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Putnam hires Walter Donovan from Fidelity

The head of Fidelity Investments' equity division is leaving the fund company to join rival Putnam Investments.

Putnam fund closes after investors pull cash

Putnam Investments on Thursday suddenly closed a $12 billion money-market fund and announced plans to return investors' money after institutional clients pulled out cash despite the fund's lack of exposure to troubled financial firms such as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

County Has 3rd $1M Lotto Winner in Month

A 38-year-old waiter from Putnam County has won big in a scratch off lottery game, making him the third county resident in the past month to snag a lottery prize of $1 million or more and the fourth resident this year.

The Vine

Steve Fossett and Amelia Earhart - A Comparison

On September 3, 2007 adventurer Steve Fossett took off in a small plane from Minden, Nevada and has not been seen since. Details about his flight have been sketchy at best.

A Study: The downside of diversity
Source: The Boston Globe

A Harvard political scientist finds that diversity hurts civic life. What happens when a liberal scholar unearths an inconvenient truth?

World wonders can't compare to weirdness of Westchester, Putnam
Source: CNET News.com

There are some interesting oddities in Westchester, and a local journalist lists their favourites.

Connecticut man shot while queuing to buy PlayStation 3
Source: reghardware.co.uk

A man was shot in Putnam, Connecticut today by a pair of ski-mask wearing gunmen attempting to steal money from a queue of punters waiting in line to buy PlayStation 3 consoles, local police have revealed.

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