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OnStar data used to study auto crashes
Sep 25 2007 11:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - General Motors Corp. and the University of Michigan Medical School are working on a new study that will try to guide emergency workers and doctors who respond to car accidents _ and develop safer vehicles along the way.
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Hardee's, Carl's Jr. and PETA reach deal
Sep 25 2007 11:47PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Hardee's and Carl's Jr. fast-food chains will begin purchasing eggs and pork from suppliers who do not keep animals in cages or crates, spokesmen for Hardee's and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said Wednesday.
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GM, UAW getting close to agreement
Sep 25 2007 11:44PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Negotiators bargained until the early hours Wednesday morning and were close to reaching a contract agreement that would end a nationwide strike by 73,000 workers, two people who were briefed on the talks said.
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Economy sends off warning flares
Sep 25 2007 7:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Crumbling consumer confidence and slumping home sales could prove to be a bad combination for retailers, and for the broader economy going into the holiday shopping season, if the labor market contracts further and chokes off spending, economic data showed Tuesday.
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Economy sends off warning flares
Sep 25 2007 7:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Crumbling consumer confidence and slumping home sales could prove to be a bad combination for retailers, and for the broader economy going into the holiday shopping season, if the labor market contracts further and chokes off spending, economic data showed Tuesday.
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Economy sends off warning flares
Sep 25 2007 7:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Crumbling consumer confidence and slumping home sales could prove to be a bad combination for retailers, and for the broader economy going into the holiday shopping season, if the labor market contracts further and chokes off spending, economic data showed Tuesday.
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Canadian PM wants new climate agreement
Sep 25 2007 7:07PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper emphasized the United States and China when he called for a new international climate agreement Tuesday that places binding targets on top emitters for curbing global-warming gases.
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Canadian PM wants new climate agreement
Sep 25 2007 7:07PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper emphasized the United States and China when he called for a new international climate agreement Tuesday that places binding targets on top emitters for curbing global-warming gases.
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Mexico official cites intel failures
Sep 25 2007 7:05PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's top security official said Tuesday that the country's intelligence agency has been hurt by budget cuts and staff reductions in recent years, weakening the government's ability to prevent attacks such as two recent pipeline bombings.
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Mexico official cites intel failures
Sep 25 2007 7:05PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's top security official said Tuesday that the country's intelligence agency has been hurt by budget cuts and staff reductions in recent years, weakening the government's ability to prevent attacks such as two recent pipeline bombings.
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Delta, United win new routes to China
Sep 25 2007 5:26PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Delta Air Lines Inc. and United Airlines have won two coveted new air routes to China's financial and manufacturing capitals and four other new routes have been proposed for 2009, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters said Tuesday.
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Oil futures fall below $80 a barrel
Sep 25 2007 5:19PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices dropped sharply Tuesday, ending below $80 a barrel, and other energy futures followed suit as investors locked in profits from the recent record-setting rally.
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Clear Channel shareholders OK buyout
Sep 25 2007 5:18PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - It took just about three weeks for the nation's biggest radio station operator, Clear Channel Communications Inc., to accept a buyout offer after announcing last fall that it was considering "strategic alternatives." It took another 10 months for shareholders to finally approve the deal.
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Lennar posts record $513.9M 3Q loss
Sep 25 2007 5:15PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Tough times in the national housing market led to a company record loss of $513.9 million for Lennar Corp. in the third quarter, with drops in sales prices and home deliveries compounded by heavy charges to write down land values. Its shares fell almost 4 percent.
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Lennar posts record $513.9M 3Q loss
Sep 25 2007 5:15PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Tough times in the national housing market led to a company record loss of $513.9 million for Lennar Corp. in the third quarter, with drops in sales prices and home deliveries compounded by heavy charges to write down land values. Its shares fell almost 4 percent.
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Planes grounded over equipment failure
Sep 25 2007 5:05PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Communications equipment failed Tuesday at a regional air-traffic control center, shutting down all airline traffic within 250 miles of Memphis and causing a ripple effect across the country that grounded dozens of passenger and cargo flights.
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Planes grounded over equipment failure
Sep 25 2007 5:05PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Communications equipment failed Tuesday at a regional air-traffic control center, shutting down all airline traffic within 250 miles of Memphis and causing a ripple effect across the country that grounded dozens of passenger and cargo flights.
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Energy, metals sag on economic worries
Sep 25 2007 4:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Metals and energy prices slumped Tuesday as weak readings on the housing market and consumer sentiment rattled investor confidence and raised concerns about the economy's strength.
