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Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger shakes hands with fans at Ballhausplatz in Vienna

Schwarzenegger to write unbelievably true memoir

Arnold Schwarzenegger is writing a memoir about his rise to fame and unlikely transition from Austrian-born champion bodybuilder to Hollywood action star to California governor, his publisher said on Thursday.
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Largest Pinball Museum in U.S. to Open

Decades after he slept under a pinball machine wedged into his cramped apartment, David Silverman will open the America's largest museum dedicated to speeding silver balls and fast-motion flippers.
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Kaiser Southern California Healthcare Workers Strike

Some 2,500 nurses and other medical workers walked off the job at Kaiser Permanente facilities in southern California on Wednesday in a three-day planned strike protesting benefit cuts sought by the nonprofit healthcare giant.
Meg Whitman gives her concession speech during her election night rally in Los Angeles

Is Léo Apotheker On the Way Out From HP?

Several media reports say that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is considering ousting CEO, Leo Apotheker, only 10 months after he officially took the helm on Nov. 1, 2010.
A Lennar model home is open for customers in a new neighborhood in the Denver suburb of Thornton

Buying frenzy Lawsuit vs Homebuilders Revived

A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit by homeowners who accused eight major homebuilders of causing them to overpay for their homes by marketing nearby houses to high-risk borrowers who later went into foreclosure.
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NASA Learns More About a Black Hole’s Jet Through Infrared Observation [PHOTO]

NASA astronomers were able to get a closer look at the inner environment nearing the base of a black hole's jet through infrared observation. By using the agency's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) astronomers captured some rare data of a flaring black hole, illuminating new details about these powerful stellar-mass black holes and their raging jets.
Taylor Armstrong, from the Bravo reality TV series 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills', arrives at the unveiling of artist Jack Armstrong's 'Cosmic Starship' Harley-Davidson motorcycle at Bartels Harley-Davidson in Marina Del R

Housewives star Taylor Armstrong details abuse

In her first interviews since her husband's suicide, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong is detailing abuse she claims she suffered from her spouse, including punches, pulled hair and death threats.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

Stocks Plunge After Fed's 'Operation Twist' Announcement

Stocks plunged late Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced it will sell $400 billion worth of short-maturity bonds and reinvest in bonds with maturities of six to 30 years in the coming year. The program has been commonly referred to as Operation Twist.
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Starbucks Hidden Toilet Camera Sparks Lawsuit

A hidden toilet camera in a Starbucks bathroom has sparked a lawsuit from a father and his five-year-old daughter, who found the device filming them at a branch in Washington D.C.
Hewlett-Packard

If Apotheker is Out, is that Requiem for the 'HP Way?'

The world may know later Wednesday whether or not Leo Apotheker will remain CEO of Hewlett-Packard into his second year. After a year on the job, the HP leader's progress ought to be reviewed. But if a computer-savvy expert who's not been given much of a chance to put a strategy into effect is booted out, where is the HP Way?

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