Judge to let Hostess liquidation proceed

Hostess Brands Inc. on Wednesday won permission from a U.S. bankruptcy judge to begin shutting down, and expressed optimism...

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Bartender wounded in hotel stabbing: 'It was bone-chilling'

Bartender Bradford Burner didn't stop to think when he heard someone screaming and saw a man race through the Westin Hotel and...

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HP alleges Autonomy wrongdoing, takes $8.8 billion charge

(Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard stunned Wall Street by alleging a massive accounting scandal at its British software unit Autonomy that will cost the company the majority of $8.8 billion in charges. It was the latest in a string of reversals that have renewed questions about the basic competence of the storied company's board and senior managers. HP said on Tuesday it discovered...

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Rutgers joins the Big Ten, leaving Big East behind

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — As the Big East was being picked apart, Rutgers was looking for a way out and a new place to show off a football program that has been resurrected in the past decade.Not only did Rutgers find that escape hatch, the Scarlet Knights ended up in one of the most desirable neighborhoods in college sports.Rutgers joined the Big Ten on Tuesday, leaving the Big East behind and cashing...

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OB/GYNs back over-the-counter birth control pills

WASHINGTON (AP) — No prescription or doctor's exam needed: The nation's largest group of obstetricians and gynecologists says birth control pills should be sold over the counter, like condoms.Tuesday's surprise opinion from these gatekeepers of contraception could boost longtime efforts by women's advocates to make the pill more accessible.But no one expects the pill to be sold without a prescription...

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Ex-'Price is Right' model wins suit against show

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury says a former model on "The Price is Right" was discriminated against by producers because of her pregnancy.The Superior Court jury awarded $776,944 to Brandi Cochran on Tuesday after deliberations that began last week.City News Service reports that a second phase of the trial will determine whether Cochran should be awarded punitive damages.The 41-year-old Cochran...

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Hostess, unions agree to mediation

Hostess Brands Inc agreed in court on Monday to enter private mediation with its lenders and leaders of a striking union to...

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Fatal Indianapolis explosion now a homicide investigation

Authorities have launched a criminal homicide investigation into the house explosion that killed two people and damaged numerous homes in an Indianapolis neighborhood. Indianapolis Homeland Security Director Gary Coons made the announcement Monday evening. Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry says search warrants are being executed and that official are looking for a white van that was seen in the...

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U.S. ITC will review Apple, Samsung patent decision

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission will review a judge's decision which found that Apple did not violate patents owned by Samsung Electronics in making the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad. An administrative law judge at the ITC had said in a preliminary ruling in September that Apple was innocent of violating the patents. The ITC, which could have opted to simply...

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Marlins salary dump to Toronto finalized

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins' latest payroll purge received final approval Monday from the commissioner's office, and as the team's top baseball executive began to discuss the deal during a conference call, a bad connection generated waves of reverberating noise that filled the phone line.Nearly a week after the Marlins swung their widely ridiculed trade with Toronto, negative feedback keeps coming.Commissioner...

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