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Fed Stimulus Hopes Buoy US Stock Futures

The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open Tuesday as investor sentiment turned positive amid hopes that the Federal Reserve would announce monetary easing measures this week to revive the economic growth momentum.

India Hiring Outlook Weakest in Over 3 Years: Manpower

Employees work on the floor of the outsourcing company WNS in Mumbai March 19, 2012.
Most U.S. employers are unwilling to add workers because of uncertainty around November's elections, the Federal budget, and the effect of Europe's slowdown, according to a quarterly hiring survey by ManpowerGroup. The pace of hiring is expected to slow in large emerging economies including China and India.

US Open Final: Andy Murray’s Winning Moments Against Novak Djokovic (PHOTOS)

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Andy Murray finally ends his country's 76 year long wait for a major Tennis title as he won over Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open final, Monday. He is the first Briton to win a grand slam singles title in the modern era. The last British who won a grand Slam was Fred Perry in 1936. He had won U.S. Championships the predecessor of US open then.
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Taliban Threaten To Kidnap Or Kill Prince Harry

The Taliban on Monday threatened to kidnap or kill British royal family member Prince Harry who has begun serving his new deployment in Afghanistan as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, four years after his first term was cut short because of untoward publicity.
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GoDaddy Sites Down, May Be Victim Of Anonymous Cyberattack

Customer sites operated by private GoDaddy.com reported major computer problems Monday due to an apparent cyberattck by Anonymous. Last winter, Intyernet activists attacked GoDaddy.com for its support of the Stop Online Privacy Act.
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WWE RAW Preview: Bret Hart Returns, Paul Heyman and CM Punk, John Cena Reacts

Monday Night RAW will be live tonight from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Que., Canada, featuring the return of Bret "The Hitman" Hart to the scene of the Montreal Screwjob. CM Punk and Paul Heyman's relationship will be explained and John Cena will likely retaliate before the two men meet Sunday in a WWE Championship match.
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Cut Sports, Cut Quality Of Life

For all of us who grew up with ample access to sports and the arts, it's difficult to see how our school systems have evolved, practically eliminating the character-building program of sports participation.
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Taliban Denies Claims It Will Negotiate Ceasefire

The Taliban has denied claims that it is willing to negotiate a ceasefire with U.S.-led NATO troops, rejecting an analysis by a group of Western academics who sat down for private discussions with former Talban officials.
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Miss The World Trade Center? Princeton’s Robertson Hall Remains Reminder

The twin towers of New York's World Trade Center destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001 were designed by Japanese-American architect Minoru Yamasaki. Just before he started work on it, he designed Robertson Hall, home of the Woodrow Wilson School, on the Princeton University campus. which has an uncanny resemblance to its former associates.
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Reflecting On The Towers: At The Center Of The World

Originally viewed in the 1970s as a project that added too much office space to Lower Manhattan, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center became a symbol not only for New York, but for the United States, for capitalism, for the cosmopolitan / urban life, for modernity itself.
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Global IT Spending To Rise 6% In 2012 To $3.6T: IDC

Venerable forecaster IDC predicted global spending on information technology this year will rise six percent to about $3.6 trillion, despite sluggishness in sector like PCs. The market also includes telecommunications services.

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