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Associated Press President Barack Obama points towards REI CEO Sally Jewell as he announced Wednesday that he is nominating her as the next interior secretary replacing outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.
Obama pick spotlights outdoor influences
SALT LAKE CITY — She doesn’t wear a cowboy hat favored by traditional picks for interior secretary. Sally Jewell prefers fleece and Gore-Tex jackets and wears a safety helmet when she needs it for ...
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China’s February exports surge, but imports slide
HONG KONG — China’s exports surged more than expected in February in a possible sign of stronger global demand. Exports leaped 21.8 percent, well ahead of analysts’ expectations of single-digit ...
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McBites fail to nourish sales
NEW YORK — McDonald’s new Fish McBites failed to hook enough diners to get the fast-food chain’s U.S. sales growing in February. The world’s biggest hamburger chain said Friday that a key sales ...
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Associated Press Oil can be seen in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico as a large plume of smoke rises from fires on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. BP is warning investors of increased costs resulting from the oil spill settlement.
BP warns of costs from settlement
NEW ORLEANS — BP is warning investors that the price tag will be “significantly higher” than it initially estimated for its multibillion-dollar settlement with businesses and residents who claim th...
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Associated Press Workers walk out of an American Steel Foundries plant in Granite City, Ill., where at least 10 people were injured, three critically, in an explosion inside the plant Thursday morning.
Hospital: 3 critically hurt in blast at Illinois plant
ST. LOUIS — At least 10 people were injured, including three critically, in an explosion Thursday at a steel castings plant in southwestern Illinois, officials said. The blast happened shortly a...
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House stalls new tax exemptions for churches
PHOENIX — An effort to broaden tax exemptions for religious organizations is facing bipartisan opposition in the Arizona House of Representatives. House leaders moved to stall a vote Thursday on...
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Fed says 17 of 18 top banks are stronger
WASHINGTON — All but one of the nation’s 18 largest banks are more prepared to withstand a severe U.S. recession and a global downturn than at any time since the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal ...
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MetLife shifts 2,600 jobs to North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — Insurance giant MetLife Inc. said Thursday it will move 2,600 jobs from offices in four Northeast states and California to lower-cost locations in two North Carolina cities, while a...
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Associated Press Martha Stewart arrives at court Tuesday in New York. Macy's Inc. is suing the media and merchandising company Stewart founded for breaching an exclusive contract when she signed a deal with J.C. Penney in December 2011 to open shops at most of its stores this spring.
Stewart denies wrongdoing in deal
NEW YORK — Home decor and food guru Martha Stewart testified in court on Tuesday that she did nothing wrong when she signed an agreement to open shops within most of J.C. Penney’s stores across the...
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Natural gas vehicles making inroads
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it sold a record 11,600 natural gas vehicles in its 2012 model year, more than triple the number it sold in 2010. It’s the latest sign that natural gas is m...
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