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| Prominent thoroughbred owner Edmund Gann dies Feb 9 2010 3:45PM
Edmund Gann, a prominent
thoroughbred owner who campaigned Medaglia d'Oro and several other
major stakes winners, has died. He was 86.
Gann died at his home Sunday, a spokeswoman for the Holy Cross
Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in San Diego sa
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 9 2010 1:18PM
More than 130,000 Prius cars and nearly 15,000
Lexus vehicles in the United States are among those that Toyota is
recalling to fix a brake problem.
The new recalls bring to 8.5 million the number of vehicles
recalled around the world by Toyota,
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| State Farm says it warned gov't on Toyota in 2007 Feb 9 2010 7:56AM
The nation's largest auto insurer says it
alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in
reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles.
State Farm insurance says it noticed an uptick in reports of
unwanted acceleration in
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| McDonald's US sales figure edges down in January Feb 9 2010 7:28AM
McDonald's Inc. says a key sales
comparison edged down in the U.S. in January, but results were
stronger in the rest of the world.
Sales in stores open at least 13 months fell 0.7 percent in the
U.S. They rose 4.3 percent in Europe, Asia/Pacific
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| Antiwhalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons Feb 9 2010 6:25AM
Activists are vowing to stop the
killing of whales and are exchanging water-cannon fire with a
Japanese whaling fleet they're tailing in the Antarctic Ocean.
The Sea Shepherd conservation group says its ships, the Steve
Irwin and the Bob Barker,
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| Dow under 10,000...Toyota in the spotlight... Feb 9 2010 5:43AM
Wall Street will open today with the Dow Jones
industrials under 10,000 for the first time in three months.
Concerns about debt problems in several European countries get the
bulk of the blame. The Dow was off 104 points yesterday, the S&P
500
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| Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally Feb 9 2010 5:15AM
Toyota says it's recalling about 437,000 Prius and
other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems.
Company President Akio Toyoda made the recall announcement this
afternoon at a press conference.
Toyoda said the company has decided t
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| Update on the latest in business: Feb 9 2010 3:16AM
Wall Street begins trading today with the Dow
Jones industrials below 10,000 for the first time in three months.
Financial stocks pulled the market lower yesterday as mounting
debt problems in several weaker European economies raised new
questio
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| NKorea's Kim Jong Il sends nuclear envoy to China Feb 9 2010 3:16AM
North Korea's Kim Jong Il has
reportedly dispatched his top nuclear envoy to Beijing to discuss
restarting nuclear disarmament talks.
Today's trip comes a day after Kim pledged Pyongyang's
commitment to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula.
Kim
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| Nissan returns to profit in OctDec quarter Feb 9 2010 1:52AM
Japanese carmaker Nissan says it returned to the
black during the October-December quarter, and now projects a
profit for the full fiscal year.
Nissan said Tuesday it had a 44.97 billion yen ($502 million)
net profit in its fiscal third quarter,
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 9 2010 1:17AM
Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and
other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems the latest
in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest
automaker.
Company President Akio Toyoda made the recall anno
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| TOKYO (AP) Toyota official tells AP that Prius will be... Feb 9 2010 12:28AM
Toyota official tells AP that Prius will be
recalled in Europe in addition to Japan.
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| Prius recall...Texas church fires...Shuttle mission... Feb 9 2010 12:07AM
Toyota is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature
Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems. The number of Prius
gas-electric hybrids being recalled would swell to about 300,000 if
there is a recall in the U.S. and other regions.
LOS AN
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| Toyota recall...Jackson's doctor in court...Another snowstorm... Feb 8 2010 11:06PM
Toyota has filed papers to recall about 223,000
hybrid cars in Japan, including the Prius, for braking problems.
And it's expected to soon disclose its global plans for a fix to
the popular gas-electric hybrids. The number of Priuses being
recalled
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| TOKYO (AP) Toyota files papers for recall of Prius at Japanese... Feb 8 2010 10:38PM
Toyota files papers for recall of Prius at Japanese
transport ministry.
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| Prius recalled in Japan...Obama invitation...Plea in Jackson case... Feb 8 2010 9:56PM
Toyota is recalling the new Prius in Japan because
of braking problems. The carmaker says it will inform Japan's
transport ministry that it's recalling the gas-electric hybrid that
went on sale last year. The recall will include two other hybrid
mode
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| Dow below 10,000...Energy prices rise...Chip secret discovered... Feb 8 2010 4:27PM
The Dow has closed below 10,000 for the first
time in three months, as mounting debt in several European
economies raised new questions about the health of the global
financial system. The Dow ended the day down 104 at 9,908. The S&P
500 was off
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| Jackson family arrives...John Murtha dies...Prius recall coming... Feb 8 2010 2:56PM
Members of Michael Jackson's family have
arrived at a Los Angeles courthouse where prosecutors earlier
announced they had charged Jackson's doctor with involuntary
manslaughter. Jackson's father said he is "looking for justice."
