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• One of the big concerns this time of year is carbon-monoxide (CO) poisoning so it's a good idea to get a CO detector.
  
• UPDATE 1-US sues Sony Music over children's online privacy
  
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• Sheriff's investigators seek information about May 3 fatal incident.
  
• Closure is planned for January to raise railroad tracks and complete work on west side of bridge.
  
• A school is considering a program that would teach children to fight back against a gunman.
  
• Wednesday, December 10, 2008
  
• Another dire prediction has been released about Michigan's ailing economy and the affect on the unemployment rate and state budget.
  
• UPDATE 2-US Treasury says may need 'novel' debt issuance
  
• UPDATE 2-U.S. nanotechnology plans fall short-report
  
• Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson is in need of a heart transplant and has been placed on a donor waiting list.
  
• The North Carolina Department of Transportation says the economic downturn has it in unprecedented financial territory.
  
• JF China Region Fund Declares Dividend Distribution
  
• Dutch construction to shrink 2009 to 2011-study
  
• With 21 days remaining until the end of the year, the Chicago Transit Authority has reached a ridership milestone not seen in 16 years.
  
• "Day without a Gay" asked supporters to basically do two things, don't come to work and don't spend any money. Did it work?
  
• "Good Morning America's Great American Job Fair Tour" is coming to South Florida on Thursday morning.
  
• Skyrocketing costs and a tanking economy have many Pittsburgh families looking for help for the first time. A coalition of local aid agencies has raised hundreds of thousand of dollars to help local families in need.
  
• A local memorial service is planned for Dr. Jeffrey George and his daughter Hannah, who were killed last Wednesday in a car crash.
  
• Perhaps this is a sign of the times you haven't heard. The Town of Mooresville has repossessed 11 cemetery plots from people who haven't paid their bills.
  
• Volvo. Saab. Hummer. Pontiac. Saturn. Jeep. Those vehicle brand names are all being batted around during the automaker’s hearings on Capitol Hill as divisions for sale, or for elimination.
  
• Schools at the bottom of the ladder in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School system could soon get a boost from the top with a new program that the system has never introduced before.
  
• Apartment Investment and Management Company Declares Dividends on Class G, T, U, V and Y Cumulative Preferred Stock
  
• Japanese Executive Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Two Years in Jail for Participating in Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Bribe Foreign Officials to Purchase Marine Hose and Related Products
  
• ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -The family of a Central Florida football player who collapsed during training says he's "fully recovered.''
  
• PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers lineman Willie Colon predicts a bloodbath. Ben Roethlisberger anticipates both teams limping out of the stadium. Any player not covered in bruises on Sunday evening, Hines Ward says, won't have played hard enough.
  
• For the Tennessee Titans, one goal remains in their historic regular season - home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
  
• Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust ("CAP REIT") (TSX: CAR.UN) announced today that it had completed the acquisition of a 153-suite, 19-storey, luxury apartment building in Quebec City, Quebec. The property includes 19,500 square feet of commercial space, an indoor swimming pool and indoor parking. Located on the shores of the St. Lawrence River near the Plains of Abraham and Cartier Street, this well-maintained building is close to hospitals, schools, transportation, shopping and restaurants. It is one of the best located and highest quality apartment properties in the City.
  
• Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
  
• NJ Board of Public Utilities Recognizes 'Energy Savings' Leadership Exhibited by Glatt Air Techniques Commissioner Randall Presents $88,000 Incentive Check to Company for Incorporating Energy Efficiency Measures into Facility
  
• Natural Disasters, Poverty Squeeze Resources for Free Civil Legal Services in Texas
  
• Cape Coral police say they have arrested two suspects on 32 charges that are all related to a string of home burglaries that happened over several months.
  
• Several outlets are reporting the Arena Football League is set to cancel the 2009 season.
  
• A school bus and a vehicle collided near the intersection of Sheehan Boulevard and Nobel Terrace in Port Charlotte around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
  
• By Jim Wolf
  
• Broadcast TV's fall season is going so poorly that four out of five returning programs have a smaller audience than they had in 2007.
  
• ACE Employee Volunteers Join Students and Philadelphia Police Officers at Police Memorial PAL Center in Special Holiday Celebration ACE Employees Help Kids Celebrate the Holiday Season with Gifts and Arts & Crafts Activities
  
• HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) -Flanking either side of the Bowl Championship Series trophy, Bob Stoops and Urban Meyer shook hands for more than a minute Wednesday afternoon as more than two dozen photographers clicked and commanded away.
  
• NEW YORK (AP) -Tim Tebow will go for two against a pair of talented quarterbacks from the Big 12 when the Heisman Trophy is handed out Saturday night.
  
• ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -The Denver Broncos were about to go down for the count when rocket-armed quarterback Jay Cutler came to the rescue along with a most unlikely sidekick - an undrafted, undersized and largely unknown rookie linebacker named Wesley Woodyard.
  
• CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson is in need of a heart transplant and has been placed on a donor waiting list.
  
• DANBURY, Conn., Dec. 10, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a leading manufacturer of high efficiency, ultra-clean power plants using renewable and other fuels for commercial, industrial, government and utility customers, today reported results and accomplishments for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2008.
  
• SBA Senior Staff Members Take Superior Financial CEO to Task Over Business Practices
  
• UPDATE 1-ACE Aviation says long-planned windup ready to go
  
• By David Morgan
  
• What do harried city dwellers and hassled business travelers covet most? Space, and lots of it, judging from this year's list of