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Canada has recorded its first case of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus in a man who had been given the drug to prevent infection. Source

She spoke in tones as flat as a law book. She was as difficult to ruffle as the court’s wooden bench. In day after day of direct interrogation, the nation learned barely anything. Source

Six months ago, it was noted here that despite investment collapses worldwide, active and retired participants in New York City’s teacher pension system draw an exceptional taxpayer-guaranteed return of 8.25 percent annually on savings funds known as 403(b) plans. Source

Everyone knows the recipe for warm weather bliss: Grab some deck chairs, fire up the grill, mix some margaritas, dig a gigantic hole in the ground, add water. Source

Simple Seafood Stew Source

Frank McCourt, who won a Pulitzer Prize and international acclaim for his first book, the autobiographical “Angela’s Ashes,” published when the author was in his mid-60s, died Sunday in Manhattan. Source

Walter Cronkite, once known as the “Most Trusted Man in America” and the reigning symbol of broadcast journalism itself, has died at age 92. Source

A lawyer for Michael Jackson’s doctor says police who searched the physician’s north Houston clinic were searching for evidence of manslaughter. Source

Aeroplane Pageant’s Brian Kelly is a true Renaissance man. Source

The Dave Matthews Band thrilled fans with encores that include “#41” and “Rye Whiskey” at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Tuesday night. Source