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Verizon Profit and Revenue Beat Expectations

Apr. 27, 2009
The telecommunications company posted earnings of $3.21 billion for the first quarter, ending the period with 86.6 million wireless customers, up 28.8 percent from a year ago.
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo