NEW YORK – Daniel Wachira likes to play with trucks and sing “Itsy Bitsy Spider.” From the right side, he looks like any other bubbly 4-year-old. But Daniel was abandoned at birth and left on a trash heap in Nairobi, Kenya, where he was mauled by dogs and nearly killed. …
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WASHINGTON – “Wardrobe malfunctions” and other indecency may soon cost broadcasters 10 times more in federal fines. Both the Senate and House have now passed legislation to dramatically increase penalties for broadcasters that break federal rules and air profane or indecent material during certain hours. The two bills still have …
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MILWAUKEE – Proclaiming Miller Genuine Draft as “Beer. Grown Up,” Miller Brewing is repositioning the brand to woo sophisticated 20-somethings — a segment that’s straying from domestic brews in favor of light beer, imports, spirits and wine. From helping launch a fashion designer on the Sundance Channel to partnering with …
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PHILADELPHIA – The City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a plan to blanket the city’s 135 square miles with a high-speed wireless Internet connection, a measure that mayor is expected to sign soon. If the system is fully deployed by the third quarter of 2007 as planned, Philadelphia would be …
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TAL AFAR, Iraq – A homicide bomber on Tuesday killed at least 17 people and injured 35 after detonating his pickup truck in a market in the Iraqi northern city of Tal Afar, police said. The casualties included civilians, police and army members and U.S. troops were on the scene …
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LONDON – Not so fast, Justin. American sprinter Justin Gatlin thought he broke the 100-meter world record last Friday at the Qatar Grand Prix in Doha, earning the title of world’s fastest man. It turns out he only equaled the record, and will have to share it with Jamaican rival …
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The number of Asian-owned businesses is growing at twice the national average for all businesses, according to a new Census Bureau report. Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s NEW Small Business page. The bureau’s latest installment of the 2002 Survey of Business Owners, released Tuesday, reported that the number of Asian-owned …
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NEW YORK – Fewer workers were told to hit the road last month. The outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas says there were nearly 60,000 job cuts announced in April. That’s 8 percent below March’s level. The auto industry continues to set the job-cutting pace. Challenger says that sector announced …
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WASHINGTON – The Postal Service said Wednesday it wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents — to 42 cents — and suggested a “forever” stamp that people could use as hedge against future rate inflation. The changes would take effect in the spring of 2007 …
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