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1:35 PM
15-July
2008 British Airways, Ryanair Cut Winter Flights, Hike FaresA decrease in winter flights and an increase in plane fares are being planned by British Airways and Ryanair.
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12:54 PM
15-July
2008 Starbucks Closing 50 Stores, California Leads Its Hit-ListEight California Starbucks' coffee shops top a hit-list released on Tuesday of 50 of 600 stores to be shuttered in an effort to consolidate the firm's operations.
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12:42 PM
15-July
2008 Investor Confidence Down Despite Assurance From FDIC U.S. Banks Are SafeDespite an assurance from the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that American banks are safe from closures, investor confidence continued to be on the wane.
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12:27 PM
15-July
2008 South Korea Recalls Its Ambassador, Disputes Japan's Claim On Two IslandsJapan recalled its ambassador to South Korea on Tuesday after a dispute over who owns two disputed islands in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.
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12:11 PM
15-July
2008 Bush Repeats Call For Offshore Drilling; Denies Bailout Of Mortgage CompaniesPresident George W. Bush reiterated his call on Tuesday for Congress to lift the legislative ban on coastal oil exploration. He also assured investors that the government's rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac did not constitute a bailout.
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10:33 AM
15-July
2008 Kidney Stone Ailments Forecast To Go Up 25 Percent In 2050 Due To Global WarmingA University of Texas Southwestern Medical School study linked the rise in kidney stone ailments to global warming.
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10:25 AM
15-July
2008 Google, Viacomm Reach YouTube Data DealAn agreement has been reached, allowing Google to submit data other than user login information.
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10:23 AM
15-July
2008 Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Rescue Plan Has Presidential Candidates DividedCandidates were divided on Monday about the government's decision to help the nation's two biggest mortgage companies cope with the deepening housing crisis.
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9:53 AM
15-July
2008 Texas Students Attend Online Classes, Cope With Rising Gas PricesEnrollment in online classes at the University of Houston is enabling students to cope with high gas prices.
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9:16 AM
15-July
2008 GM Restructuring Could Include Large Job CutsThe automaker announced changes in the face of a 'challenging' U.S. auto sales environment.
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