBERIES RISE
Robberies in 2009 are running 20 percent ahead of 2007?s pace in the nation with Europe?s highest jobless rate.
DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION: U.S. WITHHELD DATA SHOWING RISKS OF DISTRACTED DRIVING
In 2003, researchers at a federal agency proposed a long-term of study of 10,000 drivers to assess the safety risk posed by cellphone use behind the wheel.
TWO EXECUTIVES PLEAD GUILTY IN ILLEGAL USE OF BONE CEMENT
The executives of Synthes Inc., a medical device maker, pleaded guilty for their role in illegal trials of bone-mending cements that led to three deaths.
Friday, October 22, 2010
PROFIT AT BOSTON SCIENTIFIC GROWS 61% AS SALES RISE
Beating expectations, Boston Scientific said its profit grew 61 percent in the second quarter on lower acquisition and restructuring costs and higher sales.
TOILET IS FIXED ON SPACE STATION
A broken toilet pump that was contaminating part of the system was repaired on Monday.
YAHOO JAZZES UP HOME PAGE WITH MAJOR MAKEOVER (AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc. is sprucing up its Web site's home page with a long-promised makeover that is supposed to make it easier to see what's happening at the Internet's other hot spots.
SINGER BUYS HOUSE IN NY NEAR WHERE HE WAS ARRESTED (AP)
AP - Former Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page has bought a new home in central New York next to the apartment where he and his girlfriend were arrested last July for cocaine possession.
CIT TO GET FINANCING FROM BONDHOLDERS
After four days of tense negotiations, the CIT Group has found investors willing to throw the foundering lender a financial lifeline.
THE RENT SIGNS ARE SPROUTING
With New Yorkers cutting back, the storefront vacancy rate is at its highest point since the 1990s and is expected to grow to over 10 percent next year.
BAN SET ON MINING CLAIMS ADJACENT TO GRAND CANYON
The Obama administration will place nearly one million acres of Arizona land near the Grand Canyon off limits to new uranium mining claims for two years.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
POP SWEETNESS, CASSIDY NOSTALGIA FUEL "ROCKITS" (REUTERS)
Reuters - Nothing gets at us like the music of our youth. We scream, dress up and get tattoos and years later are left with a mix of fondness, nostalgia and embarrassment. We are exposed for the soft, emotional fools that we really are.
OPEL GETS FINAL OFFERS, WITH MAGNA A FAVORITE
G.M. is to analyze the bids and review them with local governments and European Union commissioners.
BRITAIN?S CONSERVATIVE PARTY PROPOSES REGULATORY SHIFT
The party called for a dismantling of the supervisory structure created by Gordon Brown and moving power to the central bank.
BANKER WHO HELPED AVERT BAILOUT AT BARCLAYS TO LEAVE
Roger Jenkins, who helped the bank avoid a government bailout by winning Middle East investments, will start his own firm.
ON THE ROAD: A RACE TO PROVIDE WI-FI (BUT NOT THE VOICE PART)
Row44 is a new competitor in the market to help airlines provide Internet and related services to its passengers. But what about phone calls?
FREQUENT FLIER: GREASING PALMS WITH A HUNK OF CHEESE
Five pounds of Parmesan bought the head of a consulting firm a week at the Italian Embassy?s guest house in Nigeria.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
BRINGING THE HUMAN FACTOR BACK TO PRO TENNIS
With 34 percent fewer Americans playing tennis, advertisers are trying to hook them emotionally to get them back on the court.
TD AMERITRADE AGREES TO AUCTION-RATE BUYBACK
The retail brokerage firm, which will spend $456 million on the securities, is the latest to agree to a settlement with regulators.
BREAKINGVIEWS.COM.: BLANK CHECKS FIRING BLANKS
Deals involving special-purpose acquisition corporations that sat on cash and safe investments outperformed those that did deals.
SUMMER MOVIES HELP HASBRO?S RESULTS
Toys tied to summer movies helped offset international sales hurt by the stronger dollar. Hasbro?s profit rose 5 percent in the quarter.
MAC NEWS BRIEFS: MODEM MATE BOOSTS 3G MODEM SIGNAL STRENGTH (MACWORLD.COM)
Macworld.com - Nova media has released the Modem Mate external antenna, which offers up to 2 dBi of increased signal strength for 3G modems.
