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Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead

Michigan, January 6: Ron Asheton, the lead guitarist of legendary punk band Stooges, was found dead early this morning at his home in Ann Arbor, said the local police. He was 60.

COL BKB: Clemson 66, Alabama 59

Clemson, S.C. -- Trevor Booker scored 19 points for the unbeaten and 11th-ranked Clemson Tigers in a 66-59 victory over Alabama Tuesday.

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In an interview with the Financial Times published over the weekend, Pfizer 's (NYSE: PFE) CEO Jeff Kindler said the company's willing to buy another company -- maybe big, maybe small. And no fewer than a dozen news articles jumped on the bandwagon (not including this one).Is this something that investors really need? Must be a really slow news day.

Pfizer Goes Shopping and Water Is Wet: News at 11!
For months now, Kindler's been saying that he'd like to make the best investments possible for the company. For instance, last March, Kindler said, "Purchasing growth for us, it has to make sense both from a value and a risk perspective and we will evaluate the tradeoffs carefully, while staying opportunistic." And investors should expect nothing less. Whether the purchase is a relatively large company like Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD), Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN), or even Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) or a series of smaller acquisitions like GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced last year with its purchases of Sirtris Pharmaceuticals and Genelabs Technologies, Pfizer needs to keep return at the fore.

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5-Star Stocks on the Upswing
Sadly, there's no such thing as an ultimate buy signal when it comes to investing in stocks. Identifying companies with the wind at their back takes time, patience, and a good dose of due diligence.

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Researchers link childhood trauma with chronic fatigue

Atlanta, United States, January 6: A childhood experience of trauma may put individuals at higher risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as grown-ups, according to a recent study.

  Lifestyle
Happiness of pal’s pal’s pal makes you cheerful

California, December 5: You may not digest this easily! More than anybody else, people whom you do not even know may be instrumental in making you happy.

Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego found that happiness flows through social associations, right up to three degrees of severance.

Entertainment
Jett Travolta’s final moments may have been with his father

Bahamas, United States, January 6: Hollywood was greeted with tragedy at the start of the year with news of the death of Jett Travolta, John Travolta’s 16-year old son. Now, reports have come up about Jett’s final moments and how his father was there by his side.

Technology
Twitter warns of phishing scam

California, United States, January 5: The social networking and micro-blogging service, Twitter, warned its users about the phishing scam that redirects them to a look-alike site to know their username and password.

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COL BKB: Clemson 66, Alabama 59

Clemson, S.C. -- Trevor Booker scored 19 points for the unbeaten and 11th-ranked Clemson Tigers in a 66-59 victory over Alabama Tuesday.