SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold bounced on bargain hunting and firmer oil on Monday after falling to its lowest level in a week last week, while platinum held near its weakest in more than two months on fears of falling demand. — Trading was slow with

Oakland mother loses second son to gunfire - San Francisco Gate
Mona Hall buried her 22-year-old son in 1992 after he was gunned down in front of her East Oakland home. Now, she’s burying her second and only remaining child, who also lost his life to gun violence over the weekend. Bobby Hall II, 25, was shot and

Gold Rises in London, Buoyed by Concern Over U.S. Bank Reports - Bloomberg
July 21 (Bloomberg) — Gold rose for the first time in four sessions in London on concern U.S. earnings reports this week could undermine the dollar, bolstering demand for the metal as a hedge against the U.S. currency. The relationship between gold

VISUAL ARTS: Eleanor Antin, visual artist, performance artist, filmmaker and professor emeritus at the University of California San Diego, is having her first museum exhibition in California in nine years. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art hosted

The hippie hooker booker who helped make sure the love was anything but free at Eliot Spitzer’s preferred escort service is taking a deal from the feds. Tanya Hollander, 36, will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy for her role with the infamous
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Analysis: Bruno leaves legacy, lessons - Newsday
ALBANY, N.Y. - Joe Bruno retired this week as one of New York’s most powerful state leaders for 13 years, but not before the former boxer gave another lesson or two in how to land knockouts in Albany’s odd political ring. In his last week on the job
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