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Burress posts bail, Pierce in probe (AP)
Taken to court in handcuffs, Plaxico Burress posted $100,000 bail on weapons possession charges Monday as the frenzy grew around the Giants star receiver who accidentally shot himself in a nightclub. Authorities said teammate Antonio Pierce was being investigated over his role in the weekend shooting, while the Super Bowl-champion Giants weren't sure what action they would take, if any, against...
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:22:01 PST
| Williams, Slaton lead Texans past Jags (AP)
Mario Williams, Steve Slaton and the Houston Texans put on quite a show in their Monday Night Football debut. Williams had a season-high three sacks and forced a fumble and Slaton ran for a pair of touchdowns to lead the Texans to a 30-17 win over the slumping Jacksonville Jaguars. Andre Johnson added a TD reception and Kris Brown kicked three field goals in the win, a highlight in Houston's...
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:18:21 PST
| Armstrong says he'll ride in 2009 Tour (AP)
Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that race and the Giro d'Italia in the same year. "I'm committed to riding for the best guy," Armstrong said Monday, acknowledging the taxing schedule could leave him riding in a supporting role in France.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:35:31 PST
| Knicks order Marbury to stay away (AP)
Stephon Marbury did not get the divorce he wants, but he and the New York Knicks agreed to a separation. Marbury was ordered Monday to stay away from the Knicks while the team looks for a solution to its $21 million problem -- one that has lingered since the preseason and exploded last week when the team suspended him for refusing to play and he retaliated with a series of inflammatory remarks...
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:43:08 PST
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Asia stocks slide as global outlook darkens
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Asian equities slid on Tuesday after signs of a deepening global economic slump slammed stocks worldwide the previous day, driving benchmark U.S. Treasury yields to their lowest since the 1950s.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:39:58 GMT
| Dow loses 679.95 as economy, Bernanke revive fear
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Monday as signs of a deepening economic slump around the world erased much of last week's sharp gains, with banks and retailers among Wall Street's biggest casualties.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:43:58 GMT
| Bargain-hunters fail to save November retail sales
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bargain-hunting holiday shoppers did not save U.S. retail sales in November, which will likely represent a second straight month of declines for the industry.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:41:23 GMT
| JPMorgan to cut 9,200 Washington Mutual jobs
(Reuters)
 Reuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Monday it will eliminate about 9,200 jobs at the former Washington Mutual Inc , which on September 25 became the largest U.S. bank to fail.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:30:56 GMT
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Recession-hit automakers brace for grim US sales
(AP)
 AP - Walloped by the recession, automakers' U.S. sales are plummeting as hard-to-get credit, job losses and other stresses make many Americans wary of taking on big-ticket financial commitments.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:19:40 GMT
| Panel warns biological attack likely by 2013
(AP)
AP - The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare for germ warfare by terrorists.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:11:02 GMT
| Parents: Slain anchorwoman was sexually assaulted
(AP)
 AP - A television anchorwoman killed in her home had been sexually assaulted and beaten so badly in a suspected burglary that her jaw shattered and she broke a hand while trying to fend off her attacker's blows, her parents said Monday.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:24:19 GMT
| Bush sorry economic crisis has cut jobs, 401 (k)s
(AP)
 AP - President George W. Bush expressed remorse that the global financial crisis has cost jobs and harmed retirement accounts and said he'll back more government intervention if needed to ease the recession.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:04:50 GMT
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