CHAIN PLANS AN EXTENSIVE E-BOOKSTORE
The retailer said users will have access to up to a million titles within the next year, making it the world?s largest online bookstore.
INDIA BECOMES R&D HOT SPOT AS HIGH-TECH FIRMS CUT COSTS (REUTERS)
Reuters - At Microsoft's research center in a leafy lane in India's tech capital, a new generation of researchers are being groomed half a world away from the software giant's sprawling headquarters in Seattle.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE DIGITAL DATA SELF-DESTRUCT
Computer scientists think that the software will be needed as more information is stored on centralized servers.
NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE DIGITAL DATA SELF-DESTRUCT
Computer scientists think that the software will be needed as more information is stored on centralized servers.
PROFIT DECLINES AT HALLIBURTON
Though results topped forecasts, second-quarter profit fell 48 percent for the oil-field services company.
NEW BARNES & NOBLE MULTI-FORMAT E-BOOKS DOG AMAZON (AP)
AP - Barnes & Noble Inc. on Monday stepped up its fight in the small but highly competitive market for electronic books with the launch of a new e-bookstore offering titles to be read on a variety of devices.
GOVERNMENT SLAMMED FOR FAILURE OVER BOGUS COLLEGES AND ECONOMIC MIGRANTS
Private colleges should face compulsory regulation to prevent ?bogus? institutions from operating as a front for illegal immigration, a parliamentary committee recommends today.
Monday, October 18, 2010
NEED MARIJUANA? YOUR IPHONE CAN HELP. (PC WORLD)
PC World - We've seen a lot of unexpected, and sometimes cool, iPhone apps approved by Apple, but today's news might top the rest. Apple has approved a marijuana--that's right, marijuana--app called "Cannabis," which lets users find the nearest (don't worry: legal) supplier of medicinal marijuana.
IRVIN: VICK DESERVES ANOTHER SHOT AT NFL (AP)
AP - Now that Michael Vick has finished a 23-month federal sentence for dogfighting, he shouldn't have to wait too much longer to return to the NFL, Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin said Monday.
IN BRITAIN, JUDGE FINDS FOR GOOGLE IN LIBEL CASE
A High Court judge ruled that a schools operator could not sue Google, saying the site was not a publisher of negative comments posted by a Web user.
TV OUTSIDER IS PICK TO LEAD WEATHER CHANNEL?S UNIVERSE
Michael J. Kelly has worked in private equity, and he was once the president of AOL Media Networks and a publisher of Entertainment Weekly.
SPOILER CHAT: ARE BLAIR AND CHUCK HAVING A THREESOME ON GOSSIP GIRL? (E! ONLINE)
E! Online - Everybody knows that Chuck and Blair are going to be hot and heavy this season on Gossip Girl, but how far will they go? The Internet is riddled with rumors of a threesome, but could that really happen on the CW? We've got the truth.
NASH AGREES TO TWO-YEAR EXTENSION WITH NBA SUNS (AFP)
AFP - Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash has agreed on terms to a two-year contract extension with the Phoenix Suns worth 22 million dollars, the star guard's agent said.
MAYFIELD ASK JUDGE TO UPHOLD INJUNCTION (AP)
AP - Attorneys for Jeremy Mayfield on Monday said a federal judge correctly granted an injunction that lifted the drivers' indefinite suspension for failing a random drug test.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
SWINE FLU VIRUS HITS ROYAL BALLET ON CUBA VISIT (REUTERS)
Reuters - Five members of Britain's Royal Ballet came down with the H1N1 swine flu virus during their just-ended visit to Cuba, but all have recovered, a spokeswoman for the dance company said on Monday.
A LONG WAY FROM NO. 1 TO 18 AT THIS GOLF COURSE (AP)
AP - Hit a few loose shots or three-putt the first green at Nullarbor Links and you'll have plenty of time to think about your errant ways before teeing off at the second.
SAUDI ARABIAN ASYLUM PRINCESS 'FEARED FLOGGING AND STONING'
The Saudi Arabian princess who was granted asylum in Britain after giving birth to an illegitimate child feared flogging and stoning if she was made to return home.
