Archive for June, 2009

Rockies’ Jason Marquis beats Dodgers with 2-hitter (AP)

AP – Jason Marquis pitched a two-hitter to become the first 10-game winner in the National League, leading the Colorado Rockies over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 on Tuesday night.

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Rockies’ Jason Marquis beats Dodgers with 2-hitter
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Book Talk: Author Adichie doesn’t mind her own business (Reuters)

Reuters – Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a professional eavesdropper: she admits a lot of what she writes is based on what she’s overheard.

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Book Talk: Author Adichie doesn’t mind her own business
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Monster online jobs index dips in June (Reuters)

Reuters – A monthly gauge of online labor demand in the United States fell a touch in June and its decline slowed on a year-over-year basis, suggesting stabilization in the jobs market, a private research group said on Wednesday.

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Monster online jobs index dips in June
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Federer, Murray eye dream Wimbledon final (AFP)

AFP – Roger Federer and Andy Murray are locked on collision course for a dream Wimbledon final, but a giant Croatian and a wily Spaniard stand in their quarter-final paths on Wednesday.

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Federer, Murray eye dream Wimbledon final
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BofA’s asset management unit gets lukewarm bids: report (Reuters)

Reuters – Bank of America Corp’s primary investment management unit is drawing lower than expected bids after its likeliest suitor, BlackRock Inc , inked a blockbuster deal to buy Barclays Global Investor , the Financial Times reported, citing people close to the matter.

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BofA’s asset management unit gets lukewarm bids: report
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Big cities see resurgence in population growth (AP)

AP – Reversing a decade-long trend, many of America’s largest cities are now growing more quickly than the rest of the nation, yet another sign of an economic crisis that is making it harder for people to move.

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Big cities see resurgence in population growth
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Xavier Henry still going to Kansas (AP)

AP – After a frantic day that had Kansas fans fretting they might lose a prized recruit, Xavier Henry texted a local radio station late Tuesday night saying he decided to stay with the Jayhawks.

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Xavier Henry still going to Kansas
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Orioles rally for stunning 11-10 win over Red Sox (AP)

AP – Nick Markakis hit a two-run double off Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon to complete the biggest comeback in Baltimore Orioles history, an 11-10 win Tuesday night before a mixture of delirious hometown fans and stunned Red Sox backers.

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Orioles rally for stunning 11-10 win over Red Sox
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