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US Supports Solar Despite Solyndra Bankruptcy -DOE

The Obama Administration has no intention of walking away from investing in renewable energy projects despite the bankruptcy of a high-profile solar panel maker backed by federal loan guarantees, a top U.S. Energy Department official said on Wednesday.
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Do Teen driving Restrictions Save Lives?

Programs that keep young drivers from taking the wheel at night, or with a car full of teens, may reduce the risk of fatal crashes in some drivers -- but increase that risk in others, according to a U.S. study.
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SEC Examines Rules on Raising Private Capital

The top U.S. securities regulator has formed an advisory panel of fast-growing companies and venture capital funds as it reviews whether it needs to update rules on how private companies can access public investors.
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Oaktree Offers $670 Million for Jakks, Says May Go Hostile

Oaktree Capital Management Funds sent a letter to Jakks Pacific (JAKK.O) on Tuesday, outlining its intention to buy the toymaker and take it private in a $670 million deal, after repeated rebuffs from the company since the offer was made in March.
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SunPower Looking at Downstream Acquisitions

U.S. solar company SunPower Corp (SPWRA.O) is actively looking at acquisitions that would complement its residential and commercial project businesses, Chief Executive Tom Werner said on Tuesday.

Clint Eastwood Opposes Banning Gay Marriage

One of the few Republicans of Hollywood, Clint Eastwood, doesn't really care about who marries who, and feels that controversy surrounding gay marriage is pointless. In the October issue of GQ Magazine, Oscar winning director and charismatic actor says that everybody should be given a chance to have the life they want.
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Crews Make Progress Against California Wildfires

Cooler weather gave firefighters a chance to begin knocking down flames of three major wildfires burning on Tuesday in Central California, and evacuation orders were lifted for most residents in the fires' path.
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U.S. in Criminal Probe of eBay Employees

U.S. prosecutors have launched a criminal probe into whether eBay Inc employees took confidential information from classified ad website Craigslist as eBay sought to build a rival service, a copy of a grand jury subpoena obtained by Reuters shows.
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World Chefs: Moore steps out from the shadows

Russell Moore felt it was time to strike out on his own three years ago after working more than two decades at the birthplace of new American cuisine -- Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California.
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TCW, Gundlach court drama reaches closing arguments

Star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach and his inner circle plotted to destroy Trust Company of the West by forming a competing firm while they were still employed by TCW, a TCW attorney said in closing arguments in a trial over alleged theft of trade secrets.

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