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* Hot Topic Inc. said its third-quarter net income more than doubled to $4.31 million, or 87 cents a share, from $1.76 million, or 36 cents, a year ago, as net sales jumped 67% to $49 million. The Pomona-based retailer of music-related apparel and accessories said sales at stores open at least a year climbed 26%. The company also said it will build 54 more stores next year, four more than previously planned, for a total of 212 nationwide.