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Ice Cream Jingle Leads to Trouble

Stop that crazy ice-cream jingle or I’ll … That’s essentially what West Hartford, Conn., police say a suburban homeowner told an ice-cream truck driver Sunday evening. To be more specific, the angry resident waved a pair of hedge clippers and threatened to quickly make the driver less of a man …

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Astronauts Honor Columbia's Fallen Crew

SPACE CENTER, Houston – As Discovery’s astronauts paused Thursday to honor their seven colleagues who died while returning to Earth in 2003, NASA (search) officials pondered whether another space walk was needed to fix a problem with the space shuttle. Mission Control is weighing whether a fourth spacewalk will be …

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Swatch Posts Profit Amid Sales Growth

BIEL, Switzerland – The world’s largest watchmaker, Swatch Group AG (search), on Wednesday said first-half net profit surged 21 percent on strong sales growth. Net profit rose to 267 million Swiss francs ($210 million) in the first six months of the year from220 million francs in the year-ago period. Swatch …

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