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Time Warner Cable says Big 4 shows to stay on-air - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK – Time Warner Cable Inc. said Thursday that its customers will still be able to view major programming from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox even if it can't reach a deal with broadcaster Sinclair before their contract expires Friday at midnight.

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Wall St futures point to slight rise in shares - Yahoo! News

(Reuters) NEW YORK – Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P500 and the Nasdaq 100 are flat to 0.1 percent higher, pointing to a slight rise in equities on Wall Street on Friday.

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"Avatar", 3D drive foreign box office to record year - Yahoo! News

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Ticket sales at the foreign box office soared almost 20 percent to a record high in 2010, powered by higher prices for 3D movies even as the number of people who went to the movies was roughly unchanged.

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Groupon eyes IPO by end of 2011: report - Yahoo! News

BANGALORE (Reuters) – Online discount coupon provider Groupon Inc is working toward a potential public offering of its common shares by the end of 2011, the New York Times said, citing people briefed on the matter.

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5 arrested in plot to attack prophet cartoon paper - Yahoo! News

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Five men planning to shoot as many people as possible in a building housing the newsroom of a paper that published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad were arrested Wednesday in an operation that halted an imminent attack, intelligence officials said.

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China's rare earths export cut raises trade concerns - Yahoo! News

SYDNEY (Reuters) – China has raised fresh international trade concerns after slashing export quotas on rare earths minerals, risking action from the United States at the World Trade Organization.

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Consumer confidence unexpectedly falls in Dec. - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Consumer confidence unexpectedly deteriorated in December, hurt by increasing worries about the jobs market, according to a private report released on Tuesday.

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New film academy members ready for 1st Oscar vote - Yahoo! News

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The holiday season is high time for film fans. The year's best pictures hit theaters, awards buzz begins and cold weather and extra days off make for perfect moviegoing conditions.

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Katy Perry leads singles chart for third week - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Katy Perry's "Firework" led Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a third week, while Bruno Mars' "Grenade" moved up one to No. 2 and was in prime position to take over the No. 1 slot next week.

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South Korean, Chinese defense chiefs to meet in February - Yahoo! News

SEOUL (Reuters) – Defense ministers from South Korea and China will hold talks in Beijing in February amid growing regional tension sparked by North Korea's nuclear programmes and hostile acts, South Korea's defense ministry said on Sunday.

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