Britain renewed its call for Myanmar’s military junta to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying Sunday that people around the world support her and her followers’ struggle for democracy. Britain’s Minister for International Defense and Security…

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CC Sabathia won in his return to Cleveland, and the New York Yankees got home runs from Jorge Posada and Nick Swisher in a 10-5 victory over the Indians on Saturday night. Sabathia (5-3) didn’t allow a hit until the fifth and worked seven strong innings to…

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Steve Ralston’s penalty kick in the 90th minute snapped a tie and gave the New England Revolution a 2-1 victory over D.C. United that ended a six-match winless streak. Taylor Twellman earned the penalty kick for the Revolution as he was fouled by United…

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The company running Hawaii’s first interisland car and passenger service is filing for bankruptcy, two months after a state Supreme Court ruling effectively shut it down. A statement from Hawaii Superferry says the expenses of maintaining its two vessels have…

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DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Corp on Saturday finished a key piece of business before a bankruptcy filing planned for Monday as the deadline for bondholders to accept an exchange offer brokered by the Obama administration expired.

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Timothy Geithner’s first trip to China as treasury secretary comes at a vulnerable time for the Obama administration. Mired in a brutal recession, the United States needs Beijing to buy more American goods, allow its currency rise and make other moves to…

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The Army Corps of Engineers says it has picked up its last sandbags in Fargo after record spring flooding. The corps says in a statement that it removed about 2.4 million sandbags, or about 47,838 tons of sand, from North Dakota’s largest city. State…

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday over a deal with Canadian auto parts group Magna, General Motors and the U.S. government to save carmaker Opel from the imminent bankruptcy of its U.S. parent.

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Former Kmart Corp. chairman and CEO Joseph Antonini is being sued by five banks accusing him of defaulting on more than $2.3 million in loans and promissory notes. Antonini’s wife Kathleen and two of his businesses, JEA Automotive Group and JEA Enterprises,…

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Journalist Roxana Saberi’s first time back to her hometown since she walked out of an Iranian prison left her fighting back tears as she thanked friends and supporters. Saberi and her parents were greeted Saturday at the Fargo airport by a crowd of well-…

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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Irish biotech firm Elan Corp is in late-stage talks to sell a minority stake to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co , a deal that could be a precursor to a full takeover of Elan, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

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General Motors Corp.’s board of directors met for a second day Saturday to make the final decision on whether the automaker would complete its restructuring by filing for bankruptcy protection Monday. The outcome of the meeting could not immediately be…

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DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Corp on Saturday finished a key piece of business before a bankruptcy filing planned for Monday as the deadline for bondholders to accept an exchange offer brokered by the Obama administration expired.

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For generations, General Motors fueled America’s love affair with the automobile, building cars that defined their owners’ status in life and the industrial might of the nation. But less than a year after entering its second century, the company that survived…

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We first heard the term decades ago: The “Sun Belt” was just starting a run of phenomenal growth _ and no wonder. It conjured a sunny state of mind as well as a balmy place on the map. Everybody, it seemed, wanted a spot in the sun. Industries such as…

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