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Boston luxury homes
sales fall by half >>
Boston's luxury homes market, once unaffected by the nation's economic downturn, is in trouble, reports the local newspaper.
How Boston is on
top of foreclosures >>
In 2008 Boston had 1,215 foreclosed properties. But foreclosures haven't been as bad as other cities have experienced.
San Diego foreclosed homes driving down prices >>
The difficulty today is that more than half the sales in San Diego involve foreclosed homes and short-sales.
San Diego homes sales on the rise >>
"San Diego homes sales surged in April, mirroring the national trend and adding further evidence that the housing slump may be ending soon."
Dallas home foreclosure filings jump 31% from last year >>
But Dallas foreclosures filings inched down a bit from the record highs recorded last month.
Dallas homes are among
most undervalued in US >>
Home prices in the Dallas area are almost 32 percent "undervalued" according to the latest measure by IHS Global Insight.
Houston homes prices reached the highest levels >>
Houston average and median homes prices reached the highest levels since September 2008 in April.
Houston residents find deals with foreclosed homes >>
Since April 2008 Houston foreclosed homes filings are up 32-percent.
In Fort Worth, thanks to foreclosed homes >>
Since April 2008 Houston foreclosed homes filings are up 32-percent.
Traditional Fort Worth homes in
good condition hold value >>
"Traditional homes in good condition have held their value much better, so owners shouldn’t be overly concerned about median prices."
Austin homes sales will improve >>
The Austin homes market will begin to recover in 2010.
Austin foreclosed homes >>
Austin foreclosed homes are at their highest
Cobb homes moving slowly >>
An East Cobb realtor says houses are moving, if slowly, in Cobb County.
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RI town boasts USA's
longest-running July 4th fest
In July 1785, the citizens of this waterfront town assembled to heap praise on their newly minted nation and to thank God for helping them survive a fierce assault by the British during the Revolutionary War.
MySpace, Web servers not
liable for assaults: court
Internet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website, a California appeals court ruled.
Five corporate promotions
that ended in predictable disaster
So you need to create some instant excitement for your company, or product. You need to shake things up. You need to create buzz.
And really, what creates "buzz" better than some kind of riot, or stampede? Or people running screaming away from fires? That's the lesson we've learned from these fine examples.
The cheapest places to live
in the world. $500 a month
Are you tired of busy cities, crowded streets, high rents and almost non-affordable mortgage? Well...there are places in the world where you can live well for less.
Iranian cleric: British Embassy
staff to be tried
A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country's disputed presidential election.
Jackson memorial set for
Tuesday in Los Angeles
The question of when and where a public memorial service will be held for Michael Jackson has finally been answered. But how city officials will handle the likelihood of a massive crowd remains to be settled.
Syria's Assad offers informal
invitation to Obama
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gradually be thawing.
Many candidates declare during Fourth of July celebrations
What would Fourth of July be without hotdogs, fireworks and parades? And what would parades be without elected officials and political candidates?
Obama to tell Putin: Time
to move past Cold War
Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.
Fifth blast hits Canada
gas pipeline: police
A gas leak at a pipeline owned by EnCana in Canada's western British Columbia province was caused by a blast that police said Thursday is the fifth act of sabotage in the region since October 2008.
SC gov's wife says husband
must earn back trust
South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says her husband's affair with an Argentine woman broke a trust that he must earn back -- first from his family, then his constituents.
SoCal-to-Vegas rail route
wins federal designation
The clogged tourist travel route between Southern California and Las Vegas has been designated a federal high-speed rail corridor, in a move that officials hope would signal increased cooperation between the regions on building speedier train travel.
Real unemployment rate jumps
to stunning 16.5 percent
 The more comprehensive gauge of unemployment also continued to tick up. The government's broader measure has hit 16.5% in June, 0.1 percentage point higher than March.
It accounts for people who have stopped looking for work or who can't find full-time jobs.
Ruth Madoff evicted
from penthouse
 U.S. Marshalls changed the locks and evicted Ruth Madoff from her luxury Penthouse apartment today, six months after her husband, Bernard Madoff, confessed to running the largest Ponzi scheme in history.
