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Boston Gay Pride Parade — We Want Jason Collins to LEAD 2013 March

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ASIA MARKETS: Australia Stocks Advance; Hong Kong Vo

Australian stocks rose Monday, with financial issues helping lead the advance, while Hong Kong stocks swung between modest losses and gains at the start of a holiday-shortened week. Continue reading

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ASIA MARKETS: Australia Stocks Advance; Hong Kong Volatile

Australian stocks rose Monday, with financial issues helping lead the advance, while Hong Kong stocks swung between modest losses and gains at the start of a holiday-shortened week. Continue reading

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Measles Outbreak: First Death Feared

Health officials voice concerns that the epidemic in South Wales may lead to a death as cases are expected to double. Continue reading

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Christie Takes Lead at Walmart FLW Tour at Beaver Lake Presented by Kellogg’s

ROGERS, Ark., April 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Rayovac pro Jason Christie of Park Hill, Okla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday to take the lead on day three of the Walm… Continue reading

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ASIA MARKETS: Japan Stocks Rally Onward To Lead Asia Markets

Japanese stocks jumped to lead Asian stocks early Thursday, as the yen stayed on a weak trajectory. Continue reading

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Senate confirms White to head SEC

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Mary Jo White's nomination as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, making her the first former prosecutor to lead the federal agency that oversees Wall Street. Continue reading

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Best Buy slashes prices for iPad 3

Retailer Best Buy is offering a 30 percent discount on its current stock of Apple iPad 3 tablets in the United States, a spokeswoman for the world’s largest consumer electronics chain said on Wednesday. Retailers typically slash prices on products in the lead-up to a major launch of a new iPad or iPhone as a way of clearing old inventory, analysts have said. “We’re not discounting the price of iPa… Continue reading

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ASIA MARKETS: Asia Stocks Slump, With Japan Weak On Rising Yen

Asian markets were down Thursday tracking a negative lead from Wall Street, with a stronger yen hitting the Japanese market ahead of the Bank of Japan’s meeting outcome. Continue reading

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Asian Markets Trade Marginally Higher

CANBERA (dpa-AFX) – Asian markets are mostly trading in positive territory on Tuesday, with investors shrugging off a weak lead from Wall Street, where stocks drifted lower overnight amid some dis… Continue reading

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