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Sandy victims prepare for subdued Thanksgiving

Sandy victims prepare for subdued Thanksgiving
By MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The things that Marge Gatti once cherished are lying on what's left of her deck, spattered in mud, like a yard sale gone awry. The white fur coat she bought for $80 at an auction. Family videos. A peach-colored glass creamer from England. Books

Stocks slightly higher at the open on Wall Street

Stocks slightly higher at the open on Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday on Wall Street ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. In the opening minutes of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up seven points at 12,795. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up a point at 1,389. And the Nasdaq composite

Stocks edge up ahead of Thanksgiving break

Stocks edge up ahead of Thanksgiving break
NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market crept higher Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Major market indexes got a slight lift after news broke of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The truce was announced by Egypt's foreign minister and confirmed by Israeli

Stocks slightly higher at the open on Wall Street

Stocks slightly higher at the open on Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday on Wall Street ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. In the opening minutes of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up seven points at 12,795. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up a point at 1,389. And the Nasdaq composite

India secretly hangs lone surviving Mumbai gunman

India secretly hangs lone surviving Mumbai gunman
By ERIKA KINETZAssociated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) - India secretly executed the lone surviving gunmen from the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, four years after Pakistani gunmen blazed through India's financial capital, killing 166 people and shattering relations between the nuclear-armed

Groupon shares climb after hedge fund buys a stake

Groupon shares climb after hedge fund buys a stake
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Groupon Inc. added more than 10 percent Tuesday after a hedge fund said it bought a 9.9 percent stake in the battered online deals company. THE SPARK: Tiger Global Investments LP disclosed its purchase of 65 million shares in a securities filing on Monday. Tiger Global

Hedge fund buys 9.9 percent stake in Groupon

Hedge fund buys 9.9 percent stake in Groupon
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Groupon are up in after-hours trading after a hedge fund disclosed it bought a 9.9 stake in the online deals company. Tiger Global said in a regulatory filing that it owns 65 million shares of the Chicago company, which faces slowing revenue growth and accounting

Wedding trade expects boost from gay-marriage laws

Wedding trade expects boost from gay-marriage laws
By CLARKE CANFIELDAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - In the two weeks since Maine voters approved a law allowing same-sex marriage, Clay Hill Farm has been getting phone calls and emails from gay couples inquiring about open dates and wedding packages at the restaurant and wildlife

Selena Gomez ditches Justin Bieber at dinner date

Selena Gomez ditches Justin Bieber at dinner date
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Trump steakhouse in Las Vegas fails inspection

Trump steakhouse in Las Vegas fails inspection
By KEN RITTERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas Strip restaurant bearing the initials of celebrity financier Donald Trump was briefly shut down after health inspectors found violations including month-old caviar and expired yogurt. DJT, the signature steakhouse at the Trump