Growing concern that Sanford
has gone off deep end
Gov. Mark Sanford is acting like a love-struck teenager.
Or, maybe he has a deeper personality disorder, some experts speculate.
Debbie Rowe claims
she wants the kids
"I want my children," Debbie Rowe, Michael Jackson's ex wife and the estranged mother of his oldest two children, told KNBC-TV in Los Angeles today.
Washington Post cancels
lobbyist event amid uproar
Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was cancelling plans for an exclusive "salon" at her home where for as much as $250,000
AG has emergency
oral surgery
Attorney General Eric Holder is having emergency oral surgery to remove a tooth he cracked.
Vice President Biden
visits Baghdad
Vice President Joe Biden made a previously unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday to meet Iraqi leaders and U.S. military commanders just days after U.S. troops withdrew from Iraqi towns and cities.
Catholics, men turning
on Obama
Among independents, men, white Catholics, white evangelical Christians and Republicans, his numbers have fallen.
Saddam Hussein considered
security agreement with US
The National Security Archive released declassified FBI reports detailing both the bureau's interrogations and "casual conversations" with former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Gay sailor found dead in a suspected homicide
Yesterday, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the body of openly gay Seaman August Provost was discovered in a guard shack at
Camp Pendelton.
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DEA joins Jackson
death investigation
The Drug Enforcement Administration is joining the investigation into Michael Jackson's death, a law enforcement official said late Wednesday.
Amnesty says Israel
'wantonly' destroyed Gaza
 Amnesty International said on Thursday Israel inflicted "wanton destruction" in the Gaza Strip in attacks that often targeted Palestinian civilians during an offensive in December and January in the Hamas-run enclave.
SEC lawyer raised
alarm about Madoff
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer warned about irregularities at Bernard Madoff's financial management firm as far back as 2004.
Honduran coup leaders
defy international pressure
Coup leaders in Honduras vowed that ousted President Manuel Zelaya will "never return to power" despite mounting international pressure and an ultimatum by the Organization of American States.
Far-out views from
Sears Tower's new 'Ledge'
It promises patrons the sense of standing in space, free to admire the unobstructed view of a city 1,353 feet straight below.
Old people upset about
newspaper's cool redesign
"One of the things we heard was that the traditional loyal audience did not like the change," Graziano said Wednesday. "The feedback was that they didn't like the change on the banner." The Courant's redesign was implemented in September; it reverted to its original format on Monday.
Pew Poll: People want media to
shut up about Michael Jackson
Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed believe coverage of Michael Jackson's death was excessive, according to a report from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Sixty-four percent felt this way, with 29% diagreeing.
For born-again governor,
love is a matter of faith
In one especially soul-baring e-mail to his Argentine mistress, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford quoted from 1 Corinthians 13 about the nature of love.
Republicans rebuke Bachmann's fearmongering as 'illogical, illegal'
In the latest rebuke of her off-the-wall claims about the Census, three out of the four House Republicans on the subcommittee that oversees the Census have released a statement calling her boycott plan "illogical, illegal and not in the best interest of our country."
States without budgets
as key deadline passes
The finances of several states around the nation are sinking deeper into chaos as lawmakers struggle to work out budget differences amid a recession that has wiped out tax revenue and set the stage for dramatic cuts in service and pay for government workers.
Fireworks sellers hope
it's a 'backyard' Fourth
Even in a scorched economy, there's still some money to burn.
Rove twitters: Obama officials are 'ingrates'
Earlier today, former Bush White House adviser Karl Rove expressed his irrational irritation with the Obama White House on his Twitter page, writing the "Ingrates speak."
Gingrich on insurance companies:
They have 'done well'
Newt Gingrich, one of the de facto leaders of the Republican Party, gave an interview to ABC Medical editor Dr. Timothy Johnson last week to discuss health care reform.
AMA open to government-funded
health insurance option
The new president of the American Medical Association, which represents the interests of the nation's doctors, said Wednesday the group is open to a government-funded health insurance option for people without coverage.
GOP's Coleman could eye
Minnesota governor run next
The man who lost the 1998 Minnesota governor's race to pro wrestler Jesse Ventura now holds the distinction of losing his U.S. Senate seat to former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken.