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Energy, metals sag on economic worries
Sep 25 2007 4:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Metals and energy prices slumped Tuesday as weak readings on the housing market and consumer sentiment rattled investor confidence and raised concerns about the economy's strength.
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Treating depression a good business move
Sep 25 2007 4:11PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Investing in depressed employees _ quickly getting them treatment and even offering telephone psychotherapy _ can cut absenteeism while improving workers' health, a study suggests.
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Treating depression a good business move
Sep 25 2007 4:11PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Investing in depressed employees _ quickly getting them treatment and even offering telephone psychotherapy _ can cut absenteeism while improving workers' health, a study suggests.
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Amazon spins up digital music store
Sep 25 2007 3:59PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. launched its much-anticipated digital music store Tuesday with nearly 2.3 million songs, none of them protected against copying.
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Treasuries end higher after housing news
Sep 25 2007 2:29PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Treasury prices closed with light gains Tuesday, after homebuilder Lennar Corp. reported a sharply higher than projected loss and a national report showed existing home sales at a five-year low in August.
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Old-time store will close, not change
Sep 25 2007 2:04PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Mitchell Street was the bustling heart of Milwaukee's blue collar Polish neighborhood when 12-year-old Milt Pivar started working at Goldmann's department store.
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Old-time store will close, not change
Sep 25 2007 2:04PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Mitchell Street was the bustling heart of Milwaukee's blue collar Polish neighborhood when 12-year-old Milt Pivar started working at Goldmann's department store.
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Old-time store will close, not change
Sep 25 2007 2:04PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Mitchell Street was the bustling heart of Milwaukee's blue collar Polish neighborhood when 12-year-old Milt Pivar started working at Goldmann's department store.
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Old-time store will close, not change
Sep 25 2007 2:04PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Mitchell Street was the bustling heart of Milwaukee's blue collar Polish neighborhood when 12-year-old Milt Pivar started working at Goldmann's department store.
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Collectors do it for love, perhaps money
Sep 25 2007 1:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For 31 years, Alan Rosen has built a successful career as a professional baseball card dealer, but his real pride is an army of robots.
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Collectors do it for love, perhaps money
Sep 25 2007 1:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For 31 years, Alan Rosen has built a successful career as a professional baseball card dealer, but his real pride is an army of robots.
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Collectors do it for love, perhaps money
Sep 25 2007 1:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For 31 years, Alan Rosen has built a successful career as a professional baseball card dealer, but his real pride is an army of robots.
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Collectors do it for love, perhaps money
Sep 25 2007 1:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For 31 years, Alan Rosen has built a successful career as a professional baseball card dealer, but his real pride is an army of robots.
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Collectors do it for love, perhaps money
Sep 25 2007 1:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For 31 years, Alan Rosen has built a successful career as a professional baseball card dealer, but his real pride is an army of robots.
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Collectors do it for love, perhaps money
Sep 25 2007 1:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For 31 years, Alan Rosen has built a successful career as a professional baseball card dealer, but his real pride is an army of robots.
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Collectors do it for love, perhaps money
Sep 25 2007 1:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For 31 years, Alan Rosen has built a successful career as a professional baseball card dealer, but his real pride is an army of robots.
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Collectors do it for love, perhaps money
Sep 25 2007 1:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For 31 years, Alan Rosen has built a successful career as a professional baseball card dealer, but his real pride is an army of robots.
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Collectors do it for love, perhaps money
Sep 25 2007 1:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For 31 years, Alan Rosen has built a successful career as a professional baseball card dealer, but his real pride is an army of robots.
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Collectors do it for love, perhaps money
Sep 25 2007 1:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For 31 years, Alan Rosen has built a successful career as a professional baseball card dealer, but his real pride is an army of robots.
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Existing home sales down
Sep 25 2007 1:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sales of existing homes, depressed by turmoil in credit markets, fell for a sixth straight month in August, pushing activity to the lowest point in five years.
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S&P: US home price decline accelerates
Sep 25 2007 8:49AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The decline in U.S. home prices accelerated nationwide in July, posting the steepest drop in 16 years, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday.
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Dollar claws back against the euro
Sep 25 2007 5:38AM (CT)
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The dollar made some gains Tuesday following three consecutive days of record lows against the euro.
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Ex-Senator seeks more food aid funding
Sep 25 2007 4:24AM (CT)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. George McGovern has urged Congress to give more money to an international school lunch program that bears his name.
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GM strike to challenge parts suppliers
Sep 25 2007 12:48AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United Auto Workers' strike against General Motors Corp. present more challenges for auto parts suppliers, which have struggled with bankruptcies and increased competition in recent years.
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