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Samantha Brick: Daily Mail Writer Says She 'Just Wanted to Put Forward My Life Experiences’

Samantha Brick, the 41-year-old self-proclaimed beautiful journalist, has provoked a barrage of criticism after her opinion piece entitled The Downsides of Looking This pretty: Why Women Hate Me for Being Beautiful? went viral Tuesday. Her name has trended globally on Twitter for the past two days and her first opinion piece which was published by Daily Mail Tuesday has got more than 1.5million hits on the website and tens of thousands of comments.

Asian Shares Fall As European Debt Worry Stings Risk Appetite

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Asian shares fell Thursday after a weak Spanish bond sale heightened concerns about funding difficulties by lower-rated euro zone countries, further undermining sentiment hurt by fading expectations for more stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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Madoff wives to face trustee claims in Ponzi case

The trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, who lost an estimated $20 billion, may pursue claims against wives of the imprisoned swindler's sons, a U.S. federal court judge said on Wednesday.
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Apple, two publishers hold out against settlement: report

Apple Inc and publishers Pearson and Macmillan are reluctant to agree to terms sought by U.S. and European antitrust authorities investigating possible electronic-book price-fixing, the Wall Street Journal cited sources as saying on Wednesday.
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Twitter heads to Motown to be closer to automakers

Twitter, looking for better proximity to car companies with hefty ad budgets, said on Wednesday it will open an office in Detroit just as the city's elected leaders scramble to avoid bankruptcy or a state takeover.
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Brazil lets one Chevron accused leave, seeks bond

A judge in Brazil gave permission to one of the 17 Chevron and Transocean employees facing criminal charges over a November offshore oil spill to leave the country, documents released by a federal court on Wednesday showed.
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GE, Best Buy Suffer Credit Rating Setbacks

Two of the most iconic American brands suffered setbacks to their credit ratings on Wednesday, evidence that some of the nation's most visible economic engines could face higher borrowing costs.

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