All Stories from March 22, 2013 (Change date)
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Pepsi rolls out a new shape for bottleMar 22, 2013 6:56 am - NEW YORK — Pepsi is rolling out a new shape for its 20-ounce bottle for the first time in about 17 years. The new bottle has a contoured bottom half that appears easier ...
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Sierra Club blasts new plan to improve frackingMar 22, 2013 6:56 am - PITTSBURGH — The Sierra Club and some other environmental groups are harshly criticizing a new partnership that aims to create tough new standards for fracking. The crit...
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Senate Democrats on track to pass budgetMar 22, 2013 6:55 am - WASHINGTON — Democrats controlling the Senate appear on track to pass their first budget in four years, promising a second, almost $1 trillion round of tax increases on ...
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BlackBerry CEO says iPhone is outdatedMar 22, 2013 6:54 am - TORONTO — The chief executive of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion says Apple’s iPhone is outdated. Thorsten Heins made the comment a day before the much-delayed new ...
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BP seeks sanctions over missing cement samplesMar 22, 2013 6:54 am - NEW ORLEANS — BP asked a federal judge Thursday to sanction its cement contractor on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon drilling project, accusing the company of withholdin...
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Lion takes on AirAsia with record jet ordersMar 22, 2013 6:52 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Indonesia’s top discount carrier, which catapulted into the global aviation spotlight with record deals to buy Airbus and Boeing planes, is taki...
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Oil prices slip as Cyprus uncertainty continuesMar 22, 2013 6:51 am - The price of oil fell slightly Thursday, to near $93 a barrel, as traders awaited a solution to a financial crisis in Cyprus that has raised fears of a destabilizing exi...
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German business optimism dips unexpectedlyMar 22, 2013 6:50 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — An important German index of business optimism fell unexpectedly in March but the institute that conducts the survey said the economy remained on co...
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London mayor wins case over anti-gay bus ad banMar 22, 2013 6:49 am - LONDON — Britain’s High Court says the mayor of London acted lawfully when he banned bus ads from a Christian group suggesting that homosexuality can be cured. A Christi...
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BP to buy back $8 billion of shares after completing TNK-BP saleMar 22, 2013 6:48 am - BP Plc will buy back $8 billion of shares from investors after completing the sale of 50 percent of Russian oil producer TNK-BP. The buyback will return the original sum...