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Girl dies after receiving cervical cancer vaccine

A teenage British girl died after receiving a cervical cancer vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline, but a link between the death and the drug has not yet been established, health officials said on Monday.

Lynyrd Skynyrd lives on with God & Guns

As the lone surviving founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd still in the band, guitarist Gary Rossington says he's profoundly moved by the release of God & Guns, the Southern rock icons' first set of new material in six years.

Genesis preps live sets as hall of fame vote nears

Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks isn't taking his tuxedo to the dry cleaner yet. But he's hoping that the British prog rockers, who are on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, wind up collecting trophies at the March 15 induction ceremony in New York City.

More Than a Game a basketball triumph

This year you're not going to get a more exciting or thought-provoking movie filled with memorable characters and dramatic events than More Than a Game. This film from hitherto unknown documentarian Kristopher Belman is a sports movie only in the sense that Errol Morris' The Fog of War is a war movie.

U.S. home prices up in July, beating forecasts

U.S. single-family home prices in July rose from the previous month, surpassing forecasts and bolstering the case for housing market stability after a three-year plunge, Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday.

Clean tech investments soar worldwide: report

Global investment in clean technology roared back in the third quarter, driven by solar power and a public offering that underscores growing enthusiasm for the sector, Greentech Media reported on Monday.

Walgreen tops Wall Street view, shares soar

Walgreen Co, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, reported a quarterly profit that topped expectations as it began to benefit from a make-over that includes sprucing up stores and cutting jobs, sending its shares 10 percent higher.

Polanski fights extradition as Hollywood watches

Lawyers for Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski lodged an appeal with a Swiss court on Tuesday against his arrest on a U.S. extradition warrant to face sentence over having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977.

Updte 2 - Walgreen tops Wall Street view, shares jump

Walgreen Co, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, reported a quarterly profit that topped expectations, as it began to benefit from a make-over that includes sprucing up stores and cutting jobs, sending its shares higher.

Philip Seymour Hoffman disappoints in Othello

William Shakespeare's Othello has worked perfectly well onstage for more than 400 years, so it's a puzzlement as to why director Peter Sellars felt such the need to mess with it in his new production starring Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Halloween spenders still spooked this year

The economy is still spooking shoppers. U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $56.31 on Halloween this year, down from $66.54 in 2008, according to a National Retail Federation survey.

JPMorgan investment banking co-CEO leaves

JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday its co-chief executive of investment banking is leaving, one of several management changes that are part the bank's succession plan.

European shares dip; weak oils outweigh banks

European shares dipped on Tuesday after the previous session's sharp gains, dragged lower by commodity stocks, but financials offered support after BNP Paribas raised capital to shake off government influence.

Walgreen tops Wall Street view, shares jump

Walgreen Co , the largest U.S. drugstore chain, reported a quarterly profit that topped expectations, as it began to benefit from a make-over that includes sprucing up stores and cutting jobs, sending its shares higher.

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