Dr. Conrad Murray is
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| Toyota resale values lowered by Kelley Blue Book Feb 8 2010 2:07PM
The Blue Book value of used Toyotas has
been reduced again as the Japanese carmaker's troubles persist.
Kelley Blue Book said Monday it was lowering the resale value of
recalled Toyotas for the second time in less than a week. That
leaves the ca
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| Stocks little changed... Report: Prius recall...Toyota before... Feb 8 2010 1:18PM
Stocks have been trading in a narrow range
today. Investors remain wary about the strength of the economic
recovery and mounting debt in Europe. The Dow has been in mostly
negative territory, trading below 10,0000 for the first time since
November.
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| Mostwatched program...Recall coming...No more missing... Feb 8 2010 1:04PM
It's not just the most-watched Super Bowl ever
it had more viewers than any program in television history. The
Nielsen Company today is estimating that 106.5 million people
watched the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts last
night. That
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| Reports: Toyota Plans to recall 300,000 Priuses Feb 8 2010 12:22PM
News reports out of Japan say Toyota plans to
recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem.
But a spokesman for Toyota says no decision on a Prius recall has
been made.
The Kyodo News Agency says the Prius recall will cove
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| (Following Advance for Use Monday, Feb. 15) Feb 8 2010 9:55AM
Today in History
Today is Monday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2010. There are 319
days left in the year. This is Presidents' Day.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously blew up
in H
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| (Following Advance for Use Friday, Feb. 19) Feb 8 2010 9:55AM
Today in History
Today is Friday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2010. There are 315
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 19, 1945, during World War II, some 30,000 U.S. Marines
began landing on Iwo Jima, whe
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| Super feeling in New Orleans...Endeavour is on its way...The search... Feb 8 2010 7:56AM
As if Mardi Gras isn't enough, New Orleans now gets
to celebrate its first NFL title. The Saints overcame an early
10-point deficit and pulled off a risky onside kick last night to
beat the Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl. Quarterback Drew Brees tied
a
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| UN patent filings dropped in 2009 Feb 8 2010 7:14AM
The U.N. says the number of international patent
filings dropped last year for the first time since 1978 as
companies hit by the global economic downturn sought fewer new
protections on their intellectual property.
The World Intellectual Propert
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| Body found in airplane wheel well at Tokyo airport Feb 8 2010 6:18AM
Japanese authorities say they're trying to identify
a body found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta
Airlines flight that arrived in Tokyo from New York.
Police at the Narita International Airport say the body of the
apparent
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| Wall St.'s fourth losing week...Senate deals with jobs bill... Feb 8 2010 5:36AM
Investors are hoping this will be the week Wall
Street ends its losing trend. Last week was its fourth straight
losing week. Friday was mixed a Labor Department report showed
jobless rate that fell to 9.7 percent in January, but investors
also feare
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| Update on the latest in business: Feb 8 2010 2:55AM
Investors are hoping this will be the week Wall
Street ends its losing trend. Last week was its fourth straight
losing week.
The stock market had a fractious Friday fueled by a Labor
Department report showed jobless rate that fell to 9.7 percent
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| Snow totals...Palin's advice for Obama...Cybersecurity threats... Feb 7 2010 10:58AM
Snow totals are in for the blizzard that hit
the Mid-Atlantic states, and the National Weather Service is
calling the storm "historic." It says parts of Ohio got a foot of
snow, while the totals in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
were topping 2
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| (Following Advance for Use Monday, Feb. 15) Feb 7 2010 8:45AM
Today in History
Today is Monday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2010. There are 319
days left in the year. This is Presidents' Day.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously blew up
in H
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| (Following Advance for Use Friday, Feb. 19) Feb 7 2010 8:45AM
Today in History
Today is Friday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2010. There are 315
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 19, 1945, during World War II, some 30,000 U.S. Marines
began landing on Iwo Jima, whe
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| Kameda defeats Kaowichit for flyweight title Feb 7 2010 8:38AM
Japanese challenger Daiki Kameda has defeated
Denkaosen Kaowichit of Thailand by unanimous decision to win the
WBA flyweight title.