Google voice is cool,
but do you need it?
 You've read about the features, you saw the invites going out, but you might be wondering what, exactly, Google Voice could do for you. Here's our guide for the curious and uninvited on whether your phones need some Google juice.
'Endless' supply of music
in Jackson's vaults
Michael Jackson had a mountain of unreleased recordings in the vault when he died -- music that is almost certain to be packaged and repackaged for his fans in the years to come.
Shuttered stores' sites
still selling stuff
Circuit City. Linens 'N Things. Bombay Co. They're all out of business, their stores shuttered, many employees laid off.
Crabtree & Evelyn files
for Chapter 11 protection
Soap and lotion seller Crabtree & Evelyn Ltd. says it filed for Chapter 11 protection on Wednesday, a victim of the recession and management missteps.
Let's screw up the entire
internet to save newspapers
 The hot new idea among people who think about "journalism," and the sanctity thereof: let's ban linking, on the internet! Let's also ban wheels, in order to save the horse industry. Let's also ban talking about things!
Inflamed CNBC host calls
bloggers 'digital dickweeds'
Television is a place of maturity and thought. The blogosphere is a place of "dickweeds."
Insomniac Jackson
begged for drug
Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist who was working with the singer as he prepared his comeback bid.
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N. Korea Fires 2
Short- Range Missiles: Reports
North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports that could not be immediately verified. As the AP reports.
Teenage Air Crash Survivor
Reunited With Family
The young girl believed to be the only survivor of Tuesday's Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris today, to the waiting arms of her father and siblings.
India Legalizes Gay Sex
An Indian court has struck down a colonial-era law that declared gay sex an "unnatural offense" and made it punishable by up to 10 years in jail, the BBC reports.
North Korea Not Preparing
Hawaii Missile Launch
North Korea shows no sign of preparing to launch a long-range ballistic missile towards Hawaii, four US government officials tell Bloomberg.
200-Year-Old Presidential
Code Cracked
A code that stumped Thomas Jefferson and other cryptologists for over two centuries has finally been cracked, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Vatican Steps Up Scrutiny
of American Nuns
The Vatican has launched two major probes into the lives of America's 60,000 nuns, the New York Times reports.
DEA Joins Jackson Death Probe
Federal investigators are assisting local authorities with the probe into Michael Jackson's death, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Sanford Digs In as Calls
for Resignation Escalate
The vise is tightening around Mark Sanford's political career. South Carolina officials, including fellow Republicans, are lining up to urge the governor to resign, reports the State.
Eldest Jonas Brother Engaged
Sorry, girls, only two chances left to snag a singing Jonas Brother. The eldest, Kevin, popped the question to his girlfriend on her New Jersey doorstep this morning, and "she said yes, yes, yes like 500 times super fast in a row," he tells People.
Transformers Will Soon
Rule World Box Office
The Transformers juggernaut rolls on. The Revenge of the Fallen sequel is about to become the biggest grossing film of 2009 worldwide, reports Variety.
Ford, Toyota Say
Sales Slide Ending
A rare sentiment emerged from the auto industry today: cautious optimism. New sales figures show that Americans bought 860,000 vehicles in June, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Anderson vs. Gladwell:
The Battle Over Free
Chris Anderson's new book, Free, examining the repercussions the Internet trend of bringing costs to zero, triggered a mini-war with Malcolm Gladwell.
Fasten Seat Belt, and Please
Keep Your Clothes On
A US Airways flight to Los Angeles had to be diverted to Albuquerque this evening after a passenger removed all of his clothing mid-flight, forcing flight attendants to cover him with a blanket before he was arrested.
Marines Launch New
Afghan Strategy
US Marines today launched a major offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan that will serve as the first big test of a new American strategy.
Politico's Obsessive Focus
Is Future of News
If you want to see the future of news—and how it will be delivered—look no further than Politico as a reasonable guide, writes Newser founder Michael Wolff in Vanity Fair.
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In a revamped health care system envisioned by senators, people would be required to carry health insurance just like motorists must get auto coverage now. The government would provide subsidies for the poor and many middle-class families.