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- Shark attack deaths doubled in 2011
No fatalities in U.S. waters; Florida reports the most attacks SUMMIT COUNTY ? Shark fatalities worldwide doubled to 12 in 2011, with a number of fatalities in remote areas, far from emergency medical care, according to University of Florida researchers who maintain a shark attack database. There were 20 shark attacks but no deaths in the [...]
editing services in california 08 Feb 2012 - Delaware officials wrestle over mortgage deal
(Reuters) - Delaware stands to leave up to $40 million in homeowner relief on the table, if it does not join a multi-state mortgage settlement, according to a letter from the state's banking commissioner seen by Reuters on Tuesday. In a sign of internal strife as holdout states decide whether to join the settlement, Delaware banking commissioner has come out in support of the deal, while the ...
editing services in california 08 Feb 2012 - Facebook IPO tests easy growth assumptions
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Facebook hurtles toward one of the largest initial public offerings in U.S. history, its honeymoon with investors may already be over. The dorm-room project started by Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerberg, 27, could well become one of the world's most highly valued Internet companies when it sells shares to the public for an expected valuation of as high as $100 billion ...
editing services in california 08 Feb 2012 - Analysis: Banks largely reserved for U.S. mortgage pact cost
(Reuters) - As the nation's five largest mortgage lenders edge close to a $25 billion settlement over foreclosure abuses, it's becoming clear that the deal will have little or no impact on their future bottom lines. After more than a year of negotiations, the banks already have set aside money to cover legal costs and have built up their reserves to cover losses from reducing how much borrowers ...
editing services in california 08 Feb 2012 - California lawmakers eye revenue from Facebook IPO
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers are already drawing up plans for spending revenue generated from wealth tied to selling shares in Facebook, which took its first step toward its highly anticipated initial public offering on Wednesday. Republicans in California's Democrat-led legislature see the potential for a windfall for the state from Facebook's initial public offering and would ...
editing services in california 08 Feb 2012 - Obama risks Catholic vote with birth-control mandate
(Reuters) - Dr. Joe Casillas, an obstetrician in Southern California, routinely prescribes birth control for his patients. Though he's a practicing Catholic, he doesn't follow his church's stern warning that contraception is a sin. He believes women should have access. Yet Casillas was dismayed when the Obama administration recently ruled that religious institutions had to follow the same rules ...
editing services in california 08 Feb 2012 - California teacher charged with abuse after photos
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former Los Angeles-area elementary school teacher has been charged with lewd acts on children, including putting cockroaches on students' faces, authorities said on Tuesday. Mark Berndt, 61, was arrested at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance on Monday, accused of abusing nearly two dozen boys and girls, all of them ages 10 and younger, officials with the Los ...
editing services in california 08 Feb 2012 - Encore Adds New York Location
NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Encore , a Deluxe ® Entertainment Services Group company, announced today its expansion into New York, a move that builds on its long established West Coast network ...
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