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NBC Universal to Buy iVillage for $600M

NEW YORK – NBC Universal said Monday it will buy iVillage Inc., which runs several Web sites aimed at women, for about $600 million. NBC Universal, which is 80 percent-owned by General Electric Co. (GE) and 20 percent-owned by Vivendi Universal, agreed to pay $8.50 in cash per common share …

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Bombing at Iraq Recruiting Center Kills 40

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A homicide car bomber killed 40 and wounded 30 Monday at an Iraqi army recruiting office outside a military base near Tal Afar, as top Iraqi politicians blamed the United States for a weekend raid that Shiites said killed 22 worshipers in a mosque. The U.S. military …

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Jamaica's First Female PM Pledges to Confront Crime

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s first woman prime minister takes office Thursday, pledging to tackle a crime rate that has made the Caribbean island one of the most dangerous places in the world. Portia Simpson Miller, a longtime parliament member who represented some of Jamaica’s poorest neighborhoods, faces high expectations for …

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