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Super Bowl 2012: Fratelli Rossetti Teams up with NBC Sports for Some Fancy Footwork

Super Bowl 2012 is just days away and both the New England Patriots and New York Giants are mapping out their game plans. But, at Super Bowl XLVI, the players are not the only ones who will be sporting some fancy footwork. Italian brand Fratelli Rossetti has been tapped to provide its luxury footwear the team of NBC Sports Super Bowl 2012 commentators.
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Bloomberg Budget: Pensions a 'Ticking Time Bomb'

At his presentation of the his budget proposals for the remaining fiscal year and for Fiscal Year 2013, Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned of the increasing cost of the pension system that, as he said, is in dire need of reform. Right now, our pension system is fairly described as a ticking time bomb, he said during the presentation.
Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan on Tom Brady: 'We Was Both in Special-Ed School Together'

Tracy Morgan may be attracting more attention for his behavior lately than his comedy. In addition to accusations of neglecting his mother, Morgan made a memorable appearance on the Jimmy Fallon Show this week. I grew up with Tom Brady, Morgan said on the talk show last night in Indiana. We was both in special-ed school together. Tom Brady used to wear a crash helmet on the little bus, spit on the window.
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$3B WWII Wreck and Other Sunken Treasures Around the World

Treasure hunter Greg Brooks claimed he has located the wreck of a World War II British merchant ship that was carrying a load of platinum now worth $3 billion. The ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II and should Brooks' location of the ship proves accurate, he will find one of the richest sunken treasures ever discovered.
While exercise can curb people's risk of type 2 diabetes, it has not been clear whether it can stave off gestational diabetes.

Yo-Yo Diet Not Tied to Early Death

Despite earlier concerns, dieters who repeatedly lose weight and then gain it back aren't at higher risk of early death than people who don't yo-yo diet, according to a new report.
Planned Parenthood Vs. Komen

Komen Struggles to Defuse Planned Parenthood Crisis

The world's leading breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, struggled on Thursday to defuse a growing crisis over its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion and birth control services.
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Aon Posts Higher Profit

Aon Corp., the world's largest insurance broker, posted a higher quarterly profit that narrowly beat market estimates on higher revenues from its human resources segment.
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Sunken Wreck Holds $3B in Platinum ... Maybe

A Maine seafarer said he had found the wreck of a World War II merchant ship off the Massachusetts coast, sunk while carrying a cargo of the precious metal platinum valued today at nearly $3 billion, an unprecedented find that has raised some doubts.
Former Credit Suisse employee David Higgs walks away after appearing in United States Court in the Manhattan borough of New York

Analysis: Obstacles High for More Mortgage Prosecutions

Despite the determination of President Obama to take Wall Street to court for the financial crisis, prosecutors face an uphill struggle to win more convictions like the two they scored on Wednesday against former Credit Suisse Group AG mortgage traders.

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