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  1. FTA Hacker

    Groupon files to raise $750 million in IPO

    EW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Groupon filed on Thursday to raise as much as $750 million in an initial public offering, revealing a short history filled with skyrocketing sales and steep losses. The highly anticipated filing offers the first public look at the finances of one of the tech scene's...
  2. FTA Hacker

    $202 million lottery ticket sold in New York

    New York (CNN) -- Someone in New York is holding a Powerball ticket worth $202 million, according to a New York Lottery official. The winning jackpot ticket in Wednesday night's drawing was sold at a Long Island stationery store, Maulik & Chandni in Lindenhurst. As of Thursday afternoon no one...
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    Ousted Egyptian officials fined $90.6m

    Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- A Cairo court has ordered the first ruling against Hosni Mubarak since he was ousted on February 11, fining him and his top officials more than $90 million for their role in cutting the mobile phone network and Internet service for five days. Adel Saeed, spokesman for...
  4. FTAGOD

    GM to invest $69 million in Michigan plant

    General Motors Co plans to invest $69 million and add about 2,500 jobs at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build the next-generation Chevrolet Impala large sedan and other cars, the company said. The plant will also build the new Chevrolet Malibu mid-size sedan alongside the Chevrolet...
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    Ex-IMF chief gets bail, set to leave jail

    New York (CNN) -- Former IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released Friday on bail from the jail cell on Rikers Island where he had been held for nearly a week, the New York City Department of Correction website said. His release came after Supreme Court Judge Michael Obus met Friday with...
  6. FTAGOD

    Swimmer's ear medical costs total $500M a year

    ATLANTA – The first national estimates of swimmer's ear say it causes about 2.4 million trips to doctors and hospitals in a year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said swimmer's ear cases amounted to about $500 million in annual medical costs — or roughly $200 per visit...
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    Woods to fall out of top 10 in world ranking

    For his golf, Tiger Woods is about to fall out of the top 10 in the world for the first time in 14 years. For his star power, he still ranks ahead of any other athlete. Woods, whose last win came 18 months ago at the Australian Masters, will drop to at least No. 11 in the next world ranking...
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    TV viewership up nearly a third for NBA playoffs

    NEW YORK – Television viewership is up nearly one-third for the NBA playoffs, and the conference finals are off to a strong start. Games in the first two rounds averaged an audience of 4.92 million people, compared with 3.74 million last year. The conference semifinals averaged 6.14 million...
  9. FTA Hacker

    Obama's wealth is at least $3.8 million

    WASHINGTON, -- President Barack Obama's wealth reaches upward of $3.8 million and possibly much higher, financial disclosure reports issued by the White House Monday show. The forms, which only provide wide ranges for each category, show most of his assets are tied up in treasury notes...
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    Regina hosting 2014 indigenous games

    Regina will play host to the 2014 North American Indigenous Games. The bid was put in by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Métis Nation of Saskatchewan, the province and the city. The two-week event attracts up to 10,000 athletes, coaches, and fans. The budget for the games is...
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    Regina hosting 2014 indigenous games

    Regina will play host to the 2014 North American Indigenous Games. The bid was put in by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Métis Nation of Saskatchewan, the province and the city. The two-week event attracts up to 10,000 athletes, coaches, and fans. The budget for the games is...
  12. CASPER

    "Fast Five", "Thor" top box office attractions

    "Fast Five," the fifth entry in the "Fast and the Furious" street-racing franchise, raced to the biggest opening of the year at the North American box office, while "Thor" was the top choice overseas. According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, "Fast Five" earned about $83.6 million during...
  13. CASPER

    Iraqi lawmakers approve $400M payment to Americans

    BAGHDAD – Iraqi lawmakers approved a controversial $400 million settlement Saturday for Americans who claim they were abused by Saddam Hussein. The multimillion dollar settlement is part of a deal reached between Baghdad and Washington last year to end years of legal battles by U.S. citizens...
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    Weinsteins settle "Scream 4" lawsuit

    "Scream 4" will hit theaters on April 15 without the specter of a lawsuit hovering over the horror sequel. Distributor the Weinstein Co. has paid to settle a $3 million lawsuit filed by producer Cathy Konrad, who claimed she was booted from the fourth installment on the franchise after it was...
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    How big of a difference is 16.2 million vs 16.7 million colors for an LCD monitor?

    I am planning to get an LCD monitor to replace a CRT monitor. Just wondering how much of a difference is there if I go with a 16.7 million color monitor over a 16.2 million color monitor? Would it be worth the extra money to go with the 16.7 million color monitor?
  16. CASPER

    Canadian music awards show to be super-sized

    Too much Canadian pop talent? Super size me! Canadian broadcaster CTV has stretched the Juno Awards, the country's music awards show on March 27, by 30 minutes to two and a half hours. The extension will help showcase star wattage like Juno nominees Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Eminem and Taylor...
  17. CASPER

    Nelly Furtado to give away $1 million Gaddafi fee

    Singer Nelly Furtado said on Monday that she will give away $1 million she received to perform in Italy for the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi has been condemned for using violence to quell a popular uprising, with the death toll from nearly two weeks of fighting estimated by...
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    We are in trouble...

    The population of this country is 300 million. 160 million are retired. That leaves 140 million to do the work. There are 85 million in school. Which leaves 55 million to do the work. Of this there are 35 million employed by the federal...
  19. CASPER

    "American Idol" powers Fox to another Thursday win

    "American Idol" powered U.S. network Fox to another win last night with "Idol" pulling in a 7.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 21.9 million viewers overall at 8 p.m. That put the network way ahead of CBS comedies "The Big Bang Theory" (3.7, 12.4 million) and "$#*! My Dad Says" (2.6, 9.7...
  20. CASPER

    Neeson's `Unknown' wins weekend with $21.8M debut

    Liam Neeson has proven himself a known quantity again at the box office. Neeson's thriller, "Unknown," debuted as the No. 1 movie with $21.8 million, following in the footsteps of his 2009 action hit "Taken," according to studio estimates Sunday. Another action tale, "I Am Number Four," opened...
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