The global media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch said third-quarter profit nearly tripled, to $2.7 billion, mainly from growth in the company?s television and cable networks businesses.
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May 7, 2008
The airplane manufacturer said that tighter credit and the weakening dollar had forced it to break off talks with a second supplier over the sale of several European factories.
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May 7, 2008
The awards represent the largest chunk of money awarded at one time by California?s taxpayer-backed stem cell program, which is slated to spend about $3 billion over about a decade.
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May 7, 2008
The chairmen of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines said a merger was essential to preserve jobs and service to small cities, and to compete with foreign-flag carriers.
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May 7, 2008
The concert performed for Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday could signal the end to the tense relationship between the Vatican and the Chinese government.
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May 7, 2008
The new mayor's ban on drinking in buses and subway trains after June 1 will bring London's rules in line with those of many other major cities.
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May 7, 2008
In a program that covers 813,000 vehicles and could cost almost $100 million, Toyota is offering to buy back 1995-2000 model Tacoma pickups with frames so badly rusted that they cannot be repaired.
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May 7, 2008
Several dozen protesters briefly shut down traffic on the Queensboro Bridge at about 3:30 p.m. as part of a coordinated series of protests over the acquittal of three detectives in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell.
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May 7, 2008
An American diplomat warned of the possibility that the death toll could rise sharply, and a French diplomat urged the U.N. to force Myanmar to accept aid.
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May 7, 2008
Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to continue her campaign despite signs of mounting financial problems and pressure to end her candidacy.
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May 7, 2008