THE SISTERS WHO FACED DEPORTATION FROM THE UK
In May, Education Guardian reported on the plight of two 15-year-olds from a Hartlepool school who feared they might be arrested and removed from the UK at any time. The sisters came to the UK with their mother last year, after fleeing Sri Lanka, a country that has been in the grip of civil war for more than 25 years.
After their request and subsequent appeal for asylum were refused, staff and students started campaigning for the girls to remain in the UK.
With GCSE module exams coming up for the eldest girl, the headteacher, Joe Hughes, felt the uncertainty was causing unnecessary anxiety for the family.
According to the UK Border Agency (UKBA) enforcement guidelines, removal should not be planned within three months of GCSE, A-level or equivalent exams, unless "exceptionally, there is good reason to do so".
The UK's modular exam system means both girls will be taking exams every three months for the foreseeable future, so in theory, they should be able to remain.
The eldest girl, now 16, recently sat GCSE modules in religious education, maths and science. In her school report, her ceramics teacher writes that she is "a delight, an absolute star. It warms my heart to see her smiling face in lessons."
But the sisters (who wish to remain anonymous) are still uncertain about their fate. There has been no word of their father, believed to have been abducted by government officials in Sri Lanka, or of the 17-year-old brother they left behind. If they are returned to Sri Lanka, they will be killed, they say. "My mum is always crying," says the elder sister. "I get headaches and sometimes I can't sleep because I am thinking about this. I want to study hard but I find it hard to concentrate."
The school has twice written to the UKBA requesting confirmation that the girls will not be removed from the UK while public examinations are imminent. The letters remain unanswered. Until the UKBA responds, the girls will continue to live in fear of immigration officials arriving, unannounced, at their door.
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BROADMOOR'S HERITAGE STATUS BLAMED FOR HIGH SUICIDE RATE
Broadmoor hospital, Britain's best-known high-security mental institution, was forbidden from removing windows bars used by patients to hang themselves because it was felt it would damage the nation's architectural heritage, a report reveals today. Between 2001 and 2008, there were eight suicides, five by hanging, at the former Victorian asylum in Crowthrone, Berkshire, that houses about 260 of England's most dangerous and violent psychiatric patients. At the country's two other high-security mental hospitals ? Rampton in Nottinghamshire and Ashworth in Liverpool ? there was only one suicide over the same period.
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TEN SAUDIS SEEK ASYLUM AFTER PRINCESS IS ALLOWED TO STAY
Ministers are considering asylum applications for 10 Saudi Arabian nationals who claim they are at risk of persecution if they are forced to return to the Middle Eastern kingdom, it emerged last night.
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OBSERVATORY: MARITIME GROUP SEEKS CLEANER FUEL FOR SHIPS
The International Maritime Organization has adopted policies calling for reducing the sulfur content of marine fuels.
OBSERVATORY: MARITIME GROUP SEEKS CLEANER FUEL FOR SHIPS
The International Maritime Organization has adopted policies calling for reducing the sulfur content of marine fuels.
NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE DIGITAL DATA DISAPPEAR, ON PURPOSE
Computer scientists think that the software will be needed as more information is stored on centralized servers.
Friday, October 15, 2010
SUIT ACCUSES MAVERICKS OWNER OF DIVERTING PROFITS (AP)
AP - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is accused of wrongfully diverting millions of dollars from the NBA franchise's home arena to help make up for cash shortfalls incurred by the team, according to a lawsuit filed by a company controlled by the team's former owner.
TRENDS & INNOVATIONS - MONDAY (INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY)
Investor's Business Daily - Moviegoers are voicing snap judgments on films faster and to more people thanks to social networking services like Twitter, boosting their power to create a box-office hit or bomb. Marketers say that now if people don't like a just-released movie on Fri. night, the film can die by Sat. night. Media reports have speculated that the summer comedy "Bruno" suffered from a "Twitter effect," meaning audiences reacted quickly online to raunchy scenes, scaring people away. It made $14.4 mil in the U.S. and Canada on its first day, but then suffered a big 1-day drop, falling 39% to $8.8 mil.
