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Read More »GM Sales Up 41%, Boosted by Steep Discounts
DETROIT – Big consumer incentives delivered blockbuster results for General Motors Corp. (GM) in June, with its U.S. sales jumping 41 percent over the same month last year, largely at the expense of Ford Motor Co (F). Asian rivals Toyota Motor Corp. (search) and Nissan Motor Corp. (search) also posted …
Read More »Israel to Send 45,000 Troops to Territories
JERUSALEM – Israel plans to send 45,000 troops to evacuate 9,000 settlers from the Gaza Strip (search) and part of the West Bank (search), Israel’s defense minister said Tuesday — a massive deployment that reflects concern some resistance to the pullout might be violent. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (search) insisted …
Read More »Missed Opportunity
You may have noticed the news out of Singapore Wednesday: The host city for the 2012 Olympics (search) was picked. New York was out early and that was a big relief to me, personally. I think New York needs a rest from big events. All that security wears on you. …
Read More »N.Y. 'Mafia Cops' Free on Bail
NEW YORK – Two former police detectives accused of moonlighting as killers for the Mafia (search) walked free on $5 million bail each Thursday as a defense lawyer said he would seek dismissal of the charges. Prosecutors allege that former partners Louis Eppolito (search) and Stephen Caracappa (search) lived double …
Read More »FDA Issues Drug-Suicide Warning
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration (search) issued a second public warning Friday that adults who use antidepressants should be closely monitored for warning signs of suicide, especially when they first start the pills or change a dose. Much of the concern over suicide and antidepressants has centered on …
Read More »Kerry Likes Armstrong for Politics
SAINT-ETIENNE, France – Sen. John Kerry (search) thinks Lance Armstrong (search) would make a terrific politician — but fears he’d be running for the other party. Watching Armstrong during his warmup for Saturday’s time trial, the Democrat from Massachusetts listed the Texan’s winning qualities. “What’s made him so special at …
Read More »Rehnquist Enters Hospital Again
WASHINGTON – Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist (search) has been hospitalized with a fever, a setback that fueled more retirement speculation about the 33-year veteran of the Supreme Court. The 80-year-old Rehnquist was taken by ambulance to Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday night and was admitted for …
Read More »NASA: All Systems Go for Shuttle Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA (search) managers forged ahead with the countdown to the launch of space shuttle Discovery (search), confident they would be able to fix a few minor problems and would remain untroubled by summer storms. “I think we’re on our way,” Bill Parsons, manager of the space …
Read More »Cigarette Smoking Linked to Overactive Thyroid
Women who smoke are twice as likely to develop an overactive thyroid caused by Graves’ disease, a study shows. Researchers say the results suggest that cigarette smoking should be considered a major risk factor for the mysterious disorder. Graves’ disease is a common cause of an overactive thyroid (known as …
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