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Solar Power Coming to 90+ California Schools

More than ninety schools in California are taking advantage of the California Solar Initiative and installing solar projects. The California Solar Initiative is an incentive program to get companies, schools, and homes to switch to solar power. The program gives cash back for installing solar power, California hopes to move the state towards running completely on clean energy, from using a coffee maker in the morning, to opening your garage door, California wants its residents to operate on sola...
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Harmony sees no threat from PNG ownership

The CEO of Harmony Gold, the world's fifth largest gold producer, said reported plans to shift mineral ownership in Papua New Guinea to local communities from the state would complicate negotiations but nationalisation was not being discussed.
Former HP CEO Leo Apotheker

HP, Apotheker Defend Strategy Shift; Stock Rebounds

HP rebounded a bit on Wall Street Monday as company executives including CEO Leo Apotheker went on a global mission to explain to major investors why the company is drastically changing its mission. Apotheker flew to London to begin selling his new vision of the company and other company leaders, including CFO Cathie Lesjak and Chairman Ray Lane made dozens of calls to answers questions about HP's new and controversial strategy.
Oil's Dip.

ENI Leads Libya Oil Race, Rebels Warn Russia,China

Italian oil company Eni led the charge back into Libya on Monday as rebels swept into capital Tripoli, hailing the end of Muammar Gaddafi's rule and warning Russian and Chinese firms of contract revisions.
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Electrolux Buys Chile's CTI in Latam Push

World number two home appliances maker Electrolux AB (ELUXb.ST), looking to further boost its presence in emerging countries and offset weakness in mature markets, has agreed to buy market-leading Chilean appliance company CTI (CTI.SN).
Samsung

Samsung C&T Eyes Buying Apollo's Parallel Petroleum

South Korean trading firm Samsung C&T (000830.KS) said on Monday it was considering taking over independent U.S. oil firm Parallel Petroleum, which a media report said might be worth about $920 million.
Handout photograph of handling and processing equipment operating above a coal stockpile at Macarthur Coal's Coppabella mine

Investors Cautious on Prospect of Macarthur Bidding War

Investors were cautious on Monday on the prospect of rivals challenging Peabody Energy's (BTU.N) bid for Macarthur Coal (MCC.AX), though sources familiar with the matter said potential suitor Anglo American (AAL.L) was studying the books.
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Silvercorp Unit Buys 2 Chinese Miners

Canadian miner Silvercorp Metals Inc said its majority unit agreed to buy a 90 percent stake in two Chinese mining companies for $4.3 million in cash.
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Credit Suisse to Buy All of Hedging-Griffo-Report

Credit Suisse Group (CSGN.VX) will buy the nearly 50 percent stake it does not own of Brazilian investment fund Hedging-Griffo, which the Swiss bank will make its sole asset management platform in Latin America's biggest economy, a local newspaper reported on Monday.
Verizon Strike

Verizon Strike Update: 45K Workers Back on Job Starting Monday

The Verizon strike is coming to an end, as 45,000 picketing landline workers end two weeks of holdouts and return to work beginning Monday night. They have not yet agreed to a new contract, but they have agreed to negotiate with the company, and the company says it will focus on the core issues at hand in talks -- which is a good thing, both parties say.
Verizon Strike

45K Striking Verizon Workers Returning to Work; Sides to Focus on 'Core' Issues

The Verizon strike is coming to an end, as 45,000 picketing landline workers end two weeks of holdouts and return to work beginning Monday night. They have not yet agreed to a new contact, but they've agreed to negotiate with the company, and the company says it will focus on the core issues at hand in talks -- and that's a good thing, both parties say.
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Children's Diet Book Targeting Kids 6 to 12 Years Draws Criticism

When Maggie looks into the mirror she sees a thin girl holding up a small pink dress. But in reality, Maggie is a chubby young girl who is trouble by her weight. That's a description of what is seen on the cover of an upcoming children's book titled Maggie Goes On A Diet, written by Paul Michael Kramer. The book is set to come out on Oct. 16, but has been getting much criticism from parents, pediatricians and nutritionists.
Peter Thiel

Who is the Billionaire Creating a Utopian Nation Where You Can Do Anything?

Micronations or libertarian utopias aren't conceptually new. They claim to be independent nations or states but which are not recognized by world governments or major international organizations. Many of these nations envisage a utopian society free of authoritarian control of any kind. These are non-existent except on paper, on the Internet, or in the minds of their creators.
Sarah Lynn Cheek

Mom Leaves Child in Rainy Night to Enjoy Drinks

A woman from Florida reportedly left her five-year-old daughter in her stroller at 10 pm on the rainy night of Thursday, outside a bar, to enjoy a couple of drinks. The 34-year-old mother, Sarah Lynn Cheek, has been charged with child neglect after some bystanders reported the incident of child-torture to the authorities.
A trader works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in this file image

Death Cross Rocks Wall Street

Before the stormy trading of August, many stock investors probably thought death cross was the name of some heavy metal band.
Apple iPhone

27K South Koreans Sue Apple Over iPhone Privacy Issues

About 27,000 South Koreans who use Apple's iPhone have joined a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer in local court. The lawsuit claims Apple is invading their privacy because the iPhone collects and stores location data without their consent.
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GM Says Bankruptcy Excuses It from Impala Repairs

General Motors Co (GM.N) is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over a suspension problem on more than 400,000 Chevrolet Impalas from the 2007 and 2008 model years, saying it should not be responsible for repairs because the flaw predated its bankruptcy.
Hewlett-Packard

As HP Tries to 'Reinvent' Company, Investors Turn Away

Hewlett-Packard no longer likes the PC business, but investors aren't liking HP at the moment on that news. One day after HP said it is considering shedding its PC unit, which currently comprises 30 percent of company sales, investors shed the company's stock, sending HP shares plunging to near six-year lows.
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West Memphis Three Walk to Freedom: Are They Really Innocent?

When the storied West Memphis Three walked to freedom 18 years after they were imprisoned for allegedly killing three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, there were crowds of people outside the prison offering them support, and chanting that justice was finally done. Were they really innocent?
West Memphis Three Freed

Three Men Convicted of Ritual Killing of West Memphis Boys Plead Guilty, Walk Free

The West Memphis Three -- Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr. -- who spent almost two decades in prison for the killing of three young boys, were freed by the court on Friday. The three men were tried and convicted of the murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, on May 5, 1993. During the trial, the prosecution put forth the idea that the only purported motive in the case was that the slayings were part of a satanic ritual.

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