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ING Q2 profit rises sharply

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:07am
By TOBY STERLING 2010-08-11T11:07:04Z AMSTERDAM (AP) -- ING Groep NV, the Dutch bank and insurance company, Wednesday reported a sharp rise in second quarter earnings, mostly because it avoided some of the losses it made a year ago on stocks, bonds, and real estate-related investments....

ING Q2 profit rises sharply

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:07am
By TOBY STERLING 2010-08-11T11:07:04Z AMSTERDAM (AP) -- ING Groep NV, the Dutch bank and insurance company, Wednesday reported a sharp rise in second quarter earnings, mostly because it avoided some of the losses it made a year ago on stocks, bonds, and real estate-related investments....

ING Q2 profit rises sharply

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:07am
By TOBY STERLING 2010-08-11T11:07:04Z AMSTERDAM (AP) -- ING Groep NV, the Dutch bank and insurance company, Wednesday reported a sharp rise in second quarter earnings, mostly because it avoided some of the losses it made a year ago on stocks, bonds, and real estate-related investments....

Nestle makes $5B half-year profit, raises outlook

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:06am
By FRANK JORDANS 2010-08-11T11:06:16Z GENEVA (AP) -- Swiss food and drinks company Nestle SA reported Wednesday a 7.5 percent rise in half-year net profit to 5.45 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) and raised its full-year outlook as global sales increased despite adverse currency exchange rates....

Nestle makes $5B half-year profit, raises outlook

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:06am
By FRANK JORDANS 2010-08-11T11:06:16Z GENEVA (AP) -- Swiss food and drinks company Nestle SA reported Wednesday a 7.5 percent rise in half-year net profit to 5.45 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) and raised its full-year outlook as global sales increased despite adverse currency exchange rates....

Nestle makes $5B half-year profit, raises outlook

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:06am
By FRANK JORDANS 2010-08-11T11:06:16Z GENEVA (AP) -- Swiss food and drinks company Nestle SA reported Wednesday a 7.5 percent rise in half-year net profit to 5.45 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) and raised its full-year outlook as global sales increased despite adverse currency exchange rates....

Nestle makes $5B half-year profit, raises outlook

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:06am
By FRANK JORDANS 2010-08-11T11:06:16Z GENEVA (AP) -- Swiss food and drinks company Nestle SA reported Wednesday a 7.5 percent rise in half-year net profit to 5.45 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) and raised its full-year outlook as global sales increased despite adverse currency exchange rates....

Four go to prison for mailing pot

Offbeat - Topix.ne - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:05am

A federal judge in McAllen has sentenced four illegal immigrants to prison for using the U.S. Postal Service to mail marijuana.

China's industrial growth slows, inflation jumps

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:05am
By JOE McDONALD 2010-08-11T11:05:13Z BEIJING (AP) -- China's industrial growth slowed further in July as Beijing clamped down on a credit boom, fueling expectations it will ease monetary policy to shore up its economic expansion....

China's industrial growth slows, inflation jumps

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:05am
By JOE McDONALD 2010-08-11T11:05:13Z BEIJING (AP) -- China's industrial growth slowed further in July as Beijing clamped down on a credit boom, fueling expectations it will ease monetary policy to shore up its economic expansion....

China's industrial growth slows, inflation jumps

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:05am
By JOE McDONALD 2010-08-11T11:05:13Z BEIJING (AP) -- China's industrial growth slowed further in July as Beijing clamped down on a credit boom, fueling expectations it will ease monetary policy to shore up its economic expansion....

China's industrial growth slows, inflation jumps

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:05am
By JOE McDONALD 2010-08-11T11:05:13Z BEIJING (AP) -- China's industrial growth slowed further in July as Beijing clamped down on a credit boom, fueling expectations it will ease monetary policy to shore up its economic expansion....

China's industrial growth slows, inflation jumps

Associated Press: Business - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:05am
By JOE McDONALD 2010-08-11T11:05:13Z BEIJING (AP) -- China's industrial growth slowed further in July as Beijing clamped down on a credit boom, fueling expectations it will ease monetary policy to shore up its economic expansion....

More rain as hope ebbs for missing in China floods

Associated Press: World - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:02am
By DAVID WIVELL 2010-08-11T11:02:05Z ZHOUQU, China (AP) -- Heavy rains on Wednesday lashed a remote section of northwestern China where weekend flooding killed at least 702 people, as hopes of finding more survivors faded and crews worked to stave off outbreaks of disease....

More rain as hope ebbs for missing in China floods

Associated Press: Top News - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:02am
By DAVID WIVELL 2010-08-11T11:02:05Z ZHOUQU, China (AP) -- Heavy rains on Wednesday lashed a remote section of northwestern China where weekend flooding killed at least 702 people, as hopes of finding more survivors faded and crews worked to stave off outbreaks of disease....

Loophole frees cruel parents - The Sun

Google News: Child Protection - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:01am

The Sun

Loophole frees cruel parents
The Sun
NSPCC head of child protection, Chris Cloke said: "The law needs to be addressed to cover cases where a carer has inflicted serious injuries on a child" in ...
Law change urged as baby case couple go freeDiss Express
Couple accused of battering 8-month-old son walk free from courtDaily Mail

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WA gay partnership signature case back in court

Associated Press: Washington - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:01am
By 2010-08-11T11:01:13Z TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Opponents of the state's expanded domestic partnerships for gay couples are heading back to federal court, hoping to block the release of signed referendum petitions....

WA gay partnership signature case back in court

Associated Press: Washington - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:01am
By 2010-08-11T11:01:13Z TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Opponents of the state's expanded domestic partnerships for gay couples are heading back to federal court, hoping to block the release of signed referendum petitions....

WA gay partnership signature case back in court

Associated Press: Washington - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:01am
By 2010-08-11T11:01:13Z TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Opponents of the state's expanded domestic partnerships for gay couples are heading back to federal court, hoping to block the release of signed referendum petitions....

WA gay partnership signature case back in court

Associated Press: Washington - Wed, 2010/08/11 - 5:01am
By 2010-08-11T11:01:13Z TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Opponents of the state's expanded domestic partnerships for gay couples are heading back to federal court, hoping to block the release of signed referendum petitions....
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