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Ford offers 2 buyout packages to workers
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is offering another round of buyouts to its UAW workers...
Finding may hold key to treating malignant brain tumors
ORLANDO, Fla. — A new finding by biomedical researchers at the University of Central Florida could lead to treatment of one of the most common and aggressive brain tumors in adults...
Cargo ship adrift in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 740-foot cargo ship is disabled and floating adrift in the ocean 544 nautical miles southwest of Adak, Alaska Sunday afternoon. It is encountering 30-foot seas and winds higher than 60 mph, the U.S. Coast Guard reports...
Napolitano responds to surge of home-based terrorism, deploys more analysts
WASHINGTON — Responding to a surge of terrorism cases involving Americans, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano...
Senate passes $636-billion defense bill
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Saturday passed a $636-billion defense appropriations bill that includes money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a 3.4 percent pay increase for the military and a two-month extension of unemployment benefits...
Ethnic groups say ‘white’ isn’t enough on the 2010 cens
DETROIT — With her light-brown skin and Islamic headscarf...
Milwaukee school board approves free condoms for students
MILWAUKEE — Without discussion, the Milwaukee School Board...
GM to discontinue Saab after deal talks collapse
DETROIT — General Motors Co. announced Friday it will begin...
GM closing Saab operations
DETROIT — General Motors Co., after failing to get a deal to sell off its Saab operations, announced Friday it would begin winding down its premium Swedish division...
Would a Google purchase of Yelp draw regulatory interest?
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc.'s reported plans to acquire local-listings service Yelp may face difficulties, with regulators attuned to the Mountain View, Calif.-based company's established dominance of the Internet-search and advertising markets, observers say...