Kaowichit controlled Sunday's bout in the early rounds, but
Kameda took charge as the fight progressed and improv
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| MidAtlantic emerging from blizzard...NASA looks to tomorrow for... Feb 7 2010 7:56AM
Roads are reopening across the Mid-Atlantic
region after the big blizzard but officials continue to warn people
that highways could be icy and treacherous. Residents from
Pennsylvania to Virginia are digging out from more than two feet of
snow in som
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| Endeavour to try again tomorrow...DC gets a real blast of winter... Feb 7 2010 5:57AM
NASA is going to try again early
tomorrow to launch Endeavour to the International Space Station.
Clouds prevented the shuttle from blasting off early today on the
last planned nighttime launch. Endeavour will carry a final few
building blocks for
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| Shuttle launch scrub...Recovering from blizzard Feb 7 2010 3:58AM
There won't be a space shuttle
launch today thanks to a cloud cover that moved in and wouldn't go
away. NASA says it will try again tomorrow to send Endeavour aloft
with the last big parts of the international space station.
WASHINGTON (AP) T
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| Strong earthquake hits off southern Japan coast Feb 7 2010 3:37AM
There are no immediate reports of damage or
casualties following a strong earthquake that shook several small
islands off Japan's southern coast today.
The quake caused officials to temporarily issue a tsunami
warning.
Japan's Meteorologic
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| Iran moves to improved uranium enrichment...DC digs out... Feb 7 2010 3:03AM
Iran's president has given the go-ahead to
produce 20 percent enriched uranium. No date was given for the
start of production of the higher grade uranium. Producing enriched
uranium is the international community's core concern over Iran's
nuclear pr
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| Shuttle launch weather deteriorates...Reports: Prius recall in... Feb 7 2010 2:07AM
The weather isn't cooperating with
NASA efforts to launch the space shuttle. A band of low clouds
moved in from the north and may not clear in time to give
controllers the weather they need to send Endeavour to deliver the
last major pieces to the in
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| Toyota to announce Prius action plan soon Feb 7 2010 12:56AM
Toyota says it will soon announce a plan for
dealing with braking problems in its Prius hybrid amid reports that
the world's largest automaker plans to issue a recall in [[kxtopic:japan:t[Japan]:t]].
Toyota has already had to recall more than 7 m
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| Space shuttle launch prep...DC digging out Feb 7 2010 12:56AM
Space shuttle Endeavour is fueled
and the astronauts are getting aboard in the Sunday morning
darkness for a flight to the [[kxtopic:international-space-station:t[international space station]:t]]. The
shuttle is carrying the last major pieces of the o
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| TOKYO (AP) Japan says magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck off... Feb 7 2010 12:35AM
Japan says magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck off
the country's southern coast.
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| Midair accident...MidAtlantic snow...Shuttle watch Feb 6 2010 6:47PM
A glider is the only survivor of a mid-air
accident today near Boulder, Colo. The Federal Aviation
Administration says a small plane severed a tow line being used by
another plane to tow the glider. Both planes crashed, killing at
least three people.
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| Toyota preparing to announce Prius fix next week Feb 6 2010 10:02AM
Toyota is preparing a plan to repair the brakes
on thousands of hybrid Prius cars.
In a message sent Friday night to dealers, Toyota said it will
disclose the decision early next week.
More than 100 drivers have said their brakes momentaril
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| CORRECTS 9th NewMinute Feb 6 2010 9:55AM
The mid-Atlantic region is buried in snow.
It's piled up on roadways and toppled trees onto apartment
buildings and cars. Transportation is at a standstill. Roads are
mostly impassable and rail and air traffic has shut down for the
blizzard. Foreca
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| Emergency crews struggle...Blizzard not stopping Obama...Hostage... Feb 6 2010 9:55AM
Emergency crews are struggling to keep up with
all the snow falling across the Mid-Atlantic region. Officials are
urging people stay at home and out of the way of the crews as they
work to clear roads and restore power. The heavy, wet snow has been
t
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| MidAtlantic blizzard...Talking jobs...Japanese media attack... Feb 6 2010 7:56AM
The mid-Atlantic region is buried in snow.
It's piled up on roadways and toppled trees onto apartment
buildings and cars. Transportation is at a standstill. Roads are
mostly impassable and rail and air traffic has shut down for the
blizzard. Foreca
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| Blizzard topples trees, cuts power...Obama, GOP go headtohead on... Feb 6 2010 7:14AM
A blizzard in the Mid-Atlantic region has
piled snow on roadways, toppled trees and cut power to thousands.
