NEWS IN BRIEF
TAROM officially joined SkyTeam, the second largest airline alliance in the world on Friday, June 25, the company announced in a communiqué.
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Eyes On Novero's New 'Victoria' Bluetooth Jewelry
Bluetooth solutions company Novero showed off the company's newest line of luxury consumer products Wednesday at a showcase in New York City. The line is called Victoria, and its focus appears to be mixing fashion and technology.
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Eastday-Penalties follow death of tourist
The Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong yesterday terminated the membership of a local travel agency for unscrupulous operations which may have caused the death of mainland tourist in May.
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A Q & A with jewelry designer Ippolita
Plus: The latest in manicure technology comes to the Twin Cities
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The Broadway Backslide
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - You can find just about anything for sale on Broadway. Stores, many of them small mom and pop shops, hawk everything from wedding dresses to plastic toys to opulent jewelry.
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iPods, jewelry taken during football camp
Thieves stole iPods, cell phones and other belongings valued at more than $2,000 from University of Georgia dorm rooms that were used over the weekend by youngsters attending a summer football camp, UGA police said.
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Wal-Mart Pulls Miley Cyrus-Brand Jewelry
...but her jewelry can be. Wal-Mart is pulling the entire Miley Cyrus line of jewelry from its shelves after tests found high levels of the toxic metal cadmium. Cadmium is not known to be dangerous if the items are simply worn but can be dangerous if ingested.
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Wal-Mart pulls kids' jewelry over toxic metal
Small pieces of children's jewelry, purchased at various Wal-Marts across the country and analyzed by Ashland University chemistry professor Jeff Weidenhamer in his lab at the university, in Ashland, Ohio, are shown. The testing by Weidenhamer has shown that the jewelry contains the metal cadmium.
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