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Major Alaskan oil field shutting down
Aug 6 2006 10:43PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - In a sudden blow to the nation's oil supply, half the production on Alaska's North Slope was being shut down Sunday after BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. discovered severe corrosion in a Prudhoe Bay oil transit line.
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Camry, RAV4 perform well in crash tests
Aug 6 2006 8:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 2007 Toyota Camry and 2006 RAV4 small sport utility vehicle earned top marks in front and side crash tests released by the insurance industry on Sunday.
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Dubai to control offshore oil fields
Aug 6 2006 8:20PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - The government of Dubai will assume control of its offshore oilfield operations next year under a deal announced Sunday.
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Report: Camaro muscle car coming back
Aug 6 2006 5:14PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors Corp. plans to bring back the Chevrolet Camaro as a production vehicle, according to a published report.
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Investors wait for pause in rate hikes
Aug 6 2006 4:28PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Some very smart people on Wall Street spent Friday proclaiming that the Federal Reserve would not raise interest rates Tuesday. Words like "case closed" and "the pause that refreshes" were found in reports and sound bites from economists, market strategists and chief investment officers.
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PODS takes chunk out of storage market
Aug 6 2006 4:08PM (CT)
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Pete Warhurst had built one self-storage business and was looking for a place to put another in densely populated Pinellas County where good highway frontage was already scarce.
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Price checkers assemble inflation report
Aug 6 2006 3:18PM (CT)
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Caren Gaffney would be the perfect contestant on "The Price is Right." She moves from store to store, meticulously combing the aisles and taking down prices. A head of Boston butterhead lettuce. A bottle of Advil. Car inspection. Diamond bracelet. Eyeglasses. A 50-foot black TV cable. Washing machine. It's an eclectic shopping list that comes from her employer, the U.S. government.
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Tenn. gov. pushes for 'Wal-Mart degrees'
Aug 6 2006 2:55PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen wants the state to do a better job at preparing students for careers at Wal-Mart. But he's not talking about stocking shelves or checking out customers at the retail giant.
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Dubai man-made island nears completion
Aug 6 2006 2:26PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - With 14,000 laborers toiling day and night, the first of Dubai's three palm-shaped islands is finally about to get its first residents.
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Key players in Enron scandal
Aug 6 2006 2:20PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Here is a list of the people charged in connection with the Enron scandal since it erupted in December 2001, and the status of their cases:
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Magnetic gizmo aims to mellow young wine
Aug 6 2006 2:17PM (CT)
NAPA, Calif. (AP) - A new wine gadget promises to save pennies and palates by using magnets _ yes, magnets _ to give brash young wines some polish.
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Wal-Mart expansion plans hit some bumps
Aug 6 2006 2:06PM (CT)
DAMARISCOTTA, Maine (AP) - Wal-Mart's plan to build a 186,000-square-foot supercenter within two miles of Damariscotta's historic red-brick downtown was thwarted by opponents' weapon of choice: citizen-approved zoning changes.
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Toyota settles sexual harassment suit
Aug 6 2006 1:24PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. said its U.S. unit has reached a settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a female employee.
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India's top court seeks soda disclosure
Aug 6 2006 2:46AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's top court has asked Coca-Cola and Pepsi to disclose the ingredients in the soft drinks they sell here amid allegations the drinks contain high levels of pesticide.
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Ex-energy traders guilty on some counts
Aug 6 2006 2:43AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Jurors convicted two former Houston energy traders of a handful of wire-fraud charges Friday, but either acquitted them or couldn't reach a verdict on other conspiracy and false reporting counts.
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Matriarch of In-N-Out Burger dies at 86
Aug 6 2006 1:40AM (CT)
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Esther L. Snyder, who with her husband founded the iconic West Coast restaurant chain In-N-Out Burger, died Friday. She was 86.
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