BRIEFCASE.Byline: -- Staff and Wire Services Mega gas supply needed in heat Southern California Gas This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Co. delivered the most natural gas on a single day over the past five summers on July 24, during the height of the Southland heat wave, company officials said Thursday. The Gas Co. delivered 3.72 billion cubic feet of natural gas that day -- enough to serve 75,000 households for one year, said the utility's Denise King. While that's a lot of natural gas, even more gas is used during the wintertime, she said. Officials said natural gas is a primary fuel used in power generation, which was at record highs as the heat wave struck the Southland and repeatedly drove temperatures into the triple-digits. AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. hopes online TV, films lucrative NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- ``Hitch,'' ``24'' and ``Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' are among the movies and television shows AOL will sell through its new video portal under deals the Internet company has forged with major Hollywood studios. The partnerships, announced Thursday, represent AOL's latest efforts to become the destination for online video as the company tries to offset revenues it expects to lose from a recent decision to drop subscription fees for many high-speed customers. The offerings also mark the latest experiments in online distribution as studios and TV networks try everything from showing programs for free on their Web sites to selling already aired episodes for $1.99 each through Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes Music Store, Google Inc.'s video store and others. Mortgage rates fall for 5th week WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a fifth consecutive week as sales of both existing and new homes in July declined, confirming a cooling housing market. The mortgage company Freddie Mac Freddie Mac: see Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. said Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages fell to 6.48 percent this week, down from 6.52 percent last week. That was the lowest level for 30-year mortgages since they averaged 6.43 percent the week of April 6. Rite Aid Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) is a United States retailer and pharmacy chain, operating over 5,000 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains. to buy Eckerd, Brooks HARRISBURG, Pa. -- In a bold step to keep pace with the industry leaders, the nation's third-largest drugstore chain, Rite Aid Corp., said Thursday it will purchase the U.S. Eckerd and Brooks operations of Canada's Jean Coutu Group The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. TSX: PJC is a Canadian company headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec with its Jean Coutu Group (PJC) U.S.A. Inc. in Warwick, Rhode Island. Inc. for about $2.55 billion in cash and stock. Rite Aid's first major acquisition since a turnaround team arrived to bring the company back from the brink Back from the Brink can refer to:
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