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Gold Price Drops on Fed's 'Operation Twist'

Gold prices plummeted more than 3 percent Thursday after the Federal Reserve pronounced the economy seriously ill but then prescribed what many traders and analysts saw as a virtual aspirin.
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North Korea Seeks to Reopen Nuclear Talks with U.S.

North Korea wants a second round of dialogue with the United States, possibly next month, as part of renewed efforts to restart talks on disabling the its nuclear weapons program, a South Korean official said Thursday.
Death Row Inmate Troy Davis Executed in Georgia

Troy Davis Executed as Last Appeals Are Rejected

The state of Georgia Wednesday night executed Troy Davis, who was convicted of killing a Savannah police officer 22 years ago, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal for a stay.
  Late last year, AT&T slapped a deployed U.S. soldier with a "bill shock" of $16,000

Judge Sets February 13 Date for AT&T Antitrust trial

A U.S. judge set a February 13 start for a trial over whether AT&T Inc can buy rival T-Mobile USA, a compromise between the companies' desire for a quick resolution and the Justice Department's request for more time to prepare its case.
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New York Fracking Lawsuit Could Set Local Zoning Precedent

A Denver-based natural gas company has sued a small town in New York state over its ban on natural gas drilling, a case that may set a precedent on how local governments in the Empire State can regulate the controversial process known as fracking.
Elizabeth Taylor poses as she arrives for a A.R. Gurney's play ''Love Letters'' at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles in this December 1, 2007 file photo.

Elizabeth Taylor's designer clothes to be auctioned

Designer clothes owned by Hollywood legend and fashion icon Elizabeth Taylor, including haute couture by Chanel, Yves St. Laurent and Dior, will be sold at auction in New York, Christie's said on Wednesday.
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Michigan Car Bomb Injures Father and Two Sons

A Michigan man and his two sons were seriously injured by a car bomb late Tuesday, but all three are expected to survive. Police are investigating whether the attack was random or targeted at one of the victims.
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New York Mom Allegedly Abducts Her 8 Kids from Foster Facility: Police

New York police are on the lookout for a 28-year-old Manhattan mom who abducted her eight children from a foster-care facility. Police say Shanel Nadal took the children without permission from the agency. She was visiting her children at the Forestdale agency in Queens when she took them. The ages of the child range from 11 months to 11 years old, according to reports.

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