The Washington-area Metro transit system has closed all but the
underground portion of rail service and suspended buses in an area
that heav
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| Snow blankets DC...Obama and GOP spar in radio addresses...More... Feb 6 2010 5:43AM
Officials in The Washington, D.C.-area are
urging people to huddle at home for the weekend, out of the way of
crews trying to keep up with what could be the biggest snow storm
in the nation's capital in modern history. As of early Saturday, 10
inches
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| More Prius complaints as media criticizes Toyota chief... Feb 6 2010 5:08AM
Japan's transport ministry reportedly has received
nearly 80 complaints from Prius drivers in the past four days
regarding possible brake problems. They include reports of five
accidents involving no injuries.
The Tokyo Shimbun newspaper reports
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| Blizzard slows MidAtlantic to a crawl...Report: more complaints... Feb 6 2010 5:08AM
Trees have toppled onto apartment buildings
and cars as a blizzard batters the mid-Atlantic region this
morning. Two deaths have been reported. Airlines canceled flights,
Amtrak canceled service and churches called off weekend worship as
officials wa
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| No letup in blizzard...Mexico flooding kills more than two dozen... Feb 6 2010 3:58AM
A blizzard continues to hammer away at the
mid-Atlantic region. Meteorologists don't expect the snow and wind
to stop any time soon. At least two deaths have been reported and
officials are urging people stay home and out of the way of crews
trying t
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| No letup to blizzard...Funerals for victims as bombing toll rises... Feb 6 2010 2:55AM
Forecasters expect snowfall rates to increase
into the early daylight hours as a blizzard continues battering the
mid-Atlantic region. A record of 2 1/2 feet or more is predicted
for Washington alone. Parts of Maryland have seen up to 20 inches
of sn
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| SYDNEY (AP) Antiwhaling group says Japanese harpoon boat has... Feb 6 2010 2:06AM
Anti-whaling group says Japanese harpoon boat has
rammed an activist ship off Antarctica.
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| Storm deaths...Toyota response panned Feb 6 2010 1:52AM
Authorities blame a storm that's producing
blizzard-like conditions for hundreds of accidents in the
mid-Atlantic region. They include the deaths of father-son
Samaritans in Virginia, where they were hit while they helped
another accident victim. Som
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 6 2010 1:24AM
Some forecasters are predicting the biggest
storm in modern history for the nation's capital and blizzard-like
conditions are making themselves felt.
Authorities blamed the storm for hundreds of accidents and the
deaths of father-son Samaritans
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| DC blizzard...Civilian shooting in Afghanistan Feb 6 2010 1:03AM
Blizzard conditions that blew into the
mid-Atlantic region have some forecasters predicting the biggest
storm in modern history for the nation's capital. Authorities
blamed the storm for hundreds of accidents and the deaths of
father-son Samaritans i
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| Japanese media criticize Toyota chief for response Feb 6 2010 1:03AM
Japanese media is sharply critical of Toyota's
president.
They're saying he offered a delayed and unconvincing explanation
for the massive car recall that has tarnished the world's biggest
automaker.
Akio Toyoda, the founder's grandson, em
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| Judge: Pratt can't move jobs out of Conn. Feb 5 2010 9:07PM
A federal judge in Connecticut has
sided with a Machinists union in its legal fight to block jet
engine maker Pratt & Whitney from moving 1,000 jobs out of the
state.
U.S. District Judge Janet Hall issued a permanent injunction
Friday, stop
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| Conservation body favors bluefin tuna export ban Feb 5 2010 6:46AM
The agency that monitors trade in endangered
species says it favors a global ban on the export of bluefin tuna.
The group that oversees the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species, or CITES, says the ban on bluefin tuna trade is
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| Stocks sink...Jobs report...More Toyota troubles Feb 5 2010 5:43AM
The stock market got caught in a fierce sell-off
in the latest session, as the Dow traded below 10,000 for the first
time since November. The Dow lost 268 points to 10,002. The S&P
dropped 34, and the Nasdaq lost 65 points.
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| Russian cargo ship arrives at space station Feb 5 2010 4:33AM
A Russian cargo ship has sucessfully docked at the
International Space Station, delivering supplies for its crew of
five.
The Russian space agency said the Progress M-04M hooked up with
the station Friday in a smooth automatic docking.
The
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| Winter storm heads for DC...Obama unhappy with jobs progress... Feb 5 2010 3:02AM
An army of snow removal equipment is ready to
go in and around the nation's capital as the mid-Atlantic region
expects to get punished by a major winter storm. In northern
Virginia, officials say 1,800 trucks will be ready to roll by
morning. Total a
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| Update on the latest in business: Feb 5 2010 2:55AM
The stock market yesterday suffered a drop of 2
to 3 percent in the major averages, amid concern about the economic
recovery. And it came just ahead of today's jobs report.
