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The Boston Red Sox were swept out of Tampa Bay and now head to New York to face the Yankees in their heated rivalry. This series feels a little different than most since neither team is in 1st place when they face each other for the first time since 1997. Despite the fact that both teams are sliding of late, this series will be as heated as ever!

Each year Macy's July 4th fireworks are the biggest show in the world, and tonight they will begin around 9pm. Natasha Beddingfield will be performing "Pocketful of Sunshine" and Kenny Chesney will perform "Never Wanted Nothing More." The fireworks will be shown on NBC between 9pm and 10pm. A stunning 35,000 shells are expected to explode over New York City.

At the end of tonight's Coke Zero 400 Kyle Petty, a Nascar driver and TNT announcer, announced that the country will be able to get a free coupon for a Coke Zero between now and July 13th. Going into tonight's race Coca Cola was running a promotion that if a Coke sponsored car won the race then the country would be able to receive a free 20 oz. bottle of Coke Zero. In the end it was Kyle Busch, not sponsored by Coca Cola, who won the race. To the surprise of the fans, Petty announced that Coke had teamed up with him to provide free coupons to the country even though no Coke sponsored driver won the race. Coca Cola will be donating $1 to the Victory Junction Gang Camp, a terrific charity, for the first 10,000 fans who request a coupon for a free Coke Zero.

Any U.S. resident 13 years of age or older can go to Cokezero.com from now through July 13th and follow the directions to claim their free Coke Zero. The coupon will be able to be used up until September 1, 2008.

This is a good story of Coca Cola stepping up and giving the nation a chance to try their drink while at the same time helping out a great charitable organization at the same time. Take advantage of this offer before it's too late!
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Indymac Bancorp said today that it would eliminate 3,800 jobs and stop making most home loans after regulators found the company was no longer "well-capitalized." The job cuts represent more than half of the total staff at Indymac. Indymac's stock is down a stunning 98% this year.

The host of CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer, will host an NBC special tonight on The American Dream. Cramer will help Americans find money-making opportunities throughout the country.

Christian Bale, the star of the latest Batman blockbuster, has been arrested in London on allegations of assault. Just yesterday Bale attended the first European screening of "The Dark Knight." This may have fans wondering how much of a hero Bale really is.