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Six Retailers Recall Buckyballs And Buckycubes High-Powered Magnet Sets
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission or CPSC, together with six retailers said it is voluntarily recalling all Buckyballs and Buckycubes high-powered magnet sets sold… Continue reading
Ex-Goldman trader Taylor pleads guilty to wire fraud
By Lauren Tara LaCapra and Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc trader Matthew M. Taylor pleaded guilty on Wednesday to defrauding the Wall Street bank with an unauthorized $8.3 billion futures trade in 2007, saying he exceeded internal risk limits and lied to supervisors to cover up his activities Continue reading
1 of FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives surrenders
One of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives has voluntarily returned from El Salvador to Colorado. Continue reading
FCC potentially frees up more spectrum by approving new auction process
While it likely won’t quench the wireless carriers’ thirst for more spectrum anytime soon, the Federal Communications Commission on Friday took an important step toward opening up more airwaves for mobile data use by voting 5-0 to approve a new spectrum auction process that will reward television broadcasters for voluntarily relinquishing unused spectrum. The New York Times reports that “a portion of the proceeds” from the auctions will go to broadcasters that relinquish their spectrum licenses and notes that the government estimates the incentive auctions “could generate $15 billion” in total revenues. Continue reading
4.6 million Bumbo baby seats recalled after skull fractures
Bumbo baby seats, the colourful and moulded foam carriers, have been voluntarily recalled by their South African maker after reports of children falling from them and suffering minor injuries in Canada and 19 skull fractures in the U.S. Continue reading
Polish Central Bank Blames Mastercard for Interchange Deal Failure
Poland’s central bank Tuesday blamed MasterCard Inc. Continue reading
Choke Hazard Prompts Mars Petcare To Recall Pedigree Brand Wet Dog Food
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – Pet food manufacturer Mars Petcare U.S. Continue reading
‘Hazing’ Death: Suspects Hand Themselves In
Eight of the 13 people charged after a US university marching band member was beaten to death in an apparent ‘hazing’ ritual have voluntarily handed themselves in to police, officials said. Continue reading
Maldives elections set for 2013 in blow to ousted president
MALE (Reuters) – The Maldives on Wednesday chose July 2013 for a presidential election, spurning calls for early polls and risking more protests by supporters of former president Mohamed Nasheed, overthrown in what he calls a coup on the tropical atoll nation. Current President Mohamed Waheed Hussain Manik, who served as vice president under Nasheed, says his predecessor resigned voluntarily after protests triggered by the arrest of a judge Continue reading
