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Flash Mobs: 5 Things to Know

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Flash mobs are increasing -- and becoming increasingly dangerous and frightening. Why is this phenomenon happening, and how can it be stopped?
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Will Moody?s Downgrade US ?AAA? Rating?

Following Fitch?s affirmation of ?AAA? rating to U.S. debt, which was in sharp contrast to S&P?s downgrade, the focus now turns to whether Moody?s will retain top rating for the US.
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Gold Likely to Hit New Highs This Year

The continuing sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone and S&P?s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating have increased the safe haven demand for gold and the prices have reached new highs. But investors remain skeptical whether there could be further rally in the price.
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Riots, wild markets: Did space storms drive us mad?

Rollercoaster financial markets and the worst riots Britain has seen in decades have made it quite a week for a time of year that is usually so dead the newspapers are filled with "silly season" tales of amusing pet antics.
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Texas Governor Perry to run for US president

Texas Governor Rick Perry, a staunch conservative with a Washington outsider's resume, will seek the 2012 Republican nomination for U.S. president, his spokesman said on Thursday, adding a top contender to the party's field of hopefuls.
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Israel okays 1,600 settler homes for East Jerusalem

Israel's interior minister has given final approval for a plan to build 1,600 settler homes in East Jerusalem, a project whose announcement last year during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden caused a diplomatic rift with Washington.
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US stock futures rise helps pare Asia losses but Europe is key

U.S. stock futures rose 1 percent on Thursday after a sharp drop on Wall Street overnight, limiting losses in Asian share markets, though the focus was shifting to how Europe reacts to a sovereign debt crisis that is now threatening its banking system.
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Volume on Gold Futures, Options Hits Record

CME Group, which owns the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Globex electronic trading platform for trading futures and options, said Wednesday it hit a record volume in gold futures and options.

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