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Glenn Beck Awaits Approval to Turn Former Church Site into Studio

Right-wing pundit Glenn Beck's latest mission seems to be converting a former site of Gateway Church into his new multimedia studio. Beck's company, Mercury Radio Arts has put forward a request to the city of Southlake to rezone the 13.67 acres at 2121 E. Southlake Blvd. that used to house Gateway Church's worship center into a zone that would house radio, television, Internet broadcasting and production studio uses, NBC reported. The company is waiting for an approval.

Yahoo Q3 Earnings Slump

Yahoo Q3 Earning Slumps
Yahoo reported a 23 percent decrease in third-quarter earnings as its search engine revenue halved down from last year. However, its earnings and revenue came in above Street expectations.
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Harrisburg Goes Local in Tapping Bankruptcy Lawyer

You might think the capital city of a U.S. state would tap a high-powered, national law firm to handle its bankruptcy case. But when Harrisburg, Pennsylvania filed for bankruptcy last week, it hired a one-lawyer, local shop with no bankruptcy experience.
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Apple's Radical Roller Coaster Ride

For Apple, the month of October will be one to remember, and one to forget. It's been a radical roller coaster ride for the Cupertino, California-based company to say the least, with the highest of highs and lowest of lows in the span of less than three weeks.
Zinfandel grapes grow in a Napa Valley, California vineyard that supplies grapes to Frank Family Vineyards

Cool California Weather Keeps Winemakers Waiting

Hollywood executive and winery owner Frank Rich says the movie and wine businesses have plenty in common -- especially as this year's late California harvest has winemakers waiting in the wings for grapes to ripen.
Video wall displays Intel's logos at the unveiling of its second generation Intel Core processor family during news conference at CES in Las Vegas

Intel Shares Jump on Upbeat Outlook

Intel Corp shares rose nearly 4 percent on Wednesday, the day after the chipmaker forecast an upbeat fourth quarter that underscored its strength in emerging markets, and prompted at least seven brokerages to raise their price target on the stock.
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Apple Q4 Earnings Fall Short of Forecasts

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported a 54 percent surge in fourth quarter earnings on continued strong sales of its Macintosh computers, iPhones and iPad devices. In a rare instance, Apple's earnings and revenue came in below Street's view.
Inmate Gregory Powell is shown in this undated photograph released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to Reuters

Onion Field killer denied compassionate release

A terminally ill prisoner whose 1963 murder of a policeman was chronicled in the book and film The Onion Field was denied compassionate release on Tuesday after he said he didn't want to be freed, officials said.
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Apple Announces Weak Quarterly Results; Shares Dive

Apple Inc. (AAPL) announced its quarterly results on Tuesday. The company reported earnings of $7.05 per share for the quarter and revenue for the same period was up 39.0 per cent on a year-over-year basis.
PlayStation Vita Doomed to Fail Research Suggests

PlayStation Vita Release Date and Specs Revealed: Will You Buy it?

The PlayStation Vita release date and specs have been revealed. Sony's highly-anticipated next-gen portable console will be hitting stores in North America, Latin America and Europe on Feb. 22, 2012, according to SCEA's CEO and President Jack Tretton at the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday.
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California Nuclear Plants Face Uncertainties Says S&P Report

Many factors are converging to create additional risk for owners of California nuclear plants during the relicensing process, according to an article published today on RatingsDirect on the Global Credit Portal. The Ground Shaking Reality For California's Nuclear Power notes that, in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, California is likely to carefully evaluate relicensing its two nuclear power plants.
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Actor sues Hangover 2 makers saying they stole his life

Why anyone would publicly admit that The Hangover 2 was based on his own life is a mystery, but that's exactly what's happened in a lawsuit filed by an aspiring actor and filmmaker who claims the movie's makers lifted the plot from his life experiences.

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