The Dow stands at 10,002 after a drop of 268. The S&P fell 34
points
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| Financial turmoil strikes as G7 officials gather Feb 5 2010 2:27AM
The chill in the air near the Arctic
Circle is matched by the latest cooling of global markets as the
world's seven major industrial countries sit down for talks in
Canada.
The setting is a snowswept town 200 miles south of the Arctic
Circle an
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| Prius recall...Jackson's doctor to surrender Feb 5 2010 2:06AM
A published report says Toyota, already reeling
from its accelerator pedal mess, is about to recall 270,000 Prius
hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan.
Japan's top business newspaper says the beleaguered auto giant has
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| Toyota troubles multiply...Report: China sending envoy to... Feb 5 2010 12:56AM
The tarnish continues to spread over Toyota's
image. The automaker is now considering a U.S. and Japanese recall
of Prius hybrids the vehicle that's a symbol of its
technological prowess and green car ambitions. Toyota is also
investigating possible
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| Major snow forecast...Report: Prius recall...Brown seated in... Feb 5 2010 12:07AM
Forecasters are warning that some parts of the
Mid-Atlantic could be blanketed with up to 2 feet of snow by
Saturday. And the storm is expected to pack winds that will create
blizzard conditions and high drifts. Some school systems have
canceled Frid
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| Rough going for Toyota...Snow dump coming...Safer pints, pubs... Feb 4 2010 10:52PM
Toyota has run into another jam. A Japanese
business newspaper reports it will soon recall 270,000 Prius models
because of brake problems. Toyota also says it's investigating
possible brake problems with its Lexus hybrid. The automaker is
already scr
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| Church group charged...More Toyota problems?...Jackson doctor to... Feb 4 2010 10:03PM
They said they were rescuing
abandoned Haitian children. But 10 Baptist missionaries being held
in Port-au-Prince are facing charges of child kidnapping. A State
Department spokesman says the U.S. is open to discuss "other legal
avenues." Haiti's pri
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| NKorea: Freeing Americans...Report: Prius recall...Snow storm... Feb 4 2010 9:07PM
North Korea says it will free an
American missionary detained for illegally crossing its border on
Christmas Day. Robert Park slipped across a frozen river from
China. He was carrying letters calling on North Korean leader Kim
Jong Il to resign and t
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 4 2010 8:18PM
Scott Brown is now officially a U.S. senator.
The Massachusetts Republican was sworn in by Vice President Joe
Biden on Thursday at a Capitol Hill ceremony. Brown took over the
seat held by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, who died in August of
brai
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| Another Toyota recall?...Air safety reforms slow...New ketchup cup... Feb 4 2010 7:57PM
No confirmation yet from Toyota, but Japan's top
business newspaper says Toyota will recall 270,000 new Prius
hybrids in the U.S. and Japan because of brake problems. The
newspaper (Nihon Keizai) says the automaker will soon notify
Japan's transport
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| TOKYO (AP) Toyota says it is investigating possible brake... Feb 4 2010 7:22PM
Toyota says it is investigating possible brake
problems with Lexus hybrid in Japan and US.
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| Report: Prius recall...Charged in Haiti...Forecasters: Major snow... Feb 4 2010 7:08PM
A major Japanese newspaper says Toyota will recall
270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the U.S. and
Japan. The reported recall comes as Toyota is scrambling to repair
gas pedal problems on millions of recalled vehicles.
PORT-A
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| TOKYO (AP) Report says Toyota to recall Prius hybrid over... Feb 4 2010 6:33PM
Report says Toyota to recall Prius hybrid over
brake problems in US, Japan.
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| Missionaries face prosecutor...Toyota probes...Landrieu's defense... Feb 4 2010 1:04PM
Ten American missionaries who tried
to take Haitian children out of the country have been brought
before a prosecutor to learn if they will face child smuggling
charges that could put them in prison. The church group says it was
trying to rescue orph
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| US gov't investigating as Toyota acknowledge Prius brake problem... Feb 4 2010 11:54AM
Toyota says it's begun fixing problems with
brakes in the 2010 Prius, as both U.S. and Japanese transportation
officials open an investigations into the problem.
The Japanese automaker says its corrected the flaw in the
gas-electric hybrids sold
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| Investigation into Prius brakes...Stocks fall...Brown to be sworn... Feb 4 2010 9:06AM
More troubles for Toyota. The Transportation
Department has opened an investigation into brake problems in the
2010 model year Toyota Prius. This, after the [[kxtopic:japan:t[Japan]:t]]ese automaker
acknowledged design problems with the brakes in the
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