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  2. US manufacturing extends slump; inflation pressures easing - AOL

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    The production sub-index fell to 48.5 from 50.2 in May. Against the backdrop of weak orders, inflation at the factory gate was much cooler. The survey's measure of prices paid by manufacturers ...

  3. Coupon collector's problem - Wikipedia

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    In probability theory, the coupon collector's problem refers to mathematical analysis of "collect all coupons and win" contests. It asks the following question: if each box of a given product (e.g., breakfast cereals) contains a coupon, and there are n different types of coupons, what is the probability that more than t boxes need to be bought ...

  4. List of brothels in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Stardust Ranch – In 1999 the City Council voted 3–2 to shut down the Stardust but Mayor Robert Miller overturned this decision because of the economic benefits the brothel brought to the city. Big 4 Ranch – One of the oldest brothels in Nevada, it was built in the late 1880s and opened as Rainey's dance hall. In 1939 it became a brothel ...

  5. Investors bid to exchange nearly all eligible Yandex NV ... - AOL

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    On Monday the consortium said it had received bids to exchange 43.9 million out of an eligible 50.0 million shares.. ... It reflects a mandatory discount of 50%, as required by Russian law for the ...

  6. Most Americans think college degrees aren’t worth the expense ...

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    Here's how you can save yourself as much as $820 annually in minutes (it's 100% free) Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now use $100 to cash in on prime real estate — without the headache of being a ...

  7. Glyphosate - Wikipedia

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    Glyphosate ( IUPAC name: N- (phosphonomethyl)glycine) is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide and crop desiccant. It is an organophosphorus compound, specifically a phosphonate, which acts by inhibiting the plant enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSP).

  8. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [note 1] is a 1974 American independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen. The plot follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on ...

  9. Jack the Ripper - Wikipedia

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    Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporaneous journalistic accounts, the killer was also called the Whitechapel Murderer and Leather Apron . Attacks ascribed to Jack the Ripper typically involved women ...