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Google's 2010 shopping spree has cost $1.1B so far
(AP:MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) Google Inc. has spent $1.1 billion during the first half of the year buying up 22 companies, with more than half of the amount going toward its recently completed acquisition of mobile ad service AdMob.

Guzman OKs trade from Nationals to Rangers
Infielder Cristian Guzman is heading to the first-place Rangers from the last-place Nationals in a deal that sends two minor league pitchers to Washington.

Teva: Canadian regulators clear Ratiopharm deal
Israeli drug maker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said Friday that Canadian antitrust regulators have cleared the company's acquisition of Ratiopharm, owned by the Merckle family.

Montgomery school board appeals county superintendent's $2.1 million recommended cuts
MONTGOMERY Montgomery school board members have voted to appeal a recommendation by the executive county superintendent to chop $2.1 million out of the defeated $77 million 2010-11 school budget.

Cubs reinstate Zambrano; Dodgers eye Lilly
Big Z is officially back: The Cubs said Friday they have reinstated pitcher Carlos Zambrano from the restricted list and given reliever Bob Howry his unconditional release.

Hat Trick: Jets bring back Coles for third time
The New York Jets and wideout Laveranues Coles have renewed relations.

Dozens of High-Tech Jobs Headed to Virginia
An infusion of high-tech jobs will happen in Harrisonburg, as the Harris Corporation prepares for a multimillion-dollar expansion.

Taking steps toward refinancing a rental property
I have a rental property that I bought five years ago for $170,000 but now is valued at $120,000. I have a mortgage at 6.75 percent with about $45,000 in equity on the property. I am not in financial difficulty, but I would like to take advantage of low interest rates. Is it possible to refinance my rental home? If so, any tips would be appreciated.

Extra, Extra
Photograph by Suzan Mikiel Kennedy; iPhone Chronicles on Flickr From the Gothamist Newsmap : A shooting at W26 St & 9 Av in Manhattan, a fall victim at Centre St in Manhattan and a barricaded perp "Pd Os With A Male Armed Inside A Locked Ice Cream Truck, Trying To Start NEGOTIATIONS" in Manhattan. Police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl in a Brooklyn apartment ...

New Orleans Saints: Sean Payton's press conference transcript 7/31/2010
Coach talks about the heat, the fans and Drew Brees