Hostage taker surrenders after social media standoff in Pittsburgh
Army veteran Klein Thaxton, 22, held a businessman hostage on the 16th floor of a downtown Pittsburgh building for over five hours with a hammer and knife. He posted seven despairing messages on Facebook before surrendering. no injuries occurred to Thaxton or the hostage, Charles Breitsman. Police noted the dual role of social media as both help and distraction in negotiations and discussed the impact of live updates on crisis response. Thaxton has prior military service and a criminal record including a robbery plea.
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Charles Breitsman
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Facebook
Nathan Harper
Public Safety
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U.S. Army
Army
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Fort Riley
Kansas
Gary Noesner
FBI
Steve Jones
University of Illinois At Chicago
Mary Ellen O’ Toole
Three Gateway Center
iPhone 5 Launch Draws Fans Worldwide as Stores Open
Apple fans in Asia Europe and North America queued for hours to buy the iPhone 5. In New York hundreds lined up outside Apple's Fifth Avenue store as early reviews praised the larger screen and lighter weight. Apple stock edged higher while analysts forecast strong initial sales. The device rolled out in multiple countries with 22 more markets planned for next week.
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Australia
Japan
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Britain
France
Germany
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Hawlett Packard and Dow Dow Jones Stocks Snapshot
New York Friday stock prices show Hewlett Packard and major blue chips in NYSE listings. Market activity includes Home Depot Alcoa Exxon and Coca Cola with fluctuating highs lows closes and notable volume across sectors including tech energy and consumer goods.
Grain futures rise on Chicago Board of Trade
Grain futures gained Friday with wheat for December delivery up 17.75 cents to 8.9725 a bushel. December corn rose 2.25 cents to 7.4825 a bushel and December oats 2.75 cents to 3.76 a bushel, while November soybeans edged up 3 cents to 16.2175 a bushel.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Hog market report from Peoria yards shows steady prices
The Associated Press notes hogs at the Stockyards Peoria with sows steady at 29.00 for 400 lb, barrows and gilts 400-500 lb at 29.00, 500-700 lb at 32.00, boars over 300 lb at 45.50-46.00, 2-3 lb 13.00, under 300 lb 270-290 lb 44.00-18.00. 45.50.
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Nyse Diary
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1Sicorp
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Mkivgold
Chevron
Maso
Regentigroup
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Cre ML
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