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Hubert man goes to trial in death of son in crash
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The trial for a Hubert man accused of killing his son in a drunken driving car crash last year is scheduled for this week.

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Really? Even muggles can own a Hogwarts castle
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” MARKET WIZARDRY: A plethora of Hogwarts-style castles abound on the U.S. housing market, making it easier for some muggles…

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UK family holidays: summer survival guide
Our guide to the most child-friendly hotels and the best of what’s on in Britain these holidays.

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Headed For CIA, Petraeus Leaves A Revamped Warzone
As Gen. David Petraeus shifts from the Afghan battlefield to run the CIA, he leaves behind a legacy of tactical and spycraft changes that spurred more killings and captures of Afghan militants while reducing insurgent attacks to their lowest level in years, senior U.S. officials in Afghanistan said.

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Oppenheimer sued for $1.8 billion in improper loans
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A group of lenders sued OppenheimerFunds Inc, an investment subsidiary and an advisory company, accusing it of wrongfully procuring $1.8 billion in loans from March 2006 to September 2007 to buy investments that were too risky to meet lending agreements.

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Matthew Grimes Joins First Capital as Senior Vice President and Western Region ABL Manager
LOS ANGELES & BOCA RATON, Fla. –(BUSINESS WIRE)– First Capital, a specialized commercial finan…

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Stocks Pull Back Off Best Levels But Still Close Higher – U.S. Commentary
While stocks showed a strong upward move in morning trading on Wednesday, buying interest waned over the course of the afternoon. The major averages subsequently pulled back well off their best levels of the day but still managed close in positive territory.

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S&P warns it may downgrade Fannie, Freddie credit
(07-15) 12:55 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Standard & Poor’s warned mortgage giants Fannie Me and Freddie Mac on Friday that they may lose their top credit ratings if lawmakers don’t raise the U.S. government’s borrowing…

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Nigeria: Conversation With Senator Nzeribe
Senator Francis Anthur Nzeribe is a man of many parts whether politically or in the business realm. No doubt to many, controversy has been his second name. On whichever side of the divide however you belong in your perception of this larger than life figure, there is a common denominator which confirms that his name is not unfamiliar in the country’s ever dynamic socio-economic talk mills.

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Soyuz rocket launch beefs up Globalstar satellite fleet
Six fresh spacecraft for Globalstar’s mobile communications satellite fleet were deployed Wednesday by a Russian Soyuz rocket, propping up the company’s degraded two-way voice service for more than 400,000 subscribers around the world.

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