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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  1. Central-air freon prices soar as R-22 refrigerant is being phased out

    Q: My air conditioning contractor just charged me $100 per pound for R-22 refrigerant. This is a lot more than I paid four years ago. Is this a fair price these days? A: Prices for R-22 refrigerant, commonly known as "Freon," have definitely risen over...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  2. Fishing Report

    INLAND TROUT Rivers and streams: Recent rains have put flows at or above typical late May levels As more rain is in the forecast, anglers should expect flows to increase further. Flies, shiners worms and corn/mealworm combinations are all providing...

    Tags: Candlewood Lake, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Riverton, Middletown, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. New York man held captive for month rescued by police

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said. Police posing as building...

    Tags: Portugal, Prosecution, Criminals, Long Island City, Defendants

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Wall St. on the silver screen: Pros pick top movies

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the annals of Hollywood, Wall Street has not been treated very kindly. From "Wall Street" to "Boiler Room", "Trading Places" to "American Psycho", the halls of finance are usually portrayed as places of shiny excesses and dark...

    Tags: CNBC (tv network), Leonardo DiCaprio, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (movie), Zachary Quinto, Jim Cramer

    5. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. YOUR MONEY-Wall St. on the silver screen: Pros pick top movies

    Reuters
    (The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his/her own.) By Chris Taylor NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - In the annals of Hollywood, Wall Street has not been treated very kindly. From "Wall Street" to "Boiler Room", "Trading Places"...

    Tags: CNBC (tv network), Leonardo DiCaprio, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (movie), Zachary Quinto, Jim Cramer

    6. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Hundreds attend funeral for Hofstra student shot by police

    NEW YORK -- Hundreds of mourners packed a church Wednesday for the funeral of a 21-year-old university student accidentally shot by police responding to a break-in at her home, which her uncle says could have been avoided if the officer had tried to negotiate an end to the standoff.
    NEW YORK -- Hundreds of mourners packed a church Wednesday for the funeral of a 21-year-old university student accidentally shot by police responding to a break-in at her home, which her uncle says could have been avoided if the officer had tried to...

    Tags: Nassau County Police, New York City, Colleges and Universities, Shootings, Rentals

    7. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. 'Great Gatsby' director, cast come home with Sydney premiere

    Reuters
    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Director Baz Luhrmann brought "The Great Gatsby" home on Wednesday for its Australian premiere, with box-office success for the Sydney-produced film bolstering hopes for the resurgence of the local film industry. The film, set in 1920s...

    Tags: The Wolverine (movie), Carey Mulligan, Hugh Jackman, Star Trek into Darkness (movie), Leonardo DiCaprio

    8. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. PASSINGS: Bernard Waber

    Bernard Waber, 91, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," died Thursday at his Long Island, N.Y., home after a long illness, according to a statement from his publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
    Bernard Waber, 91, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," died Thursday at his Long Island, N.Y., home after a long illness, according to a statement from his publisher, Houghton Mifflin...

    Tags: Authors, Book, Upper East Side, University of Pennsylvania

    9. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Jodi Arias asks jury for life term; deliberations begin

    PHOENIX — Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she “lacked perspective” when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
    PHOENIX — Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she “lacked perspective” when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail. Standing...

    Tags: Judges, Prisons, Trials, Lawyers, Punishment

    10. May 21, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  10. Selling the U.S. Open at Merion to corporate America

    Philadelphia Daily News
    PHILADELPHIA The United States Golf Association will conduct 15 national championships or team events this year. Only one of them is a money-maker. That, of course, would be the U.S. Open, which is returning to Merion next month after a 32-year absence....

    Tags: U.S. Open (golf), ESPN (tv network), The Eagles (music group), PGA Tour, Rentals

    11. May 21, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. Army To Honor Yankees Employee From Stamford

    The Hartford Courant
    For Deborah Tymon of Stamford, honoring America's veterans comes naturally, and very personally. Tymon, a senior vice president for marketing who has been with the Yankees for 29 years, has taken charge of the team's numerous efforts on behalf of...

    Tags: Yankee Stadium, Stamford, George Steinbrenner, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army

    12. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Oklahoma tornado: Hospital 'code black' before flood of patients

    The injured children came into the Children's Hospital at the Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City fast. So fast that the hospital set up a triage center in its own facility. "Every once in a while, a trauma trickles into the emergency...

    Tags: Broken Bones, Tornadoes, Hospitals and Clinics, Natural Disasters, Hypothermia

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