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Sportscaster Chris Schenkel (search), whose easygoing baritone won over fans during a more than six-decade broadcasting career in which he covered everything from bowling to the Olympics (search), died Sunday following a long battle with emphysema. He was 82. Schenkel’s wife, Fran, said she and the couple’s two sons were …

NEW YORK – Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) Friday said it would resume sales of “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (search)” in October, two months after the violent game was pulled from store shelves because of hidden sex scenes. Take-Two’s Rockstar Games publishing house said that starting Oct. 18, it …

WASHINGTON – Hurricane Katrina’s (search) aftermath fueled a surge in initial U.S. claims for jobless aid last week to 432,000, the highest level in more than two years, the government said Thursday. The number of Americans requesting first-time unemployment benefits rose a relatively modest 8,000 the week ended Sept. 17 …