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February 3rd, 2012
Lesa France Kennedy strode through the Art Deco-inspired lobby, past rows of blinking slots machines and spinning roulette wheels, her eyes trying to take in the homage to old Hollywood. The chief executive of International Speedway Corp., which owns and operates Kansas Speedway, could only marvel at the new casino overlooking Turn 2 of the race track -- a $411 million facility that has created...
February 2nd, 2012
Agriculture and biotechnology giant Monsanto has announced it will scrap plans to sell genetically modified maize in France this year, or anytime in the future.
February 2nd, 2012
France raised nearly euro8 billion ($10.5 billion) at a bond auction Thursday that saw its closely watched 10-year borrowing costs fall.
January 26th, 2012
A list of those confirmed dead or missing in the grounding of the cruise ship Costa Concordia off Italy. Italian officials released a list of the missing. Those not listed as crew are passengers.CONFIRMED ...
January 29th, 2012
A list of those confirmed dead or missing in the grounding of the cruise ship Costa Concordia off Italy. Italian officials released a list of the missing. Those not listed as crew are passengers.
February 1st, 2012
One year after an embarrassing defeat at the Stadio Olimpico, there is little chance that France will take Italy lightly in their Six Nations opener, especially since the Azzurri are now managed by former Perpignan coach Jacques Brunel.
February 2nd, 2012
Guinness World Records experts said Thursday they are to travel to a remote valley in southwestern Nepal to measure a 72-year-old claiming to be the world's shortest man.
January 31st, 2012
Let’s be honest. If you ignore all the news, pretend all the hype is imagined, and search your feelings: is anyone really excited for the next Xbox or the PS4 yet? If this was an actual discussion and, ya know, not a written column, the answer would likely be a resounding no. That doesn’t mean people aren’t interested in the next generation of consoles and won’t buy them with the glee that only ...
January 30th, 2012
France will have Tobin Tax on bank transactions in place by August Michael Goldfarb Say what you like about French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and his enemies frequently do, he doesn't pull back from controversial proposals. He has long been an advocate of a Financial Transaction Tax, or Tobin Tax, on banks in the EU. Sarkozy's major partners in the EU are either luke warm about the idea, as in ...
February 3rd, 2012
Rockets improve, but road trip will test progress Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:26 p.m., Thursday, February 2, 2012 [...] as the Rockets await one more home game, tonight against the Suns, before taking off on their longest road trip of the season, the changes go ...
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