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Gold Headed for Biggest 1-Day Gain in Nearly a Month

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Gold headed for its largest one-day rise in nearly a month on Monday and silver climbed almost 5 percent after Greece warned it will miss deficit targets set to avoid bankruptcy, unleashing a sell-off in equities and commodities.
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Dubai Official Challenges Gold Retails to be More Versatile

Gold retailers in the United Arab Emirates have to be more versatile with their products to avoid falling sales, a senior industry official said on Monday, defying retailers' complaints that the booming gold price has deterred customers.
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10 Best Math and Science High Schools in America

America has on its priority list to build its students' skills in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math, also known as STEM. But which schools are actually mastering teaching in these areas? The U.S. News & World Report for the first time released a list ranking math- and science-specific high schools.
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Alibaba's Ma: very interested in buying Yahoo

Jack Ma, the founder and CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is keen on buying Yahoo Inc if the opportunity presents itself and has held discussions with other potential buyers about options.
Two Chinese terracotta warriors are shown on display at the Bower Museum in Santa Ana, California, in this publicity photo released to Reuters September 30, 2011. The warriors are part of an exhibition called ''Warriors, Tombs and Temples: China

California's Bowers Museum Opens Tombs of China

The closest one may ever come to being touched by a deity may be at southern California's Bowers Museum when Warriors, Tombs and Temples: China's Enduring Legacy opens this week showing off an ornate case that holds a bone from the Buddha's finger.
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Gold Prices Hover in $35 Range

Gold prices hovered in a $35 range Friday, virtually spending the day unchanged, as investors fleeing sinking U.S. and European stocks divided their options between the greenback and the yellow metal.
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Gold Holds Gains but Heads for Worst Month Since Oct. '08

Gold jumped more than 1 percent on Friday after Germany's approval for expanding the euro zone bailout fund offered temporary relief to investors, but the precious metal was heading for its worst monthly decline in three years.
British singer Elton John performs during his concert in Istanbul

Elton John Brings 'Million Dollar Piano' to Vegas

Singer Elton John opened his new Las Vegas act at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, tickling the ivories on his new million dollar piano nicknamed Blossom that lit up to reflect the mood of each song.
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Gold Prices Rise in Choppy Trading

Gold prices rose on Thursday in choppy trade, with strong physical demand and gains in the euro lending support, but investors remained cautious towards the precious metal after this month's intense volatility.
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Knox crucified in murder case, lawyer says

American student Amanda Knox was a naive young woman publicly crucified and impaled to justify wrongly imprisoning her for murder, her lawyer told an Italian court on Thursday.
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen points to the crowd during the first inning of their American League baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Chicago, Illinois

Guillen Promises to Energize Slumping Marlins

The Florida Marlins named former Chicago White Sox skipper Ozzie Guillen as their new manager on Wednesday, hoping he can kickstart a new era for the struggling Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise.
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Carlos Slim's Minera Frisco Cutting Silver Hedges

Mexican miner Minera Frisco, owned by the world's richest man Carlos Slim, said on Tuesday it was cutting its silver and copper hedges for this year and next, citing a significant decline in metals prices.
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5 Reasons Gold Prices Just Took a Big Dive

Gold prices fell in the last week more than 10 percent, their longest such plunge since 1983, in a plunge that left the metal's reputation as safe-haven investment bruised, or worse.
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Gold Falls 1 pct on Dollar Strength; Investors Cautious

Gold slipped 1 percent in volatile trade on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar regained strength on doubts over the progress of Europe's efforts to tackle the region's debt crisis, while this week's brutal correction also kept investors at bay.

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