AUSTIN, Minn. – Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL), maker of Spam and Dinty Moore (search) stews, posted earnings that fell short of expectations as higher turkey profits were largely offset by rising pork and beef costs at other units. Its shares fell more than 4 percent. The company earned $55.8 million, …
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NEW YORK – FedEx Corp. (FDX), the world’s largest air-express carrier, on Thursday affirmed its quarterly profit forecast and offered a bullish outlook on the global economy. FedEx (search) reiterated that it expects profit to range between $1.40 per share to $1.50 per share for the fiscal fourth quarter ending …
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LOS ANGELES – The doctor is out: Noah Wyle (search) is leaving “ER” (search) as a regular cast member Thursday night, as part of the show’s season finale. As Dr. John Carter, a blueblood charmer, Wyle created a naive and sometimes comic figure who became an excellent doctor. In recent …
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LOS ANGELES – “American Idol (search)” finalist Bo Bice was arrested twice in the past four years on drug charges, a Web site reported Thursday — but Fox TV is standing by the long-haired rocker. “From the beginning, Bo was honest and forthcoming in revealing his previous indiscretions and their …
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There’s something about the Fockers. Few sequels ever top their first chapters at the box office. But Ben Stiller’s romantic comedy “Meet the Fockers” (search) managed to rake in a whopping $507.4 million worldwide after its release in December, besting the piddling $330.4 million its predecessor, “Meet the Parents,” pulled …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Keith Urban (search) won video of the year Monday night at the Country Music Television Music Awards (search) for his hit “Days Go By,” while Gretchen Wilson (search) won in the breakthrough and female video categories. “The fans are a passionate lot, and I love that,” Urban …
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HAVANA – Fidel Castro (search) accused Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez (search) of being an “agent” of the United States Monday in a stinging critique of the diplomat, who is neck-to-neck with Chile’s interior minister in a race to head the Organization of American States (search). In televised remarks, …
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Developments surrounding the disappearance and reappearance of Jennifer Wilbanks: Tuesday Four days before her scheduled wedding, Wilbanks leaves the home she shares with her fiance in Duluth at 8:30 p.m. Her fiance, John Mason, believes she has gone jogging on her daily run through their neighborhood. Wednesday Mason calls police …
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Three armed Palestinians were killed early Monday in clashes between Hamas and Fatah gunmen in southern Gaza, Palestinian security officials said, the most serious outbreak of violence between the two. A Hamas fighter was killed first in the clashes in the town of Bani Suheila, …
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LOS ANGELES – Tempers are rising along with gas prices. Gas stations across the country report that drivers are taking out their gas rage against big oil by yelling at clerks and cashiers and sometimes driving off without paying. “Everyone is suffering at the same time,” said Sam Shirazie, a …
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