GM recalls 4,300 cars in U.S. for airbag issue

Source: Automotive News

DETROIT (Reuters) -- General Motors Co. said today it is recalling 4,304 Chevrolet Malibu Eco cars sold in the United States to reprogram a module that controls airbag deployments. The U.S. automaker said in what it described as rare ca ...
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US threatens to cut Pakistan aid following jailing of Osama bin Laden doctor

Source: Rantburg

Pakistan's problematic relationship with the US plunged to new depths as Senators warned of aid cuts after the jailing of the surgeon who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden. Shakeel Afridi was found guilty of treason, sen ...
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Bearish combo greets corn trade

Source: Agriculture.com

Favorable crop weather, namely growing rainfall chances in some of the driest parts of the Corn Belt, as well as lower-than-expected corn export sales numbers released Thursday morning, could push grain f ...
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Rates of premature deaths plummet in Canada

Source: Metro News Vancouver

TORONTO – A new report says the rate of premature deaths in Canada has plummeted over the past 30 years. The report credits disease prevention, better treatment when diseases do set in and fewer injury deaths for the change. In 1979, 373 out of ev ...
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Charges refiled against sisters in Wisconsin pliers assault case

Source: TwinCities.com

Two sisters again have been charged in St. Croix County Court with several counts, including sexually assaulting a man with a pliers and giving him urine to drink. A total of seven charges against the women were dropped ...
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Jennings waits it out

Source: The Daily Telegraph

Phil Rothfield and Paul Crawley debate the most controversial moments of the first State of Origin clash. Michael Jennings (L) of the Blues is sent to the sin-bin during game one of the ARL State of Origin series. ...
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4 killed, 1 hurt in Iowa crash

Source: Omaha.com

More people are ready to hit the road for the coming holiday weekend because gas is more affordable at the pump. Read more More people are ready to hit the road for the coming holiday weekend because gas is more affordable at the pump. Read more Just ...
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70 checkpoints to be used in state this weekend

Source: Leaf Chronicle

Austin Peay State University is harnessing 'the Netflix effect' to new heights.- 9:24 am Law enforcement officers will staff more than 70 checkpoints in Tennessee over the long Memorial...- 7:48 am Top-seeded Austin Peay has grown comfortable a ...
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With no stake in the post-PC world, HP resorts to massive cuts

Source: InfoWorld

Hewlett-Packard was a no-show in the emerging world of tablets and smartphones. Now, those chickens are coming home to roost as computer sales slip, and the battered HP workforce will take another huge hit. Welcome to Meg Whitman's HP. Now that the ...
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