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Early count: Nicaragua pres Ortega winning big

November 7, 2011

Election officials say president and former Sandinista revolutionary Daniel Ortega is winning big in Nicaragua’s presidential election.
Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council says Ortega has nearly 64 […]

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Insurer Humana’s 3Q profit climbs 13 percent

October 31, 2011

Humana says its third-quarter net income jumped 13 percent as revenue climbed 11 percent. The health insurer also raised its 2011 earnings forecast.
The Louisville, Ky., […]

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Thai PM confident as Bangkok holds off high tides

October 30, 2011

Thailand’s prime minister is expressing optimism that Thailand’s worst flooding in a half-century will mostly spare Bangkok. Some neighborhood dikes have overflowed, but the city’s […]

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HP does an about-face, says it will keep PC unit

October 28, 2011

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Stocks push higher on Europe reports

October 26, 2011

Stocks pushed higher in afternoon trading Wednesday following reports that China will come to the aid of Europe by buying bonds.
Agence France-Presse reported that China […]

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Japan Cabinet OKs $158B extra budget for tsunami

October 21, 2011

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s Cabinet on Friday approved a 12.1 trillion yen ($158 billion) extra budget to help fund the reconstruction of Japan’s tsunami-battered northeast.
The […]

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Majority of Ford workers supporting new contract

October 17, 2011

Workers at some of Ford Motor Co.’s largest local unions have approved a new labor contract with the company, making it likely that the four-year […]

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Mercy Health plans new facilities

October 12, 2011

Mercy Health plans to build a new hospital and other medical facilities in St. Charles County and a “virtual care center” in Chesterfield.
Mercy announced the […]

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Major Hurricane Jova to slam Mexico Pacific coast

October 10, 2011

Hurricane Jova strengthened to a major, Category 3 hurricane Monday as it marched toward Mexico’s Pacific coast, threatening the idyllic beach resort of Barra de […]

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Geist: Why are consumers missing from CRTC

October 9, 2011

Earlier this year, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission launched a consultation into the policy implications of increasingly popular Internet-based video services such as Netflix. […]

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