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NEWS ABOUT: records

records stories: 11 news summaries
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 Jeter Breaks 
 Gehrig's 
 Yankees 
 Hits Mark 

Shortstop, 35, adds another as rain holds off long enough for game to become official

Sep 11, 09 9:51 PM CDT
(AP) - Derek Jeter broke the New York Yankees' hit record held by Lou Gehrig for more than seven decades, singling to right field in the third inning of tonight's game against visiting Baltimore.That gave the shortstop 2,722 hits, one more than Gehrig. Jeter, 35, added an RBI single in... More »

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New York • New York Yankees • Baltimore Orioles • Yankee Stadium • Lou Gehrig • Derek Jeter • records • hits

(Newser) - Three families of victims in the Air France crash have signed on as plaintiffs in a manslaughter probe into the Air France crash, reports the BBC. Under French law, they'll now have access to investigative files. The Paris prosecutor launched the probe last week, which is routine in such cases.... More »

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investigation • prosecutor • crash • plane crash • manslaughter • probe • records • airplane • Air France • Air France Flight 447 • plaintiff

Vinyl LPs Make
a New Sound: 
Cha-Ching!

Record sales spike
90% despite digital music, recession

Apr 26, 09 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The crackling, old-fashioned sound of vinyl LPs is back, the Los Angeles Times reports. Defying the digital music craze, record sales spiked nearly 90% last year and fueled a boom in brick-and-mortar music stores across LA. Why the uptick in a bad economy? Majestic artwork, the fun of LP-flipping, and—... More »

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record sales • records • record stores • vinyl

 Judge: 
 Cheney Won't 
 Dump Records 

Accepts aide's word that docs will go safely to Archives

Jan 20, 09 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A federal judge yesterday rejected historians’ and nonprofits’ complaint that Vice President Dick Cheney planned to illegally dump some of his papers, the Washington Post reports. The judge instead took the word of a White House aide that the documents would go to the National Archives as required. The ruling... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • records • presidential papers • federal judges • National Archives

Lawsuits, Tech Glitches Keep Bush Emails Under Wraps

Millions still due to be released in a month

Dec 21, 08 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Technical snags and lawsuits are holding up the release of hundreds of millions of Bush White House emails to the National Archives, the Washington Post reports. Historians and nonprofits are in a legal battle with the White House, as administration officials sift through backup tapes to recover lost documents. "... More »

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Dick Cheney • email • White House • records • National Archives • George W. Bush • missing White House emails

 State Databases Drop 
 Thousands of Voters 

Centralized registration information was intended to clear up discrepancies, but propagated them instead

Oct 18, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of Americans nationwide are facing reams of red tape after new state registration systems booted them from voter rolls, the Washington Post reports. Yesterday the Supreme Court rejected a challenge of 200,000 Ohio voters whose data conflicted with state records, but states such as Montana, Colorado, and Wisconsin... More »

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Ohio • voting rights • database • records • US Supreme Court • Election 2008 • voter registration • Help America Vote Act • disqualification • centralization

Now on eBay:
6 Million Songs for Just $50M

World's greatest music collection is looking for a home, again

Feb 19, 08 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Record collector supreme Paul Mawhinney has put his collection of over 6 million songs on eBay, but with its value estimated at $50 million and a $3 million starting bid, bidders could be rarer than some of the jewels in the collection, the Idolator writes. "It's the history of... More »

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music • eBay • auction • museums • Library of Congress • records

Throw the Bums Out, Says Poll

Record numbers say congressional incumbents need to go

Nov 9, 07 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans are so unhappy with Congress that they've set a polling record. Fifty-three percent of those surveyed in a new poll say most members shouldn’t be re-elected, which might foreshadow a rough 2008 for incumbents, CNN reports. Republicans inspired more anger than Democrats, with 38% and 50%, respectively, saying... More »

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Congress • Harry Reid • Mitch McConnell • poll • records • Election 2008 • re-election

Justin Time: Duran Duran
Nets Timberlake

'SexyBack' singer pitching in on
band's 12th album

Nov 3, 07 9:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - An ’80s British rocker, his supermodel wife and a US musical superstar walk into a bar. This is no joke, the Times of London reports: It’s the launch of another Duran Duran comeback. Four-fifths of the rockers who made girls swoon nearly three decades ago get some help... More »

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music • Duran Duran • Justin Timberlake • records • Simon Le Bon • Andy Taylor • Roger Taylor • John Taylor • Nick Rhodes • Timbaland • music review

Radiohead Buyers Forking Out $2 to $9

Pay-what-you-want record earning media buzz, but has doubters

Oct 4, 07 8:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fans are dishing out $2 to $9 to preorder Radiohead's pay-what-you-want In Rainbows album, reports the New York Times — as the plan wins hours of media and water cooler buzz. Many buyers are even getting the box set, with an extra CD and booklet for $82. But not all... More »

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records • Radiohead • recording industry

Bonds' #756 Ball Fetches $752K

Despite steroid scandal, record-breaking ball sells for more than $750,000

Sep 16, 07 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barry Bonds beat expectations again, as his record-breaking ball sold for well above industry estimates. Bonds’ 756th homerun ball netted $752,467, while the ball that helped him tie Hank Aaron’s career record sold for $186,750. Some naysayers thought Bonds’ steroid scandal and sharp personality would dampen demand,... More »

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steroids • MLB • San Francisco Giants • Barry Bonds • Hank Aaron • Sotheby's • auction • home run • records

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