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German opposition: Merkel embraces growth pact
1 hour 31 mins ago
Germany's opposition leader says Chancellor Angela Merkel has accepted the need to add a separate set of measures promoting growth to the European Union's treaty enshrining fiscal discipline.
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US 30-year mortgage rate falls to record 3.78 pct.
2 hours 7 mins ago
The average U.S. rate for the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to a record low for a fourth straight week. Cheap mortgages have helped boost home sales modestly this year.
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Oil bounces back, tops $91 per barrel
41 mins ago
Oil is rebounding a day after hitting a seven-month low below $90 a barrel.
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News Summary: Land conflicts stunt Vietnam plans
44 mins ago
DEVELOPMENT BLOCKED: Construction foreman Do Quoc Tai and his neighbors have strong-armed the Vietnamese government, blocking a major ring road in Hanoi that's a symbol of the country's push to modernize.
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US bank earnings rose this winter to 5-year high
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U.S. bank earnings rose in the first three months of the year to the highest level in nearly five years and the number of troubled banks fell for the fourth straight quarter.
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News Corp. lobbyist testifies on UK govt contacts
1 hour 39 mins ago
A lobbyist for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. testified Thursday that he thought a U.K. government minister knew that one of his aides was providing Murdoch's company with information on its bid to take over the British Sky Broadcasting satellite network.
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Italy's Monti sees eurobonds 'not in too long'
1 hour 44 mins ago
Italian Premier Mario Monti says so-called eurobonds, debt issued jointly by countries in the eurozone, should be considered soon to help the region overcome its financial crisis.
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Auction of Ronald Reagan blood vial canceled
1 hour 48 mins ago
A European auction house Thursday canceled the planned online sale of a vial containing dried blood residue said to be from Ronald Reagan after complaints from the late U.S. president's family and foundation.
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6-year-olds wander from Pa. school to museum
Pittsburgh Public Schools officials are investigating an impromptu field trip of sorts that occurred when two 6-year-old students wandered away from their school and walked to the city's Children's Museum a few ...
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World
Group: S.Sudan troops kill, torture minority tribe
South Sudan military forces tasked with carrying out a disarmament campaign among feuding ethnic groups are raping, torturing and killing members of a minority community, community leaders and aid workers say.
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Politics
Gloves stay on in quiet NM Senate primary
Four years ago, Heather Wilson gave up her House seat from New Mexico to make a run for a rare opening in the Senate. She lost in a bare-knuckled Republican primary. This ...
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Finance
US bank earnings rose this winter to 5-year high
U.S. bank earnings rose in the first three months of the year to the highest level in nearly five years and the number of troubled banks fell for the fourth straight quarter.
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Health
Person visited neonatal units before TB diagnosis
A person with an active case of tuberculosis who visited two Northern California neonatal intensive care units had a valid reason to be there and had not been diagnosed at the time, ...
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