Crime up and down in the city
WOOD - GRAND RAPIDS - Serious crimes are up slightly in the city, while less serious crimes declined in 2007. That's according to the 2007 Crime Statistics obtained by 24 Hour News 8 Tuesday. Robberies, burglaries and aggravated assaults were all up in 2007
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Fitch reaffirms Baxter's ratings
MSN MoneyCentral - NEW YORK (AP) - Fitch Ratings reaffirmed its outlook for medical products and services company Baxter International Inc. Tuesday, citing continued improvement in operating performance and strong credit. Fitch said the company has a stable outlook and
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US Senate gets mobile home-radio bill
MSN MoneyCentral - (AP) - An effort spurred by a deadly tornado that struck southern Indiana to require weather-warning radios in many new manufactured homes has moved to the U.S. Senate. Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., said Monday he was introducing a bill that would mandate
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The Pistons host the Sonics
Hoops World - The Sonics have lost seven of their last 10, but they arrive in Detroit as winners, flying high off an overtime win over the Timberwolves. The Pistons should prove to be a tougher opponent, though, especially now that they're finally back on their
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Judge: Nassau's mine restrictions can proceed
Times Union - NASSAU -- A Supreme Court judge refused Tuesday to grant a West Sand Lake mining company an injunction to stop the town from passing a Comprehensive Plan that includes tough restrictions on industrial mining. Town officials and anti-mining forces
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Stocks pull off lows on bargain hunting
MSN MoneyCentral - NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street came well off its lows Tuesday as investors snapped up bargain stocks on newfound optimism about a bond insurer rescue plan, as well as upbeat comments from Amazon.com Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. The stock market had
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Police: Powder found in Vegas hotel-casino room not hazardous
WLOX - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police have given the all-clear after authorities checked an unidentified white powder a man reported finding in a Las Vegas Strip hotel room. Authorities say a substance found Tuesday in a room at the Excalibur hotel-casino is not
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Fremont Receives Default Notices
Los Angeles Business Journal - The parent company of Fremont Investment & Loan announced Tuesday it had received default notices from two investors who purchased $3.15 billion in home loans in March of last year. The declarations of default were triggered when the bank’s net
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Harvard tries women-only gym hours
Times Union - BOSTON -- Harvard University has banned men from one of its gyms for a few hours a week, a move to accomodate Muslim women who, for religious and cultural reasons, cannot exercise comfortably in their presence. The policy is already unpopular with
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