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Sponsors carry the Olympic torchApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola on Wednesday stood by its support of the Summer Olympics in Beijing as vocal shareholders inside and protesters outside the company's annual meeting...
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Father of chaos theory diesApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Edward Lorenz, the father of chaos theory, died at his home in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday. He was 90. He was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of...
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Account of Lincoln assassination donated to museumApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A handwritten account of Abraham Lincoln's assassination is being donated to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The account of the 1865 ...
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Streisand gives LA hospital $5M to fight heart diseaseApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Barbra Streisand has put her money where her heart is. The 66-year-old singer-actress has donated $5 million to endow a research and education program on ...
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American Airline pilots win leave time lawsuitApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- American Airlines has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought by more than 350 pilots who said they were unfairly penalized by being barred from ac...
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Air Force leaders under fire for $50 million publicity contractApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A Pentagon investigation found that a $50 million contract to promote the Thunderbirds aerial stunt team was tainted by improper influence and preferential...
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Sex offender law tweakedApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House has passed legislation that will repair a glitch in a state law intended to keep child sex offenders at least 500 feet from in-home day...
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Stocks mixed following divergent corporate quarterly reportsApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street closed an erratic session mixed Thursday after an uneven batch of earnings reports made investors more cautious about buying stocks. Disappointin...
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Merrill Lynch posts steep first-quarter loss on write-downsApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Merrill Lynch & Co., the world's largest brokerage, on Thursday said it would cut 4,000 jobs after more than $6 billion fresh write-downs pushed it to a loss...
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Rates on 30-year mortgages unchanged but other rates dropApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages were unchanged this week but other rates showed declines. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that 30-year fixe...