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Shares of troubled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued their freefall Thursday, as market expectations grew that the government would...
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A private business group says its measure of the economy’s health fell more than expected in July, pushed lower by declines in the stock market, drops in new...
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Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation’s largest bookseller, said Thursday that second-quarter profit fell 15 percent as it confronts sluggish consumer spending.
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Many people in Medicare with diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions stop taking their medicine when faced with picking up the entire cost of their...
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Burger King Holdings Inc., the nation’s No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday its profit surged 42 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, driven by a rise in sales...
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If a kid’ll eat the middle of an Oreo first, does the same go for a Hydrox? A new generation of children are getting a chance to find out.
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Police say they’ve taken a suspect into custody after a shooting in the cafeteria of a Knoxville, Tenn. high school.
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Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop is calling on U.S. authorities to halt mass immigration raids and says agents who refuse to participate in such raids on...
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Stocks are falling in early trading amid growing anxiety over the financial sector, particularly mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the investment bank...
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John McCain and Barack Obama say they are agreeing to hold three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate this fall.
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Trying to keep the Michael Phelps glow, NBC has agreed to televise next year’s World Swimming Championships from Rome along with the 2010 and 2011 national...
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Police say they’ve taken a suspect into custody after a shooting at a Knoxville, Tenn. high school.
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Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation’s largest bookseller, is reporting a 15 percent decline in second-quarter profit and is reducing its full-year sales outlook...
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State police are trying to reach a peaceful end to a standoff at a motel in western Maryland with a suspect wanted in four states.
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IAC/InteractiveCorp, which finished its division into five publicly traded companies Thursday, also enacted a one-for-two reverse stock split.
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Kohl’s Corp. announced Thursday that Chairman Larry Montgomery has resigned as chief executive and will be replaced in that role by the retailer’s...
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The reputed underboss of the New England mafia, awaiting trial on bribery charges, is asking a federal judge to release him from home confinement for two hours a day so...
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Stock futures are still trading lower, even after the Labor Department reported a larger-than-expected drop in unemployment benefit claims.
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The government says the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight weekly drop from a...
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The government says the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight weekly drop from a...
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Genuine Risk, one of only three fillies to win the Kentucky Derby, has died at Virginia’s Newstead Farm.
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Financial regulators on Monday announced an information-sharing agreement aimed at better detecting potential risks to the U.S. financial system.The pact between the...
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Financial regulators on Monday announced an information-sharing agreement aimed at better detecting potential risks to the U.S. financial system.The pact between the...
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Cancer patients from low income groups receive less pro-active treatment and have a higher risk of dying within five years of diagnosis, according to a new US study....
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Inside the State Department, Baghdad, Beijing and Berlin are known collectively as the “three Bs” and are at the heart of a multibillion-dollar effort to...
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Despite an intensive $4-billion drive to protect U.S. embassies against violence, at least 150 American missions abroad still fall short of security standards put in...
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Despite an intensive $4-billion drive to protect U.S. embassies against violence, at least 150 American missions abroad still fall short of security standards put in...
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The federal government will tell 7,000 businesses next week that they are considered high risk-terrorist targets because they house large amounts of chemicals.The sites...
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The federal government will tell 7,000 businesses next week that they are considered high risk-terrorist targets because they house large amounts of chemicals.The sites...
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency administers the National Flood Insurance Program and has several resources for homeowners:_ To find out if property is in a...
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If you smoke, start thinking of yourself as a decade older than you really are.A 55-year-old man who smokes has almost the same chance of dying in the next 10 years as...
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Chinese authorities had evacuated nearly 200,000 people by early Saturday and warned more than 1 million others to be ready to leave quickly as a lake formed by a...
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Start eating like a caveman, for a study has revealed that a stone-age diet of berries, nuts, lean meat and fish can help reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular...
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Vitamin supplements taken by millions of people do not increase life expectancy and may raise the risk of a premature death , according to a review of 67 studies with...
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Wall Street’s biggest investment banks on Wednesday disclosed the amount of highest-risk assets on their books increased in the first fiscal quarter, as certain...
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Mopie looked the picture of ape fitness: His shoulders were broad and imposing, his silver-haired back sculpted and muscular, his biceps bulging as wide as a...
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AP, Washington
The U.S. military is beefing up efforts to gather intelligence, fend off cyber-attacks and improve relations with other nations. It’s all part of a broad plan to...
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AP, Cleveland
A chemistry professor who raised an earlier warning flag about toxic lead levels in toy jewelry didn’t have to look far for evidence of similar risks in Easter...
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Loosening the regulatory reins around Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac gives them the freedom to play a bigger role in trying to stabilize a worsening housing market.The...
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In a May 3, 1980, file photo, Genuine Risk, ridden by jockey Jacinto Vasquez, crosses the finish line to win the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Genuine Risk, one of only three fillies to win the Kentucky Derby, died...
