October 2011
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Scotty McCreery in best "Idol" album debut in 8...
McCreery took the “American Idol” crown in an all-country music finale of the TV singing contest in May. “Clear As Day” , released on a Universal Music Group label, sold 197,000 copies in the first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures.”My hopes were just to go out there and have fun…Everybody hopes for the number one, but you never really expect it. To...
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WRAPUP 1-UK energy bills face overhaul in 1st wave...
* Ofgem says profit per customer has soared in recent months* Energy suppliers dispute Ofgem numbersBy Paul Hoskins and Oleg VukmanovicLONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - British energy companies will
have to simplify their billing structures under plans announced
by Ofgem, making it easier for consumers to compare prices and
overhauling a system the regulator believes is stifling
competition.Ofgem,...
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UPDATE 1-UK circulation auditor may probe WSJ...
* WSJ Europe parent Dow Jones to meet with ABC
(Adds statement from Dow Jones)Oct 13 (Reuters) - Britain’s newspaper circulation auditor
said on Thursday it may re-examine a sponsorship deal between
the Wall Street Journal Europe and a Dutch consulting firm that
raised questions about the Journal’s circulation data.The Audit Bureau of Circulations, which had earlier
approved the...
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Chocolate lovers have fewer strokes, study finds
Researchers studying more than 33,000 Swedish women found that the more chocolate women said they ate, the lower their risk of stroke.The results add to a growing body of evidence linking cocoa consumption to heart health, but they aren’t a free pass to gorge on chocolate.”Given the observational design of the study, findings from this study cannot prove that it’s chocolate that...
