AP - Liberty Global Inc. on Thursday said it agreed to sell its French cable business, UPC France SA, for about 1.25 billion euros ($1.51 billion) in cash to two private equity firms.

Reuters - Cable operator Liberty Global said on Thursday it would sell its French operations for 1.25 billion euros, or about $1.51 billion, cash to private equity firms Altice and Cinven.

AFP - While Hollywood celebrities and Silicon Valley executives have the cash to pay for trendy earth-friendly lifestyles, ordinary people don't, a US think-tank warned.

Reuters - Former Enron Chief Executive Ken Lay lied to credit agencies to prop up the energy trader's ratings even as its cash dwindled, the company's former treasurer testified on Wednesday.

Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer Philadelphia, PA (AHN) - The bloc of 12 newspapers being sold by the McClatchy Co. as part of its acquisition of Knight Ridder Inc. will likely be broken up and bought by several buyers. Last week, McClatchy agreed to pay $4.5 billion in cash and stock to...

The NSPCC is to receive cash donations when computer users search using a special search portal.

Reuters - Producer Marty Richards won an Oscar for the 2002 movie "Chicago" but claims to have lost millions in royalties and is suing Miramax Films to get his hands on the cash.

Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter New York (AHN) - Colgate-Palmolive Co. announces Tuesday that it will acquire Tom's of Maine for $100 million in cash. The consumer products company says it will buy 84 percent of the outstanding shares of Tom's. The Associated Press reports that the Chappell...

AP - Trista Wright was spending her spring break cleaning out hurricane-damaged homes when she discovered some unusual papers among the moldy plaster board and debris.

Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer New York, New York (AHN) - VeriSign, Inc. will acquire m-Qube, a mobile channel enabler, for $250 million in cash. The move gives VeriSign the potential to reach more than 200 million wireless subscribers in North America, via the delivery of premium...

AP - The emergencies were startlingly similar: a huge, swirling storm bearing down on coastal areas with frightening inevitability. Within a few hours of the most powerful cyclone in decades hitting Australia's northeastern coast Monday, state and federal governments had declared a state of emergency, prepared Black Hawk helicopters to run rescue missions and announced cash payouts for victims.

Reuters - Resort operator Kerzner International Ltd said on Monday it agreed to be bought by an investor group led by its chairman and chief executive for $76 a share in cash, or about $3 billion.

AP - Home furnishing retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc., which owns the Pottery Barn and West Elm brands, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 6 percent and initiated its first quarterly cash dividend.

Reuters - Printing services company RR Donnelley & Sons on Monday said it has agreed to buy OfficeTiger, a business process outsourcing company, for about $250 million in cash.

AP - Three college students accused in a string of rural Alabama church fires will not seek release on bond on the federal charges, their attorneys said.

Pupils living in rural areas miss out because government cash is targeted at inner city schools, heads warn.

Hospital cash deficits could be reduced by treating people with chronic illnesses like heart disease at home.

Rev. John W. Stone, an advocate for equal justice and rights of children, was accosted and jailed for for faxing press releases and notices. The notices were of claims against Maricopa County Arizona, the City of Peoria Arizona, and others. The person responsible for the complaint to prosecute Stone for faxing was one of the persons being sued by Stone and wife. The Stones' claims expound theft, deprivation of due process rights, discrimination, corrupt interference of judicial proceedings and businesses; and more. Federal, state, and local officials involved. Judge sets bail as cash only -- payable in full for $250,000. No hearing is scheduled at this time. [PRWEB Mar 16, 2006]

Reuters - Actors Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon probably never expected to star in a music video when they signed on for the film "Walk the Line," but their version of "Jackson" has netted them a CMT Music Award nomination for collaborative video of the year. The pair portray Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in the film and the video, which is taken from the movie.

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