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Gas pump prices rise, futures mixed
May 19 2007 10:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gasoline prices set more records at the pump Friday, while gasoline and oil futures prices turned mixed after the previous session's big advance.
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Walt Disney World workers nix contract
May 19 2007 10:24PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Members of a union group representing about a third of Walt Disney World's employees have narrowly rejected a tentative labor contract.
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Currency dispute hampers US, Chinese
May 19 2007 7:58PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Shi Xianbin has watched with alarm as China's currency has risen against the U.S. dollar, driving his small textile company to slash prices to stay competitive abroad.
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Cuomo discusses student loan ethics
May 19 2007 6:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - New York's attorney general criticized college financial aid officials Saturday for proposing a code of conduct he said fails to curb abuses in the student loan industry his office has uncovered.
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G-8 leaders stress support for Africa
May 19 2007 6:23PM (CT)
WERDER-HAVEL, Germany (AP) - The Group of Eight called Saturday for more aid, increased debt relief and responsible lending to Africa, vowing the world's wealthy nations would not forget their pledges to the poverty-stricken continent.
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Giant cargo plane helps build Dreamliner
May 19 2007 2:04PM (CT)
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A gigantic, humpback-shaped cargo plane has been turning heads in the skies over the Seattle area for months as it's undergone hundreds of hours of flight tests.
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Giant cargo plane helps build Dreamliner
May 19 2007 2:04PM (CT)
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A gigantic, humpback-shaped cargo plane has been turning heads in the skies over the Seattle area for months as it's undergone hundreds of hours of flight tests.
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Builders 'snap together' prefabbed 787s
May 19 2007 1:58PM (CT)
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - When machinists start the final stages of assembling the first 787 Dreamliner, the din of pounding rivet guns won't echo through the factory as it does on production lines for Boeing Co.'s other jets.
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Builders 'snap together' prefabbed 787s
May 19 2007 1:58PM (CT)
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - When machinists start the final stages of assembling the first 787 Dreamliner, the din of pounding rivet guns won't echo through the factory as it does on production lines for Boeing Co.'s other jets.
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Builders 'snap together' prefabbed 787s
May 19 2007 1:58PM (CT)
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - When machinists start the final stages of assembling the first 787 Dreamliner, the din of pounding rivet guns won't echo through the factory as it does on production lines for Boeing Co.'s other jets.
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Hedge fund guru: Improve U.S. math skill
May 19 2007 1:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - James Simons knows a thing or two about the laws of supply and demand. He has been running the successful Renaissance Technologies investment firm for more than 20 years.
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G-8 members: Global economy is on track
May 19 2007 7:09AM (CT)
WERDER-HAVEL, Germany (AP) - Top finance officials from the world's eight wealthiest countries said Saturday the global economy is on track, but warned that volatile energy prices could disrupt growth.
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G-8 members: Global economy is on track
May 19 2007 7:09AM (CT)
WERDER-HAVEL, Germany (AP) - Top finance officials from the world's eight wealthiest countries said Saturday the global economy is on track, but warned that volatile energy prices could disrupt growth.
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G-8 members: Global economy is on track
May 19 2007 7:09AM (CT)
WERDER-HAVEL, Germany (AP) - Top finance officials from the world's eight wealthiest countries said Saturday the global economy is on track, but warned that volatile energy prices could disrupt growth.
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G-8 members: Global economy is on track
May 19 2007 7:09AM (CT)
WERDER-HAVEL, Germany (AP) - Top finance officials from the world's eight wealthiest countries said Saturday the global economy is on track, but warned that volatile energy prices could disrupt growth.
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Microsoft pays $6B for online ad company
May 19 2007 6:11AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft Corp., not wanting to get left behind rivals in an online advertising boom, agreed to pay $6 billion in cash to acquire aQuantive Inc. on Friday, a leading agency for Internet ads which also has powerful technology that serves display and banner ads to other Web sites.
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Mass. castle for sale for $15 million
May 19 2007 3:35AM (CT)
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) - The Searles Castle has towered over this Berkshire town for 120 years, its seven turrets and blue dolomite exterior creating a fortress at the end of Main Street. It has been walled off from the public as a home to the uber-rich and as a private school, and has opened its gates as a conference center and cultural attraction. Now, the French chateau-style castle is for sale _ a $15 million property joining a small niche of the world's luxury real estate market.
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Mass. castle for sale for $15 million
May 19 2007 3:35AM (CT)
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) - The Searles Castle has towered over this Berkshire town for 120 years, its seven turrets and blue dolomite exterior creating a fortress at the end of Main Street. It has been walled off from the public as a home to the uber-rich and as a private school, and has opened its gates as a conference center and cultural attraction. Now, the French chateau-style castle is for sale _ a $15 million property joining a small niche of the world's luxury real estate market.
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Mass. castle for sale for $15 million
May 19 2007 3:35AM (CT)
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) - The Searles Castle has towered over this Berkshire town for 120 years, its seven turrets and blue dolomite exterior creating a fortress at the end of Main Street. It has been walled off from the public as a home to the uber-rich and as a private school, and has opened its gates as a conference center and cultural attraction. Now, the French chateau-style castle is for sale _ a $15 million property joining a small niche of the world's luxury real estate market.
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