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Dow jumps 936 as governments pledge bank aid- Wall Street stormed back from last week's devastating losses Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrials soaring a nearly inconceivable 936 points after major governments' plans to support the global banking system reassured distraught investors. All the major indexes rose more than 11 percent.
Obama calls for 90-day moratorium on foreclosures- Democrat Barack Obama proposed more immediate steps Monday to heal the nation's ailing economy including a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures at some banks and a two-year tax break for businesses that create new jobs.
McCain vows to fight for new direction for nation- Republican John McCain pledged to fight for a new direction for the country in an energetic new campaign stump speech Monday that sought to distance him from the economic policies of President Bush. "We cannot spend the next four years as we have spent much of the last eight: waiting for our luck to change," McCain said while campaigning with running mate Sarah Palin in this once reliably Republican state that has become a battleground this year.
Wildfires burn homes, kill 1 in Los Angeles area- Two wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds threatened neighborhoods near Los Angeles on Monday, killing a man, destroying several dozen mobile homes and forcing evacuations.
Johnston speaks about Bristol Palin, Obama, baby- Levi Johnston, who's having a baby with Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter, can't believe all the things he's hearing. No, he wasn't held against his will on the campaign trail. No, he's not being forced into a shotgun wedding with 17-year-old Bristol Palin.
- Nearly one in three patients who need a kidney transplant may never get one because their bodies are abnormally primed to attack a donated organ.
McCormick tells all about 'Brady' drug addiction- As Marcia Brady on "The Brady Bunch," Maureen McCormick projected an image of the wholesome girl next door. But off camera, she spiraled downward into drug addiction and depression.
Prosthetic eye gives horse a shot at show career- A miniature horse has been given a second chance for a career as a show horse - thanks to a prosthetic eye. The 65-pound horse, named KBuck, was born June 1 at Lil Chums Miniature Horse Farm in Lawton and lost its eye a few days after birth. Owner Kelsey Chumbley, 12, said she suspects the young horse was the victim of a swift kick from its mother.
- Big Brown's racing career ended Monday when the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner injured his right front foot during a workout at Aqueduct Race Course in New York. Michael Iavarone of IEAH Stables, co-owners of Big Brown, said the 3-year-old colt tore a three-inch piece of flesh off the foot after it collided with his right rear foot while working over Aqueduct's turf course with stablemate Kip Deville.
AddictingGames to Honor Best in Online Games With New Multiplatform Awards Event, Coming Summer 2009
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The Awards will pay tribute to the greatest online games in categories including: "Most Sporty Sports Game"; "Most Impossible Game"; "Most Tense Escape Game"; "Most Excellent Driving Game"; and "Most Addicting Game"; among many more to be announced. Additional details about the forthcoming Awards will be released over the coming months.
"We have so many talented creators that have developed hundreds of games for the AddictingGames' library," said Williams. "This community has helped make AddictingGames the number-one gaming site for teens and they deserve to be honored for their achievements. The Most AddictingGames Awards will give us the opportunity to recognize their creativity."
With a library of more than 3,000 games, AddictingGames is the number-one independent gaming site, and the top destination for male gamers ages 12-24. Impulsive, popular and user-driven, AddictingGames brings teens and college students games as fresh and relevant to them as pop culture. With double-digit traffic growth every month, the site's average visitors of 10.7 million uniques spend more than 30 minutes on the site (source: comScore
This year, AddictingGames will add 75 exclusive self-published titles and 600+ titles from game developers around the world. To build its community of gamers, AddictingGames has been adding a platform of new community and social networking-oriented features and will soon launch profiles, buddy-list based high scores and chat. New community features, such as reviews and ratings, have already generated more than 850,000 game reviews and 900,000 ratings. The site hosts several "Create and Share Games" that visitors can play, customize, and share with their friends. The first of these to launch -- "Pencil Racer" -- generated one million game plays in its first three weeks on the site. Additionally, in its first extension off of the PC, the site also launched AddictingGames' Qwikies --- a series of flash-based mini-games for Verizon Wireless customers.
AddictingGames is part of the Nickelodeon Kids and Family Games Group, which has invested
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 29th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in
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