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Up to 30 hurt in crash in northwest Ohio
Bowling Green was closed for a couple hours following Tuesday night's crash, but has since been reopened. Initial reports indicated that the passengers of the two vehicles were taken to local hospitals but were not badly hurt. Toledo News Now reports that a Toyota Camry was rear-ended by a bus transporting employees of ...
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Gucci bags luxury gains at LVs expense
LVMH remains the most valuable luxury brand for an eighth straight year, rivals are better managing the trade-off between exclusivity and affordability, according to the report.The value ...
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Companies give €21m to charity
22 May 2013 OVER EUR21m was donated by 46 of Ireland's largest companies to charities and community groups last year, according to new research. Business in the Community Ireland has launched an interactive online map, which gives a county-by-county breakdown of how much companies and employees supported their local community groups and charities in ...
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Shake-up at Intel as CEO creates new devices unit
Intel 's new chief executive, Brian Krzanich, has reorganised key business groups and created a "new devices" unit, according to a source who has seen an internal email, shaking up the world's top chipmaker days after formally assuming ...
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Bankers face tighter curbs on bonuses in EU shake-up
Ben Moshinsky - 22 May 2013 Bankers who make more than their bosses could be ensnared by European Union bonus curbs even if their total pay is less than EUR500,000, under proposals from the EU's top regulator of the ...
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Markets nervous over US fears
John Mulligan - 22 May 2013 EUROPEAN stock markets were nervous throughout yesterday, amid fears that the US could begin reining in stimulus tools designed to kick-start growth in the world's largest ...
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Germans upbeat on spring growth after cold winter
Bundesbank said Germany's economic recovery will gather pace in the current quarter after an exceptionally long winter damped growth at the beginning of the ...
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Marks Spencer sees shares surge despite lowest profits in four years
John Mulligan - 22 May 2013 Shares in Marks & Spencer soared over 6pc yesterday even after it reported its lowest profits in four ...
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Mysterious respiratory illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday. Seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath in recent weeks, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre said in a statement. Two of the seven have died. The Alabama ...
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Portland Ore. rejecting water fluoridation
PORTLAND, Ore. -; Residents are voting to keep Portland, Ore., as the largest U.S. city without fluoride in the water or any plans to add ...
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Oklahoma short on storm shelters
Oklahoma know all too well the destructive power of a tornado, but when a big one rolled toward the town of Moore again on Monday, residents had few basements ...
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Immigration bill clears key Senate panel
Senate Judiciary Committee 's action, saying the bill was consistent with the goals he has expressed. "I encourage the full Senate to bring this bipartisan bill to the floor at the earliest possible opportunity and remain hopeful that the amendment process will lead to further improvements," Obama said in a statement released by the White House. By a vote of 13-5, the Senate ...
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Freeport Indonesia Death toll rises to 28 after tunnel accident
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Workers from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc gather during a protest over an accident where 39 workers attending an underground training were trapped when a tunnel collapsed, at Mile ...
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Rare Harry Potter first edition fetches record auction price
Rare "Harry Potter" first edition fetches record auction price (Reuters) - A unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" annotated by author J.K. Rowling has sold for a record 150,000 pounds ($227,421) at ...
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Lawyer No background check done on Jacksons doctor
AEG claiming it failed to properly investigate Murray, who was deeply in debt when he agreed to serve as Jackson's tour physician in 2009 for $150,000 a month. Trell said he thought a background check would be appropriate for people working in financial roles, but not tour personnel who weren't employees of AEG. Murray's employment status is a central issue in the ...
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Oil Prices Have Been Rigged For Years European Union Just Now Starting To Investigate
they’re launching an investigation into the rigging of oil prices. It’s long been known that much of what drives the price of oil, and therefore gasoline, food, and other products, is not the free market, but rather, the biggest players in the oil market, and yet this has largely gone untouched while people throw blame here, there and everywhere for the high price of gasoline. The ...
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North Korean leader sends special envoy for leader Kim Jong Un to China
Choe Ryong Hae . There were no other details. Choe is the North Korea military's top political officer tasked with supervising the 1.2-million-strong force. China is North Korea's only major political and economic benefactor. Beijing has faced pressure from Washington to use its influence to ...
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Pentagon seeks $450M for Guantanamo
out from a tower at the detention facility of Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, ...
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Coast Guardsman admits desertion in Hawaii
desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains of Oahu. Petty Officer 1st ...
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Senate panel approves sweeping immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would bring about the biggest changes in U.S. immigration policy in a generation, setting up a spirited debate in the full Senate next ...
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Dollar gains on yen falls against euro
The dollar has firmed against most other major currencies except the euro on the eve of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's much-anticipated testimony to Congress.The euro rose to $1.2906 around 2100 GMT on Tuesday, up from $1.2884 at the same time late on Monday.The dollar strengthened against the Japanese currency, to 102.47 yen from 102.26 at the same time late Monday, while the euro ...
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Ark. treasurer resigns amid charges she took cash
Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of taking at least $36,000 in cash - sometimes stashed in a pie box - from a broker who later came to manage a large share of the state's $3.3 billion investment ...
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Gay teen faces charges for contact with underage girlfriend
MIAMI (AP) -- An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, ...
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As U.S. struggles with Syria policy Senate panel backs arming rebels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the ...
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Dow Jones industrial average posts 22nd high of the year
Federal Reserve presidents and sent the Dow Jones industrial average to its 22nd high of the year Tuesday. Regional Fed Presidents James Bullard ...
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Switzerland world's most competitive country
Switzerland is frequently pointed to as a model of good governance, prosperity, innovation and stability and is one of the happiest countries in the world. The recent competitive survey by the WEF underscored this, but came with a warning.
Switzerland truly is an impressive country, landlocked and small with no natural resources; it has developed into one of the richest countries in the world and was recently named the most competitive economy in the world. This is due in large part to its banking sector, which is one of the most advanced and its government structure, which is efficient in comparison to many other developed countries. Read more
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