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Bulgaria imposes full smoking ban in public places
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) Bulgaria's parliament has adopted a total ban on smoking in indoor public places, after earlier attempts failed due to strong opposition from restaurant owners. The ban, which was approved on Thursday and comes into force on June
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GE to acquire Va mine equipment maker
GLEN LYNN, Va. (AP) A Virginia underground mining equipment manufacturer is being acquired by General Electric. GE says in a news release that it's signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Glen Lyn-based Fairchild International. GE didn't disclose financial
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Mayor: Berlin airport opening delayed further
BERLIN (AP) Berlin's mayor says the planned opening of the city's €2.5 billion ($3.18 billion) new airport must be further delayed until spring of next year. Klaus Wowereit said Thursday the airport's board has set March 17 as the new
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Jailed US businessman on hunger strike in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) An American businessman jailed for more than four years in Dubai under suspicion of corruption says he has started a hunger strike to push for a trial and greater U.S. diplomatic pressure in his case.
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State Veterinarian urges horse biosecurity during Summer sows
Recently multiple horses in Tennessee have shown clinical signs of the neurological form of Equine Herpesvirus-1
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Restaurant Report Card: restaurants cited for improper storage
This week we find violations where restaurants are not properly storing food.
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Spotted sea trout season set to close Saturday
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) The state Department of Marine Resources says the commercial fishing season for spotted sea trout will close at 6 a.m. Saturday. State law authorizes DMR to close state waters to commercial fishing for spotted sea trout when
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New Japan auto chief wants Japan-based production
TOKYO (AP) Toyota President Akio Toyoda, taking the helm at Japan's auto industry group, is promising to keep production and jobs to help along this nation's recovery from last year's disaster. Toyoda also criticized the government plans to raise the
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South-central Ky. company expanding
FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) More than 110 full-time jobs are being added at a south-central Kentucky company that supplies parts for the auto industry. Gov. Steve Beshear announced the expansion Wednesday at Franklin Precision Industry Inc. in Franklin. Beshear's office says
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Facebook investors to cash out more shares
NEW YORK (AP) Insiders and early Facebook investors are taking advantage of increasing investor demand and selling more of their stock in the company's initial public offering, the company said. Facebook said Wednesday in a regulatory filing that 84 million
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Lower oil prices ease load on consumers and Obama
NEW YORK (AP) What only weeks ago was seen as a serious threat to the economic recovery could now turn into a stimulus everyone can love. Oil and gasoline prices are sinking, giving relief to businesses and consumers who a
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Ford takes on Toyota with lower-priced hybrid
DETROIT (AP) Ford is taking on Toyota in the hybrid market. Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that its new C-Max hybrid small minivan will have a base price of $25,995 when it goes on sale this fall. That's $500 less
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Virginia business briefs for May 17
Foreclosure activity falls nearly 48% locally
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Columbia Gas lowering monthly payment amount of most budget customers
Low natural gas prices and mild winter weather will result in significantly lower bills for most customers using Columbia Gas of Virginia's budget payment plan.
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Va.'s April revenue up 10.6 percent over April 2011
State revenue collections rose 10.6 percent in April over the same month in 2011 thanks in part to strong individual nonwithholding receipts.
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Biden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning in Democratic territory with high unemployment, went after Republican Mitt Romney's business background Wednesday and cast him as a corporate raider more interested in profits than people. Biden said the former businessman
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Crews try to stop AZ blaze from crossing fire line
CROWN KING, Ariz. (AP) An evacuation order for a historic northern Arizona mining town made sense to Taryn Denyce earlier this week when a wildfire sparked, sending flames through the trees and smoke swirling in the air. Despite what became
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GE buys Giles County mining equipment maker
The corporate giant says it bought Fairchild International, which has a plant in Glen Lyn
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Japan's economy grows 4.1 percent amid recovery
TOKYO (AP) Japan's economy grew an at annual rate of 4.1 percent in the first quarter amid a gradual recovery from last year's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. The Cabinet Office said Thursday that the preliminary growth figures showed that a
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Danville Chick-fil-A donates $1,200+ to cancer association
The Chick-fil-A restaurant on Riverside Drive recognized May as Skin Cancer Awareness Month
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House Oks anti-violence against women bill
WASHINGTON (AP) House Republicans set up a showdown Wednesday with the Senate and President Barack Obama over legislation to protect women from domestic violence, a fight that's become as much about female voters this election year as cracking down on
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Ind. lottery seeking ideas from private firms
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Hoosier Lottery is looking for private companies that might be interested in taking over some of the lottery's operations. The Hoosier Lottery Commission unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday asking private firms to submit proposals for improving "a
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House OKs GOP's anti-violence against women bill
WASHINGTON (AP) House Republicans set up a showdown Wednesday with the Senate and President Barack Obama over legislation to protect women from domestic violence, a fight that's become as much about female voters this election year as cracking down on
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WSLS tracks where local politicans get their money
Nearly 50 percent of campaign money comes from political action committees.
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Price of oil still falling as supplies grow
NEW YORK (AP) The price of oil continues to decline on the expectation that world markets will be flush with extra supplies this year. Benchmark U.S. crude on Wednesday fell by $1.17 to finish at a seven-month low of $92.81
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