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G7 Ministers Announce 'Action Plan'

G7 finance ministers began a critical meeting today in Washington to address the "ongoing turmoil" in global financial markets: "Finance ministers and central bank officials from leading industrialized nations have kicked off a critical meeting at the U.S. Treasury Department...

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Today's Other Bailout: $25bn for Auto Makers, Bush signed. Revolving loans GM to save?

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GM Stocks Drop to 58-year Low

More bad news on the market front: as the Dow tumbled today, shares of General Motors declined even faster and more dramatically -- to a 58 year low of $4.65.For real-time updates on this topic, check out our...

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Newly-Approved Housing Bill Considered as Good Band-Aid

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Bush Tries to Calm World's Money Fears Before G7 Meeting

American President George W. Bush has "offered assurances" to the world that the U.S. government is 'doing all it can' to help keep its economy from tanking any further but, so far, the world remains unconvinced....

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Shanghai Launches Bike-Sharing Program

Shanghai has launched a great eco-initiative to encourage bike-sharing and cycling as an alternative to auto transport. The project allows commuters to pay a nominal fee to access bikes that allow them to cycle...

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Meat Loaf needs treatment after Q Awards

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Meat Loaf Released 'Like A Bat Out of Hospital'

Meat Loaf spent three days in a London hospital this week following the Q Awards ceremony. He has since been released and will loaf his way back across the pond for performances in Florida scheduled for next...

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Kiss CosmoGIRL! Magazine Goodbye

The final issue of CosmoGIRL! Magazine will be this December, as Hearst Magazines has decided to close shop on the teen fashion rag, to concentrate on its most successful publication, Seventeen magazine. ...

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Exclusive: Brad Pitt's Private Photos of Angelina Jolie

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Angelina Jolie's Private Photos in W Magazine

Brad Pitt's photos of his wife Angelina Jolie appear in a photo shoot for the November issue of W Magazine. The pictures, taken in August at the couple's French Chateau, reveal an intimate side of Jolie, including a...

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IBM Sells $3.9 Billion in Bonds

IBM sold $3.9 billion worth of bonds on Thursday "to cover pending maturities as the company enters the fourth quarter and approaches the new year". Shares in the technology giant fell $1.55, or 1.7 per cent, to...

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Lil' Kim Sued By Record Label for $2.5 Million

Rapper Lil' Kim is back in a lil' legal trouble: this time she's being sued by her record label for failing to deliver finished tracks as part of her current recording contract.And who gets their label to spend $12k...

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GNR Sets Release Date for 'Chinese Democracy'

At long, long last, the wildly-anticipated Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy, which has been more than ten years in the making, will finally see the light of day when it is officially released on November 23,...

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Charlize Theron to Pay for Wearing Wrong Watch

A warning to celebrities worthy of promoting fine products: be wary of the endorsement deals you sign. And loathe be the one who would wear more than one watch.Actress Charlize Theron is being forced to pay millions...

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French Writer J.M.G. Le Clézio Wins Nobel Prize for Literature

French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio has become the 14th French writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.On Thursday the Swedish Academy announced that Le Clézio had been awarded the $1.43 million...

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SNL Goes Live on Thursday Nights

As NowPublic member mchawk reported Thursday, Sarah Palin may go head-to-head with Tina Fey on an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live.But while we wait for that momentous comedic occasion to occur, we'll have the...

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Jason Priestley Returning to 90210

This new 90210 moves closer to the old 90210 every week: first it was Jennie Garth, then Shannen Doherty, and now Jason Priestley is on board to get involved in the CW network's revamped version of Beverly Hills,...

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Nick Nolte Escapes Flames, As Malibu Home Burns

Nick Nolte's Malibu home caught fire on Tuesday but the actor was able to escape without injury.Damages to Nolte's home are reported to be an estimated $1.5 million. "Nick Nolte escaped a fire that caused an...

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