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Gasoline price at new record, diesel falls: EIA
The U.S. average retail price for gasoline rose a penny over the last week to a new high of $3.61 a gallon, while the price of diesel fuel fell, the federal Energy Information Administration said on Monday.
May 6, 2008, 01:01
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Wal-Mart expanding its low-priced drug program
Wal-Mart Stores Inc expanded its low-priced drug program, saying on Monday that it is now offering more than 1,000 over-the-counter items for $4 or less and selling some 90-day generic prescriptions for $10.
May 6, 2008, 00:57
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Los Angeles man wins right to use wife's last name
All Michael Buday wanted to do was take the last name of his wife, Diana Bijon, when they married.
May 6, 2008, 00:54
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Hospital ERs overwhelmed, one-day study finds
A one-day snapshot of emergency room conditions at 34 U.S. hospitals shows they are all overwhelmed and none is prepared to handle a big event like a disaster or attack.
May 6, 2008, 00:50
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Yankees-Red Sox argument ends in murder
A New York Yankees' fan was accused on Monday of murdering a Boston Red Sox supporter and injuring another by running both down with a car after a heated argument over one of America's oldest sporting rivalries.
May 6, 2008, 00:46
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Superhero fashion invades N.Y.'s Met art museum
The superhero mania that is invading American cinemas this summer has taken hold at one of the country's most distinguished art museums with an exhibit on how their colorful costumes have influenced fashion.
May 6, 2008, 00:43
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U.S. fugitive financier Vesco dead, relative says
Fugitive U.S. financier Robert Vesco, notorious for his nefarious dealings in the 1970s, died of cancer in Havana in November, according to a relative who said his family did not know where his money is.
May 6, 2008, 00:39
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Jury deliberations begin in Thurman stalker trial
A New York jury began deliberations on Monday in the case of a man accused of stalking actress Uma Thurman and harassing her family.
May 6, 2008, 00:30
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Italy's Muti named new Chicago Symphony director
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra named Italian conductor Riccardo Muti on Monday as the 10th music director in its 117-year history.
May 6, 2008, 00:18
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Bush says no magic wand to lower gas prices
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday there was no "magic wand" to bring down record-high fuel prices but would consider a proposal to suspend federal gasoline taxes this summer -- an idea that has divided the 2008 presidential candidates.
Apr 29, 2008, 18:51
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Families tell lawmakers of heparin deaths
A man who said he lost his wife and a son to reactions from tainted heparin made with ingredients from China urged U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to protect patients from other unsafe drugs.
Apr 29, 2008, 18:44
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Wal-Mart to cash tax rebate checks for free
Wal-Mart Stores Inc unveiled plans on Tuesday to entice U.S. shoppers to spend their tax rebates in its discount stores, offering to cash the checks for free and saying it has cut prices on staple items such as cereal and lunch meat.
Apr 29, 2008, 18:36
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Weekly gasoline demand dips yr/yr: MasterCard
U.S. retail gasoline demand last week dropped 1.6 percent from a year earlier, but inched up from the prior week, as the price at the pump rose 13 cents a gallon, MasterCard Advisors said on Tuesday.
Apr 29, 2008, 18:31
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Tornadoes hit Virginia, 200 injured
Three tornadoes swept through central and southeastern Virginia on Monday, injuring about 200 people and damaging dozens of homes and businesses, officials said.
Apr 29, 2008, 18:27
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Black & Decker recalls 13,000 table saws
DeWalt Industrial Tool, a unit of Black & Decker Corp, recalled 13,000 table saws because of a laceration hazard to users, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
Apr 29, 2008, 18:24
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Foreclosures jump for seventh straight quarter
Home foreclosure filings jumped 23 percent in the first quarter from the prior quarter, and more than doubled from a year earlier, as more overextended borrowers failed to make timely payments, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Tuesday.
Apr 29, 2008, 18:19
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Industrial animal farms need to be revamped: study
Factory farms are too crowded and risk spreading disease within livestock and to humans, but should be revamped and not abolished because of the need to feed the world, according to a report from the Pew Charitable Trusts released on Tuesday.
