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Biotrove agrees to buyout, spins off unit
Biotechnology developer BioTrove Inc. has agreed to be acquired by California-based Life Technologies Corp.
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Double murderer Sell dies in Nebraska prison
A man serving life sentences for murdering two women in central Nebraska in the 1970s has died at a state prison in Lincoln.
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Tyco quarterly profit falls 53% on less revenue
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Tyco International profit falls less...
Industrial conglomerate Tyco International Ltd posted a 53 percent drop in quarterly net profit as soft economic conditions sapped demand for its construction and control products.
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Shoplifting increase amid recession
Shoplifting was fuelled by the recession and surged to record levels in the UK this year, according to reports.
Chubb executive honored by Freedom House
John J. Degnan, vice-chairman and COO of The Chubb Corp., was selected as this year's Distinguished Citizen Award recipient by the Glen Gardner-based Freedom House.
United Technologies: Attractive Dividend and Peer Outperformance
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Girls run riot, Close to 2,000 young girls joined criminal ranks in 10 years
An inmate at the Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Adult Institution in St Catherine peeks through the cell bars.
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Two Riverside men taking Ozzfest organizers to court for injuries sustained during 2007
Two Riverside County men who contend poor security was to blame for injuries they suffered at the 2007 Ozzfest concert can take their case to trial next year, a Los Angeles judge said today.
Prisoners to be sent out of state
The bloated state prison system is getting a little leaner. Corrections officials announced plans this week to ship more inmates out of state.
Camera found in bathroom of Christian bookstore
A 28-year-old clerk at a Christian bookstore in Simi Valley has been arrested on charges of peeping at customers in the restroom with a video camera.
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Derco Aerospace Signs Exclusive Spare Parts Contract With SABCA
Derco Aerospace, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, has signed an exclusive two-year F-16 spare parts supply contract with Belgian-based company SABCA.
Mine Safety Appliances Company Reports Operating Results
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Four days after Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam was arrested on insider-trading charges, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman ap-peared before a hotel ballroom full of colleagues and suggested a clever way to profit.
Nick Kroll on His New Show, The League
Comedian Nick Kroll is one of those hyperactive UCB grads who pops up everywhere from Funny or Die shorts to Reno 911 , but he truly won Vulture's heart when he played Nick, a Neanderthal trying to make his way through a modern world in ABC's tragically short-lived 2007 sitcom Cavemen .
Mark Chesnut, officer shot on interstate, sues CCA for more than $14 million
Sgt. Mark Chesnut, the Metro police officer shot by an escaped prisoner in June has filed suit against the Corrections Corporation of America, alleging the company is responsible for the failures that led to the escape and subsequent shooting.
Cobbins on lockdown almost all day in medium security prison
Davidson's half brother, Letalvius Cobbins is spending life in prison, but he's serving his time at a medium security prison.
Editorial: Cheaper isn't always better
When Bill Ackman speaks, people listen. So, the Pershing Square hedge fund manager got a lot of people's attention last week when he said he was locking up his money.
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