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Valentine's Night Comet Encounter

NASA Spacecraft Spots Its 'Valentine' Comet

This year Valentine's Day is so special as NASA's Stardust spacecraft is preparing for final date with comet Tempel 1 on its second exploration. The world will be beginning to look at images when the spacecraft is on its closest approach to fly by comet Tempel 1 at about 11:37 pm EST on Monday, with confirmation likely to be received on Earth at about 11:56 pm EST.
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Drug arrests by NYPD have skyrocketed.

Marijuana arrests in New York City skyrocket

More than 50,000 people were arrested last year in New York City for possessing small amounts of marijuana , according to the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services. Those 50,383 arrests represented 15 percent of all arrests by the New York Police Department (NYPD)
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Gold dips as dollar firms, investors shift focus

Gold prices eased a touch on Friday, pressured by gains in the dollar and softer investment demand for the metal after a raft of well-received economic data boosted interest in other assets.
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5 MBA Programs for a Career in the Arts

A growing realization of the importance of inculcating administrative and business skills even in those who wish to grow their careers in the long term in creative fields such as art, fashion and entertainment have led to a number of management programs with an interdisciplinary bent that can groom managerial talent for these fields.
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Deutsche Boerse-NYSE deal faces antitrust snags

Deutsche Boerse AG's planned takeover of NYSE Euronext faces intense scrutiny from German regulators and European antitrust authorities, potentially imperiling the blockbuster exchange tie-up.
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Kinder Morgan's upsized IPO raises $2.86 billion

Pipeline company Kinder Morgan Inc sold more shares and priced them above the expected range, an underwriter said on Thursday, raising about $2.86 billion in the largest U.S. energy initial public offering since 1998.
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Jobless claims data boosts labor market outlook

New applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a 2-1/2-year low last week, pointing to a stronger footing for the labor market as the economic recovery gathers momentum. The fall in claims reported by the Labor Department on Thursday partly reflected the unwinding of a weather-related spike in late January but analysts said it was consistent with other indicators suggesting a strengthening labor market.
Sign of a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant is seen in Redlands

Chipotle flagged immigrant worker audits last year

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, now in the midst of a widening federal crackdown on its undocumented work force, warned investors a year ago that it was subject to immigration audits and that it may have been employing workers in the country illegally.

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