Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Image via WikipediaWhile Wall Street and Washington fret about how badly investment banks could damage the economy, Tuesday provided a fresh reminder that commercial banks could be a bigger problem as the second wave of the credit crisis begins its run.
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Actress Lynda Carter wasn't expecting trouble, but she found it on the Potomac River in Washington.
The "Wonder Woman" star was rowing on the river Wednesday when she spotted the body of a woman floating face down in the water, according to Starpulse.com.
Carter immediately called 911 after her gruesome find, ...
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim McKay, the veteran and eloquent sportscaster thrust into the role of telling Americans about the tragedy at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died. He was 87.
McKay died Saturday of natural causes at his farm in Monkton, Md. The broadcaster who considered horse racing his favorite ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Image via WikipediaNEW YORK (MyFoxNational) -- Friday is National Doughnut Day, and to mark the occasion, Krispy Kreme is giving away freebies at some locations around the country. What better way can you possibly start the weekend than to get a free doughnut on your way to work?
Perhaps by going ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Sen. Jim Marzilli, D-Arlington, was arrested in Lowell Tuesday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a female on Middle Street, said Corey Welford, spokesman for the Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone.
Marzilli is currently being booked in Lowell on charges that include attempt to commit a crime, simple assault and battery, resisting arrest, ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Image via WikipediaLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed McMahon, who for decades appeared as Johnny Carson's sidekick on "The Tonight Show," is fighting to avoid foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills home, according to published reports.
The former "Star Search" host was $644,000 behind on payments on $4.8 million in mortgage loans ...
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