Business - Los Angeles Times - 2010-09-03 13:32:03.

Stocks extend September rally after jobs report

stocks+extend+september+rally+after+jobs+reportNEW YORK — Stocks are on pace to break a three-week losing streak after an encouraging employment report lifted hopes about the pace of economic growth.


 

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World - Los Angeles Times - 2010-09-03 13:32:03.

Pakistan suicide bomb blast kills 58

More than 100 are injured in the assault on a Shiite procession in Quetta, which comes two days after similar attacks on Shiites in Lahore.

A suicide bomb blast targeting a Shiite procession in the southern city of Quetta on Friday killed 58 people and injured more than 100 others, police said. The explosion came two days after bomb attacks killed 35 people during a Shiite march in another Pakistani city.


 

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Filmmakers see 3-D as game-changing advance

Three-D is a fad, a gimmick, a get-rich-quick scheme by studios looking to wring a few extra bucks out of viewers. Except when it isn't. Filmmakers as diverse as "Avatar's" James Cameron and the directors of three lower-profile current releases see the...

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James Cameron - Avatar - Filmmaking - Movie - Get-rich-quick scheme

 

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No more bets: WA court says online bookie illegal

All bets are off at Betcha.com, a Seattle-based online bookmaker that couldn't skirt the state's gambling laws by making it optional for losing bettors to pay off wagers. In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the Washington state Supreme Court said Betcha.com...

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Washington - Gambling - Bookmaker - Supreme Court of the United States - Seattle

 

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Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit

Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal _ who smoked up to two packs a day _ puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an international outcry. His parents said he'd throw tantrums every time they tried...

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Indonesia - Tobacco smoking - Cigarette - Asia - Fishing

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Killing spree suspect's downhill slide

After Efren Valdemoro met Cindy Tran during a flirty encounter more than two years ago at a Vallejo beauty salon where she cut his hair, he struck her co-workers as kind and giving. "He used to bring us coffee and Filipino desserts. He was very generous,"...

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Vallejo California - Filipino people - Police - California Highway Patrol - Business and Economy

 

 

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