Derek Jones and Jared Prince hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning to lift Washington State to a 3-2 victory over Wichita State in an NCAA regional elimination game on Saturday. The Cougars (32-24) had managed just one hit through the first five…

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Members of a United Auto Workers union have rejected a contract aimed at saving a suburban Syracuse plant from closing. UAW Local 624 president Scott Stanton says 68 percent of the workers voting opposed the contract in a vote Saturday. It’s the third time…

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DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar is still considering taking a stake in debt-laden Porsche , or other German auto companies, after the carmaker scaled down a bid for Volkswagen , the prime minister said on Saturday.

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DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar is still studying taking a stake in debt-laden German sports carmaker Porsche , or other German auto companies, after Porsche scaled down a bid for Volkswagen , the prime minister said on Saturday.

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Journalist Roxana Saberi, released from prison in Iran earlier this month, is back in North Dakota. The 32-year-old Saberi was greeted at the Fargo airport by a crowd of well-wishers and “Welcome home, Roxana” signs. Gov. John Hoeven and Rep. Earl Pomeroy…

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In a story May 29, The Associated Press reported that GateHouse Media Inc. is trying to negotiate salary cuts with unionized employees at several Massachusetts newspapers. GateHouse is not trying to negotiate them with its newspaper in Norwich, Conn., The…

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New rules requiring passports or new high-tech documents to cross the United States’ northern and southern borders are taking effect Monday, as some rue the tightening of security and others hail it as long overdue. The rules are being implemented nearly…

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The only thing keeping Gerard Rigney from getting back into his home is the FEMA trailer in his front yard. It needs to vanish so his plumber can redo the piping into the house, which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina’s flood waters almost four years ago….

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is vying for a minority stake in Elan Corp. and could eventually take over the Irish biotech firm, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. An agreement could be reached as early as next week, and…

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Unseeded Missouri has become the first team eliminated from the Women’s College World Series. Kristyn Sandberg hit a two-run home run and Kristin Schnake added a two-run double as Georgia advanced in the double-elimination tournament with a 5-2 win Saturday…

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As the 2009 hurricane season arrives, many homeowners are finding insurance is either more expensive, or harder to get. Homeowners from New York to Florida and in the Gulf Coast region are again seeing premiums rise and coverage change. And more are being…

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The owner of a car company can decide how many cars to make, to paint red, to send to dealerships. The Obama administration, which plans to buy about 70 percent of General Motors, insists it does not want to be…

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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three private equity firms have agreed to invest up to $450 million in First Southern Bancorp Inc, giving them control of a small Florida lender that could be used to acquire more banks.

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Station Casinos says it has received a fourth extension from bondholders, allowing it to continue negotiating a restructuring plan and put off a bankruptcy filing. Company spokeswoman Lori Nelson did not discuss the duration or the terms of the extension. The…

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NAME _ Frank Stronach. JOB TITLE _ Chairman of Magna International Inc. AGE: 77 (born Sept. 6, 1932, in Weiz, Austria). COMPANY: Tool-and-die maker Multimatic Investments Ltd., founded in Toronto in 1957, later grew into the production of automotive…

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