For sale: One deserted French village, pool included The Canadian Press COURBEFY, France (AP) -- The village of Courbefy has rustic buildings with fireplaces and exposed beams, a horse stable, a tennis court and a swimming pool. Sound nice? It's ...
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Why George Clooney won’t deny rumours that he’s gay The Juice You can call George Clooney gay all you like, and he won't deny it. That's not to say the 50-year-old star of "The Descendants" is pining for a real-life bromance with Brad Pitt. No, it...
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Why the Electric Car Is Doomed to Fail Daily Ticker Auto sales for the month of February rocked. Despite rising gasoline prices, consumers bought more cars last month than in any month since 2008. Estimates for total 2012 car sales r...
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10 outrageous brand image blunders Minyanville As all CEOs know, today's companies operate in glass houses. Given the free flow of information across both official and unofficial (read: social media) channels, there is no unjust ...
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$35 Raspberry Pi computer sells out on launch CBC The ultra-cheap Raspberry Pi computer went on sale Wednesday amid overwhelming demand, crashing the distributors' websites and selling out on one site shortly thereafter. The $35 Raspberry P...
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Four ridings that could go from blue to red over the robocal... Canada Politics Despite the onerous rules to force a by-election, you have to believe that someone, in some riding, at some point, will ask a judge to overturn an election as a result of the robo...
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Despite key answers, mystery still shrouds deadly Via train ... The Canadian Press RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - A fatal passenger train derailment was caused by excessive speed, investigators said Thursday, but why a locomotive helmed by experienced engineers was mo...
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For just $29 million, you can own Michael Jordan’s suburban ... Ball Don't Lie Hey — you guys have a couple bucks I could borrow? No, don't worry, everything's fine. Just trying to get together some cash to buy Michael Jordan's house. It went on the market t...
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Subaru named world's best automaker, Ford spirals Consumer Reports Subaru earned the top score in Consumer Reports automaker report cards for 2012. Honda, which won the past four years, slipped to fourth. But the biggest slide belonged to Ford. ...
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U.S. ends search for missing cruise ship passenger Reuters MIAMI (Reuters) - The Coast Guard on Friday said it had suspended its search for a 47-year-old Canadian woman who went overboard off the cruise ship Bahamas Celebration on its way from Fr...
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