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(Reuters) – The U.S. government sued to block AT&T’s $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA because of anti-competition concerns, launching the biggest challenge to a takeover by the Obama administration. A failed deal would …
31 Aug 11
Twenty-five of the 100 highest paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, a pay study by a Washington think tank said on Wednesday.
31 Aug 11
Dolphins in one western Australian population have been observed holding a large conch shell in their beaks and using it to shake a fish into their mouths — and the behavior may be spreading.
30 Aug 11
A small town in central Italy is trying to go independent and mint its own money in protest at government austerity cuts.
30 Aug 11
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn apologized to the institution’s staff in his first return visit since charges of sexual assault against him were dropped last week. He was greeted with warm applause.
30 Aug 11
New Jersey and Vermont struggled with their worst flooding in decades on Monday, a day after Hurricane Irene slammed an already soaked U.S. Northeast with torrential rain, dragging away homes and submerging neighborhoods underwater.
30 Aug 11
Lenders are making more subprime auto loans again, reversing the cautious approach they adopted after the credit crisis, an industry research firm said on Tuesday.
30 Aug 11
Global shares edged up to their highest in nearly two weeks on Tuesday, but the rally looked to be running out of steam on the back of concerns over Europe’s debt troubles and U.S. growth.
30 Aug 11
Next year’s Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener will be held in the Brainerd Lakes Area on May 8-11, 2014. Explore Minnesota Tourism, the state’s tourism promotion office, organizes this event each year in coordination with a host …
