Hilton to Be Acquired by Blackstone for 18.5 Billion
Hilton Hotels Corp said it will be bought by The Blackstone Group for 18.5 billion in cash, valuing the deal at 26 billion with debt. Hilton board approved the terms. closing expected in Q4 after shareholder approval. Blackstone would take Hilton private and expand its lodging holdings.
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Bush open to full pardon for Libby before leaving office
President Bush refused to rule out an eventual pardon for I. LewisScooter Libby, keeping options open as Libby appeals. He commuted Libby’s 2 1/2 year prison term but retained probation and a 250000 fine, saying the jury verdict and certain punishments should stand.
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Methane tragedy kills five at Virginia dairy farm
Five people including Mennonite farmer Scott Showalter, his wife Phyillis, two daughters Shayla and Christina, and farmhand Amous Stoltzfus died after methane from a manure pit at a Bricewater dairy farm killed them during a rescue attempt. A farmhand and another worker were overcome. autopsies were not planned as deaths are considered accidental.
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Survivor of hate crime dies after Carnival ship leap
David Ritcheson, a Mexican American survivor of a 2006 hate assault in Houston, died by leaping from a Carnival Cruise ship off Galveston. Attorneys said he concealed his pain behind a smile, had undergone multiple surgeries, and refused counseling despite ongoing emotional and mental scars. An FBI overseen autopsy will determine the death, with his parents en route to gather his body in Mexico.
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Dark chocolate may lower blood pressure in small study
A German study finds 6 gram daily portions of dark chocolate modestly reduce blood pressure in 44 adults aged 56 to 73 over nearly five months. The effect is small but considered potentially cardiovascularly meaningful, though replication and longer follow up are needed.
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