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G20 members condemn North Korea
Nov 18 2006 11:58PM (CT)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Finance ministers from 20 of the world's most powerful economies universally condemned North Korea for its recent nuclear test, but rejected a bid by Japan to formally include the position in the final communique of their annual meeting issued Sunday.
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Airbus A380 superjumbo arrives in Japan
Nov 18 2006 11:02PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The Airbus A380 landed in Japan on Sunday, as part of a final series of test flights intended to lead to the superjumbo's air-worthiness certification by the end of the year.
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Smithfield workers return to N.C. plant
Nov 18 2006 8:17PM (CT)
TAR HEEL, N.C. (AP) - Employees at a Smithfield Foods Inc. slaughtering plant returned to work Saturday after walking off their jobs the previous two days to protest the recent firing of immigrants.
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Mountain homeowners fight mineral claims
Nov 18 2006 2:14PM (CT)
DUNLAP, Tenn. (AP) - When Ed Lewis and some of his neighbors bought property on a scenic Tennessee mountain, they knew they didn't own the mineral rights to the land, but they assumed a coal mining revival was unlikely.
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It's happy hour: Pomegranate, anyone?
Nov 18 2006 2:10PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Odorless, tasteless and colorless. Despite that trifecta, vodka has maintained a popular following, partly because of the martini _ a sexy drink in an elegant glass reflecting status and sophistication. It mixes well with fruit juices, too.
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HP shares slip despite surging 4Q profit
Nov 18 2006 8:00AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. shares slipped Friday after the company said fiscal fourth-quarter earnings quadrupled but the Securities and Exchange Commission had ordered a formal probe of its boardroom spying scandal.
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Universal Music sues MySpace.com
Nov 18 2006 6:50AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Universal Music Group on Friday sued MySpace.com, claiming the online social-networking hub illegally encourages its users to share music and music videos on the site without permission.
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Protesters, police clash at G-20 summit
Nov 18 2006 6:44AM (CT)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Police on horseback and wielding batons clashed with rock- and bottle-throwing demonstrators outside a meeting of some the world's top financial officials on Saturday, turning what had been promised as a peaceful rally against poverty into running street skirmishes.
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Rice: Countries should follow Vietnam
Nov 18 2006 5:31AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - North Korea and Myanmar should follow Vietnam's example in joining the international community and opening their economies to the rest of the world, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.
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Del Monte halting Hawaii operations
Nov 18 2006 2:46AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. said Friday that it will halt its Hawaii operations immediately, well ahead of a 2008 closing announced this year.
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Bush OKs $11.8B Lucent sale to Alcatel
Nov 18 2006 1:25AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has approved the proposed $11.8 billion takeover of Lucent Technologies Inc. by French-owned Alcatel, saying the merger of the two telecommunications equipment companies does not present any major national security concerns.
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