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New York Creates Sex Offender Facebook App

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Whether they are on the social network or not, New York's convicted sex offenders have de facto Facebook profiles, as the state has released a Facebook app that gives access to its sex offender registry.
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Amy Winehouse Killed by Alcohol: 'Rehab' Singer Joins '27 Club' [VIDEO]

Coroner Suzanne Greenaway's report shows Winehouse consumed five times the legal drink-drive limit of alcohol before she died. Winehouse's death at 27 puts her in the company of more than 30 musicians to die by drug overdose of acute alcohol poisoning at the age of 27. Look back with us at ten of the most famous members of the infamous 27 Club, and some of their most iconic performances.
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Olympus chairman quits; Japan watchdog probes firm

Olympus Corp head Tsuyoshi Kikukawa resigned on Wednesday after a scandal over hefty advisory fees wiped out half of the 92-year-old firm's market value while his successor stuck with the company's line that it had done nothing wrong.
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H&M Unveils ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ Collection

H&M is set to launch a Girl with the Dragon Tattoo capsule collection on Dec. 14. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a New York Times best-seller and one of the most anticipated films of the year. Now, H&M is launching a clothing line inspired by the cult classic Scandinavian thriller, reports Marie Claire UK.
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Ex-Goldman Director Gupta Charged with Insider Trading

Rajat Gupta, a former director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Procter & Gamble, was arrested on Wednesday on insider trading charges, making him the most prominent executive to be accused in a broad U.S. crackdown on illegal leaks of corporate secrets.
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New U.S. Home Sales up 5.7 Percent in September, but Pricing Down

Sales of new single-family homes were up 5.7 percent from the previous month to 313,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, sales activity declined 0.9 percent decline from September 2010, when an estimated 316,000 homes were sold.
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Durable Goods Demand Shows Economic Growth

Demand for a range of long- lasting manufactured goods recorded their largest gain in six months in September, cementing views of a step-up in economic growth in the third quarter and suggesting the year's final quarter started with some momentum.
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Stock Futures up as Investors Eye Earnings, EU Summit

Stock index futures rose on Wednesday after the S&P fell 2 percent in the previous session as optimism about corporate earnings offset concerns about an upcoming meeting of European leaders to tackle the region's debt crisis.

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