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Hasbro 2nd-qtr profit rises 33 pctMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:18AMConsumer demand for Transformers action figures as well as the Beyblade spin-top game helped push Hasbro Inc.'s second quarter profit up 33 percent, the company said Monday.

The Week in Preview: You’ll never find a worm in your tequila bottle – that’s only for certain brands of mezcal.Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:30AMThursday When in Rome There’s nothing so frustrating as visiting a foreign country and not being able to pursue your own itinerary. Watch Audrey Hepburn trade the constraints of her royal schedule for adventure and romance at a screening of “Roman Holiday” at 6:15 p.m. at the Amherst Town Library at 14 Main St. in Amherst. Hepburn stars as headstrong royal Princess Ann, who crosses paths with ...

Your NeighborsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:02AMFour members of Troop 6 Cranston, Boy Scouts of America, were honored at an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony at St. Mary Church. Cranston High School West students Daniel P. Genco, Luca Antonio Fedeli Rebussini, Andrew J. Marrapese and Jerry M. Blau were awarded the Eagle badge, the highest rank in scouting, after earning a minimum of 21 merit badges and performing extensive service projects.

UK family holidays: summer survival guideMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:24AMOur guide to the most child-friendly hotels and the best of what's on in Britain these holidays.

News: Dead Island gets ESRB Mature ratingMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:46AMStamp on a zombie's head. Zombie game Dead Island has been given a Mature sticker by North American age-rating body ESRB. Blood and gore and violence are the main reasons why. You can dismember zombies with a wide variety of weaponry and even stamp on their vacant heads to finish them off. Dead Island also apparently has references to drugs, under age sex, alcohol and naughty words. Read more...

Travel advice: is fuel too costly for a touring holiday?Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:54AMOur expert answers a reader's query about the high cost of fuel when driving abroad.

Filipinos win Penang skimboard contestMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:40AMTACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines (PIA) – Skimriders from the Philippines bagged the championship trophies in both the International Men’s Division and the International Women Division in Penang, Malaysia’s 5th International Skimboarding Competition last July 16-17, 2011.

Pictures of the weekFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:22AMOur pick of the best pictures from around the world

Tourists evacuated from Croatian islandFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:11AMForest fire has so far ravaged more than 2,500 hectares of pine forest and plants. -AFP