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Oil falls below $94 as China manufacturing weakens
BANGKOK -; The price of oil fell below $94 per barrel Thursday after a private survey showed manufacturing activity in China falling to its lowest level in seven months, a sign that the recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is ...
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Rams roll behind 2-hitter
The victory sends the Rams (20-12), who have won nine in a row and 15 of 16, to the Division I finals, where they will play for an unprecedented fourth consecutive championship. Elk Grove was the first section program to win three Division titles in a row from 2005-2007. St. Mary's matched the feat with titles the past three ...
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Missouri Passes Bill Limiting Lawsuits by Uninsured Drivers
The Missouri Senate has given final approval to legislation limiting the money that multi-vehicle accident victims could win in lawsuits if their own vehicles are uninsured. The measure sent to the governor would apply to cases in which an uninsured driver is injured by another motorist who does have insurance. In such cases, the injured driver could not receive money for non-economic damage ...
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Japan stocks dive as benchmark bond yield spikes
BANGKOK (AP) -- Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo nosedived 7.3 percent to close at ...
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Japan bond yields jump following Fed comments
TOKYO -; Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government finances are vulnerable to rises in interest rates. Japanese shares fell ...
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The Skeleton Key
The Skeleton Key is set deep in the stagnant bayous of Louisiana, which along with the dusty backroads of Texas, is one of the few American locations that can immediately and without question conjure up menace and dread all by itself. Like Transylvania in the 19th century, t ... ...
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Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent
BEIJING - Computer maker Lenovo Group says its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded.Lenovo Group said Thursday it earned $127 million, or 1.22 cents per share, in the three months ending March 31. Revenue rose 4 percent over a year earlier to $7.8 billion.Lenovo ranks a close second behind Hewlett-Packard Co. as the biggest ...
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Indians feeling soggy after 11-7 loss to Tigers
CLEVELAND — The Indians ended a long day at the ballpark soggy and sleepy. Ubaldo Jimenez was chased after four innings and two rain delays crushed Cleveland's momentum Wednesday night in an 11-7 loss to the Detroit Tigers, who swept both games from the Indians and climbed within a half-game of first place in the AL Central. The Tigers built a 9-2 lead off Jimenez (3-3) and David ...
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Cardinals turn to Lynn in opener with Dodgers
The Dodgers will welcome the National League's top team on Friday, as manager Don Mattingly's club tries to continue to right the ship after a series win in Milwaukee. Amid high expectations, the Dodgers enter the opener against the Cardinals sporting a 19-26 record and in last place in the NL West. "The biggest frustration as a manager is that you don't have a chance to go ...
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Five players to watch at the Senior PGA
Bernhard LangerThe Champions Tour money list leader is motivated to get the most from his long putter while the gettin' is good.Gene SauersOff to a good start in his rookie Champions Tour season, he tied for second at 1992 PGA at Bellerive.Kenny PerryThe 52-year-old Franklin, Ky. resident still has lots of game and three top-10s on the Champions Tour this season.Esteban ToledoA great ...
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Jacobsen might have the keys to Bellerive literally
Peter Jacobsen will know his way around the grounds at Bellerive Country Club this week.It is an emotional haunting of sorts, a return to the scene of the sublime, his U.S. Senior Open championship in 2004. Just six weeks after having hip surgery, he had to play a 36-hole Sunday finale in oppressive, midsummer St. Louis heat.And yes, he remembers it well."We were in the second round on ...