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Chilean volcano grounds flights
SANTIAGO (AP) ― An erupting Chilean volcano sent a towering plume of ash across South America on Monday, forcing thousands from their homes, grounding airline flights in southern Argentina and coating ski resorts with a gritty layer of dust instead of snow.Booming explosions echoed across the Andes as toxic gases belched up from a 5 kilometer long fissure in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic comp
World News June 7, 2011
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Taxpayer loss on auto bailout narrows
White House touts value of emergency loans to GM and ChryslerWASHINGTON (AP) ― Taxpayers will lose about $14 billion in the government’s $80 billion bailout of Chrysler and GM, the White House said Wednesday, portraying the outcome as good news since the losses are far lower than originally anticipated.Seizing on the figures, the Obama administration took credit for the resurgence of the U.S. auto
World Business June 2, 2011
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Palin stops off in N.Y. to visit Trump
NEW YORK (AP) ― Sarah Palin and Donald Trump exchanged words of admiration Tuesday after a brief meeting at the real estate magnate’s penthouse in a Manhattan skyscraper bearing his name.Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, said she and Trump shared similar ideas for improving the U.S. economy, while Trump called Palin a “terrific woman and a terrific friend” whom he hoped would
World News June 1, 2011
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Tech mogul offers scholarship not to go to college
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Instead of paying attention in high school, Nick Cammarata preferred to read books on whatever interested him. He also has a gift for coding that got him into Carnegie Mellon University’s esteemed computer science program despite his grades.But the 18-year-old programmer won’t be going to college this fall. Or maybe ever.Cammarata is one of two dozen winners of a scholarship j
World News May 30, 2011
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Economies around the world growing more slowly
WASHINGTON (AP) ― From the United States to Europe and even to booming China, the global economy is showing signs of strain.Most major economies are expected to keep growing. But evidence is mounting that many around the world are struggling to expand as fast as they did last year.European governments are struggling with debts and squeezed budgets. Britain’s economy scarcely grew at the start of t
World Business May 27, 2011
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Crisis, stagflation stalk global recovery: OECD
OECD sees world growth of 4.2%, urges Fed to raise ratesPARIS (AFP) ― Crisis still stalks the global economy with stagflation lurking and Japan set for recession this year despite moderate overall recovery, the OECD said on Wednesday, warning against complacency.The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development held its 2011 global growth forecast steady at 4.2 percent in its latest semi-a
World Business May 26, 2011
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Greece’s return to bond markets in 2012 unlikely
EU head calls for independent privatization body to tackle debtBERLIN (AP) ― Greece’s prime minister admitted for the first that his country might not be able to tap the markets for its borrowing needs next year as the head of the eurogroup urged the debt-ridden country to set up an independent privatization body overseen by the European Union to bring down its ballooning debt level.Tweet ShareThi
World Business May 23, 2011
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Complicated problems still exist after Tent City rescue
CAMDEN, New Jersey (AP) ― The charter bus arrived on a warm day in May a year ago, and when the doors opened, close to 50 people climbed aboard. They brought with them hopes for a better future, in decent homes, free of drugs and crime and all the woes that come from living on the margins.For days, months or years, they had been living in a ragtag city of tents, tucked away in the woods near Camde
World News May 23, 2011
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U.S. considers tighter credit as economy improves
Fed minutes reveal debate in April how to tighten credit if inflation persistsWASHINGTON (AP) ― The Federal Reserve said last month that the economy is gradually improving and began discussing how it would reverse policies adopted during the recession that pumped billions of dollars into the economy.Some members said the Fed might need to start boosting interest rates this year to guard against in
World Business May 19, 2011
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EU mulls ‘soft restructuring’ for Greece
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― Senior EU officials on Tuesday raised the possibility of a limited but controversial restructuring of Greece’s mountain of debt which could involve private sector creditors taking some of the pain.Leading eurozone policy-maker Jean-Claude Juncker said a “soft restructuring” of Greece’s 330-billion-euro ($470-billion) accumulated debt was a possibility as an EU-IMF mission in Athen
World Business May 18, 2011
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Dollar drop? You ain’t seen nothing yet if yuan jumps
World Business May 18, 2011
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U.S. economic data suggests bad patch lingering
World Business May 18, 2011
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Israel’s Netanyahu takes aim at Hamas
JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday took a tough line toward an emerging Palestinian government ahead of a high-profile trip to Washington, saying “those that want to destroy us are not partners in peace.”Netanyahu reiterated a willingness to agree to a Palestinian state under certain conditions but made clear he did not believe it was possible if the Islamic milit
World News May 17, 2011
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‘Romney, Gingrich change Republican race’
Both men have legitimate chances; upcoming public appearances suggest the race is getting seriousWASHINGTON (AP) ― A health care speech by Mitt Romney and a formal announcement that Newt Gingrich is running mark a turn toward the substantive in the Republican presidential race.The change cannot happen too soon for the party after a series of events that did little to suggest it is ready to take on
World News May 12, 2011
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Supply problems, shadow of recall plague Toyota
DETROIT (AP) ― Toyota should have owned the road this summer. When gas prices go up, American drivers go for smaller, fuel-efficient cars. The last time prices at the pump spiked in 2008, Toyota captured the title of world’s No. 1 automaker ― and has held it ever since.Now gas costs almost $4 a gallon again, but Toyota is struggling. It’s been hammered by supply disruptions from the Japan earthqua
World Business May 12, 2011
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