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Boeing sticks to 787 production, battery
Boeing is sticking with plans to speed up production of its 787 and sees no reason to drop the troubled lithium-ion batteries at the center of the plane’s problems, CEO Jim McNerney said Wednesday....
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Associated Press Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., acknowledges a greeting on Capitol Hill on Tuesday after a vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Kerry was confirmed by the whole Senate later Tuesday.
Senate confirms Kerry for State
WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal succ...
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US eyes drone base with al-Qaida in mind
WASHINGTON — Plans to base unarmed American surveillance drones in the African nation of Niger highlight the Obama administration’s growing concern about extremist influences in the volatile region...
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Texas woman’s execution halted; DA won’t appeal
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The first woman scheduled to be executed in the U.S. since 2010 won a reprieve Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be taken to the Texas death chamber. State Dist...
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Midwest’s warm snap sees quick reversal
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Midwesterners who had briefly swapped puffy coats for sandals and shorts switched back Tuesday as balmy conditions gave way to severe storms that carried a risk of tornadoes, freezi...
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LaHood departure leaves Cabinet vacancy
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who lifted the profile of distracted driving as a national safety concern, is stepping down, presenting President Barack Obama with another Cabinet...
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Hagel supports nuclear arms cuts, then elimination
WASHINGTON — Chuck Hagel, the likely next secretary of defense, would be the first to enter the Pentagon having publicly advocated for sharply reducing the number of U.S. nuclear weapons, possibly ...
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Associated Press Twinkies baked goods are displayed for sale at the Hostess Brands' bakery on Nov. 16 in Denver. Hostess Brands is close to announcing that it has picked two investment firms, C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management, as the lead bidders for its Twinkies and other snack cakes, according to a source close to the situation.
Hostess set to announce bidder for snack cakes
NEW YORK — The indestructible Twinkie appears to be one step closer to a comeback. Hostess Brands is close to announcing that it has picked two investment firms — C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. and A...
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Associated Press People in the crowd cheer and hold up U.S. flags as President Barack Obama speaks about immigration at Del Sol High School on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Obama outlined broad proposals for putting millions of illegal immigrants on a clear path to citizenship.
Obama touts immigration plan
LAS VEGAS — Declaring “now is the time” to fix the nation’s broken immigration system, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined broad proposals for putting millions of illegal immigrants on a cle...
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Arsonist gets death for fire that killed 5
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — An arsonist was given the death penalty Monday for killing five men who died of heart attacks during a wildfire nearly a decade ago that ripped through the hills east of Lo...
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