ICELAND REACHES DEAL TO RECAPITALIZE BANKS
Iceland took an important step Monday toward rebuilding its tattered finances, announcing a deal to recapitalize three failed banks and give control of two of them to creditors.
SUSAN BOYLE CALLS FAME A "DEMOLITION BALL" (REUTERS)
Reuters - Susan Boyle, a singer who became a global star with a show-stopping performance on "Britain's Got Talent," has said in a television interview that her sudden fame was like a "demolition ball."
Thursday, October 14, 2010
SONY BIDS $50 MILLION FOR JACKSON REHEARSAL FILM (AP)
AP - Sony Corp.'s movie studio has bid $50 million to acquire the worldwide distribution rights to a film based on rehearsal footage for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" comeback concert series, according to a person familiar with the bid.
BARNES & NOBLE PLANS ONLINE BOOKSTORE TO BATTLE AMAZON
The retailer said users will have access to up to a million titles within the next year, making it the world?s largest online bookstore.
PELOSI WOULD LIMIT BREADTH OF SURTAX FOR HEALTH CARE
As Democrats sought to ease concerns over sweeping health-care legislation, the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said she would like a proposed income surtax to apply only to the highest wage-earners.
A CONVERSATION WITH ALAN BOSS: SEARCHING FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
Alan Boss has consulted with scientists for NASA?s Kepler space telescope on their mission of finding planets outside our solar system that might be hospitable to life.
AS SHARES RISE, DOW TURNS UP FOR YEAR
Upbeat investors welcomed reports that the CIT Group was close to securing enough financing to avoid bankruptcy.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
ARE MANUFACTURERS ALSO TOO BIG TO FAIL?
Industrial production has fallen 17.3 percent during the current recession and experts are looking for a way to revive this pillar of the middle class.
HOLIDAY '09 AT OLD NAVY, GAP AND BANANA REPUBLIC (FASHION WIRE DAILY)
Fashion Wire Daily - The coming holiday season this year at Old Navy, Gap and Banana Republic will be clothing centered around cozy, indoor activities; intimate, casual at-home parties and a focus on eye-catching, but affordable gifts.
HUGE HOLLYWOOD PROP HOUSE CLOSING AFTER 40 YEARS (REUTERS)
Reuters - Hollywood's second-largest prop house is going out of business with its owner saying he has fallen victim to film and TV production leaving California for other U.S. states that lure producers with tax incentives and fewer restrictions.
PROFIT ROSE 61% IN QUARTER AT BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
Beating expectations, Boston Scientific said its profit grew 61 percent in the second quarter on lower acquisition and restructuring costs and higher sales.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
BARNES & NOBLE UNVEILS STORE FOR DIGITAL BOOKS (REUTERS)
Reuters - Barnes & Noble Inc unveiled on Monday what it called the world's largest online bookstore, taking on Amazon.com Inc with over 700,00 titles readable on devices such as Apple Inc's iPhone.
WEATHER CHANNEL PICKS TV OUTSIDER AS CHIEF
Michael J. Kelly has worked in private equity, and he was once the president of AOL Media Networks and a publisher of Entertainment Weekly.
TI PROFIT, OUTLOOK BEATS; CAUTIOUS ON ECONOMY (REUTERS)
Reuters - Texas Instruments Inc posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and outlook, but was wary about declaring that the worst was over for the economy and demand for its chips.
Monday, October 11, 2010
GULBIS GUTTED BY GICQUEL IN INDY ATP OPENER (AFP)
AFP - French seventh seed Marc Gicquel drove another spike into the heart of a losing season on Monday for once-promising Ernests Gulbis, hammering the Latvian 6-2, 6-3 to reach the second round at the ATP Indianapolis Championships.
WITHDRAWAL METHOD FINDS ALLY
It?s good in preventing pregnancy, but not sexually transmitted diseases.
IN SPAIN, BANK ROBBERIES RISE
Robberies in 2009 are running 20 percent ahead of 2007?s pace in the nation with Europe?s highest jobless rate.
CHRIS BROWN APOLOGIZES FOR RIHANNA BEATING (AP)
AP - Chris Brown on Monday publicly apologized for the beating of Rihanna, saying in a two-minute video that he's still seeking help and wants to live his life as a role model.
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