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FILE - In this May 11, 2011 file photo, attendees chat at the Google IO Developers Conference in San Francisco. Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. The Chinese government approved the deal on Saturday, May 19, 2012, Google spokeswoman Niki Fenwick said. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
China approves Google’s bid
NEW YORK — Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.’s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. But Chinese regulators...
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Business raids cost Kansas City millions in taxes
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The states of Missouri and Kansas are divided here only by the yellow stripe of State Line Road. It’s a single community, but the division is sharp when it comes to the cutthroa...
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AP Photo/Mike Groll Organic dairy farmer Siobhan Griffin stands in a field with her cows a field at Raindance Farm in Westville, N.Y., in April. While other states are reaping the wealth of the Marcellus Shale, New York has had a moratorium on drilling for four years while it overhauls regulations amid intense lobbying for a ban.
Health care company seeks reliable facts on gas drilling
PITTSBURGH — Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn’t. Geisinger Health Systems is looking for more facts on the debate. ...
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Central bank warns of exposure
BERLIN — Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has warned Europe’s central banks not to increase their exposure to Greece because of the high level of political uncertainty there ahead of next month’s...
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Parties refuse to budge on debt
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats are refusing to budge when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation’s debt. House Speaker...
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App scans bar-goers’ faces to guess age, gender
SAN FRANCISCO — A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco’s bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out. A new app launched this weekend that will scan the faces of...
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ADAM SHULL | The Sun Allen Ward, director of athletics at Murray State University, explains details of the planned basketball practice facility that will connect to the CFSB Center in Murray on the side facing Ky. 121. Ward said the timing of the new facility is nice but coincidental as it relates to the Racers' unprecedented basketball season.
All they do is win-win
MURRAY — Allen Ward, director of athletics at Murray State University, had a moment when he knew this was no normal Racers basketball season. It was a game before the first sellout of the year a...
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Jobs
From May 9 to Wednesday, 33 new job orders were added to the Office of Employment and Training’s database for McCracken County employers. The jobs listed are: college counselor, communications f...
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Unemployment rate decreases for April in two-thirds of states
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate fell in two-thirds of U.S. states last month, evidence that modest economic growth is boosting hiring in most areas of the country. And in many states, unemplo...
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Associated Press Trader John Bishop works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Facebook's opening day ultimately fell flat, closing at $38.23.
Stocks slump on Europe worries; Facebook debuts
It’s going to take more than Facebook’s initial public offering to push the stock market higher. Facebook shares rose 23 cents above their $38 offering price. It seemed like everything else fell...
May 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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