Apr 29, 2008, 18:14
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Quarter of kids don't meet vaccine schedule
More than a quarter of American children are not meeting the U.S. government's recommendations for childhood vaccinations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers said on Tuesday.
Apr 29, 2008, 18:03
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FDA warns heparin supplier over manufacturing
U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials warned Baxter International Inc's supplier of the blood thinner heparin for failing to ensure that its manufacturing process can remove impurities, according to a letter released on Monday.
Apr 21, 2008, 17:20
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Bloomberg says not interested in newspaper business
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday dismissed media reports that he could be a suitor for the New York Times Co, saying he is not interested in getting into the newspaper industry.
Apr 21, 2008, 17:16
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Kenya's Cheruiyot wins his fourth Boston Marathon
Defending champion Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won his fourth Boston Marathon in six years on Monday.
Apr 21, 2008, 16:55
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Weekley clinches repeat victory at Hilton Head
American Boo Weekley held his nerve over the treacherous closing stretch to complete a successful title defense by three shots at the Heritage Classic in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on Sunday.
Apr 21, 2008, 16:45
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Foreclosures jump 57 percent in last 12 months
Home foreclosure filings surged 57 percent in the 12 month-period ended in March and bank repossessions soared 129 percent from a year ago, as homeowners struggled to make mortgage payments, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Tuesday.
Apr 15, 2008, 20:07
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Stalled train snarls Chicago subway
A stalled train disrupted subway service in Chicago on Tuesday, stranding some passengers underground and forcing evacuations, officials said.
Apr 15, 2008, 20:03
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Yankees to hold ceremonial first pitch from space
The ceremonial first pitch in Wednesday's Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will be thrown from aboard the International Space Station, the Yankees announced.
Apr 15, 2008, 19:56
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U.S. bankruptcies soared 38 percent in 2007: government
Bankruptcy filings by American consumers and businesses soared 38 percent in 2007 to a total of 850,912, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts said on Tuesday.
Apr 15, 2008, 19:49
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U.S. senators: FDA funds do not meet global needs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not have the funding it needs to adequately protect the nation's increasingly global supply of food and drugs, a bipartisan Senate panel said on Tuesday.
Apr 15, 2008, 19:43
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NY's Cuomo probes local governments on use of consultants
New York state is widening its probe of how local governments paid consultants to determine whether they wrongly got benefits, including pensions, that should only be paid to public servants, state attorney general Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday.
Apr 15, 2008, 19:36
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FDA sees possible fraud behind tainted heparin
The contamination of Baxter International Inc's recalled blood thinner heparin likely was done for economic reasons, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday.
Apr 15, 2008, 19:30
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Despite missteps, pope reaching out to other faiths
Pope Benedict, who is sometimes seen as insensitive to other faiths, will reach out to other religious leaders during his first visit to the United States, even though the trip is aimed at Roman Catholics.
Apr 15, 2008, 19:17
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More executives think CEO pay is too high: study
In another sign of growing demand for increased oversight of CEO compensation, more executives are saying the heads of their companies are paid too much, according to a global survey released on Tuesday.
Apr 15, 2008, 19:14
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U.S. recommends 3-year sentence for Wesley Snipes
Actor Wesley Snipes should serve a maximum three-year prison term and pay a $5 million fine for failing to file his income taxes, U.S. prosecutors recommended in a tax-season court filing.
Apr 15, 2008, 19:07
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WFP food aid costs up "dramatically" in past weeks
The United Nations' World Food Program has seen a startling increase in the cost of providing global food aid even since it made an emergency appeal for an extra $500 million in February, the organization's executive director said on Tuesday.
Apr 15, 2008, 18:43
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Banks extend pricier loans to minorities: study
The largest U.S. banks gave expensive subprime mortgages twice as often to minorities than whites last year, according to a study of bank loan data released by a fair lending activist group on Monday.
Apr 7, 2008, 23:33
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Foreclosures come to McMansion country
Million-dollar fixer-upper for sale: five bedrooms, four baths, three-car garage, cavernous living room. Big holes above fireplace where flat-screen TV used to hang.
Apr 7, 2008, 23:29
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