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LeGarrette Blount Proves Himself, Lifts the Buccaneers Over Winless Colts on MNF

LeGarrette Blount, runningback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, stole the show on MNF yesterday as he led the Bucs to a win over the Colts.

Scarlett Johansson Takes Picture With NYC Mayoral Candidate at Fundraiser

Actress Scarlett Johanson held a fundraiser Monday for Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's 2013 campaign for mayor.

Yankees Reluctantly Put Faith in A.J. Burnett

After losing last night 5-4 to the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees now must rely on a finicky, talented yet inconsistent pitcher. In other words: A.J. Burnett.

A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles

Using Twitter for Research Reveals Trends in Global Sentiment

Cornell University scientists in New York have just completed a social behavior study focusing on Twitter. Published in the journal Science, the research was based on a two-year period of observations recording 509 million tweets from 2.4 million users. Scientists gathered participants from 84 different countries to determine whether there were any trends or correlations to people's moods across regions.

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Occupy Wall Street Protest: NYC Bus Drivers File Lawsuit, Don't Want Busses Used in Protests

A union representing New York City bus drivers filed a lawsuit to stop the police department from making drivers leave their routes to transport detained Occupy Wall Street protestors.

Ashley Portero Oct 03, 2011

Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed (L) comes up from behind to slap the ball from the hand of New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez in the first quarter of their NFL football game in Baltimore, Maryland

Sunday Night Football wins ratings night, Pan Am slips

Sunday Night Football was the highest-rated program of the night Sunday, pushing NBC to an overall win for the evening, while Pan Am lost about 20 percent of its rating from last week's series premiere, according to preliminary numbers.

IBT Staff Reporter Oct 03, 2011

Sprint to buy 30.5 mln iPhones over 4 years-WSJ

Sprint Nextel Corp (S.N) has agreed to buy at least 30.5 million iPhones over the next four years, involving a commitment of about $20 billion, whether or not its customers want to buy the devices, according to a Wall Street Journal story.

IBT Staff Reporter Oct 03, 2011

U.S. President Barack Obama tours Solyndra, Inc., a solar panel manufacturing facility in Fremont

Solyndra Scandal: E-mails Show White House Questioned Solyndra's Viability Early On

A series of emails released by the House Of Representative's Energy and Commerce committee show that Solyndra investors as well as White House officials questioned Solyndra's financial stability as early as December 2009.

Ashley Portero Oct 03, 2011

A man uses an Apple iPhone in Santa Monica, California August 24, 2011.

Sprint to Buy 30.5 Million iPhones Over Four Years: Report

Sprint Nextel Corp has agreed to buy at least 30.5 million iPhones over the next four years, involving a commitment of about $20 billion, whether or not its customers want to buy the devices, according to a Wall Street Journal story.

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Feel-good Jets offer NHL upbeat start to new season

The re-launch of the Winnipeg Jets offers a feel-good story to start the 2011-12 National Hockey League (NHL) campaign and help push back dark clouds that hovered over the hockey world after a grim offseason.

IBT Staff Reporter Oct 03, 2011

On Supreme Court's slate: foul language, butt shots on TV

The Supreme Court is back, and it's got Cher swearing.

IBT Staff Reporter Oct 03, 2011

Apple iPhone 5 Release: Experts Spar Over Specs

With Apple's next iPhone announcement just a day away, experts and analysts make their last-minute predictions on what the world can expect to see come out of Cupertino tomorrow.

Dave Smith Oct 03, 2011

Professor Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren of Karolinska Institute announces the 2011 Nobel Physiology or Medicine laureates during a news conference in Stockholm

Winners of 2011 Nobel Medicine Prize

The 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, was awarded on Monday to Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffmann jointly for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity and the other half to Ralph Steinman for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity.

IBT Staff Reporter Oct 03, 2011

Andy Rooney Was a Class Act ... Conan O'Brien, Not So Much

I will always have fond memories of Andy Rooney. He offered to sit down for a dual interview with Conan O'Brien. I thought two cantankerous comedians would make a good, interesting interview.

IBT Staff Reporter Oct 03, 2011

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

S&P 500 Index Falls to Low for 2011

From its May 2011 high, the index is down about 19 percent, very close to the 20 percent decline required for a bear market.

Palash Ghosh Oct 03, 2011

LA puts PST time stamp on art world

A city once thought to have less culture than a bowl of yogurt, Los Angeles is challenging that notion with an epic exhibition, Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980.

IBT Staff Reporter Oct 03, 2011

American Airlines Shares Plunge on Bankruptcy Fears, Waves of Pilots Retiring

Year to date in 2011, AMR shares have plummeted more than 60 percent.

Palash Ghosh Oct 03, 2011

Flaherty Says Greek Crisis Worse, Warns of Meltdown

The Greek debt crisis is getting worse rather than better, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Monday as he urged European leaders to take clear and decisive action to avoid a banking meltdown.

IBT Staff Reporter Oct 03, 2011

Red Sox GM Theo Epstein to the Chicago Cubs?

Could Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein be the next vital member of the organization to leave? Possibly, according to reports.

John Talty Oct 03, 2011

Occupy Los Angeles Influenced by Occupy Wall Street Protest, But No Arrests Yet

Occupy LA has been protesting since Saturday but no arrests have been made yet unlike its Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Boston counterparts.

Jason Van Hoven Oct 03, 2011

Cancer Kills Nobel Physician Before Hears of Prize

A scientist who won the Nobel prize for medicine on Monday used his own discoveries to treat himself for cancer, but died of the disease just days before he could be told of the award.

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Yahoo!, ABC News Announce Online News Alliance

Yahoo! and ABC News announced Monday that they will join forces on a news alliance to deliver content to more than 100 million U.S. users each month. The deal increases the reach of Yahoo! News, which already reaches more unique users than any other news site.

IBT Staff Reporter Oct 03, 2011