Over 20 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms
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AP - Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss.
Clinton spends Mother's Day campaigning in W.Va.
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AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother's Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading candidacy remains strong among women and blue-collar, white voters.
Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000
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AP - Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered yet another blow Sunday when a boat laden with relief supplies — one of the first international shipments — sank on its way to the disaster zone.
Lebanese violence spreads to mountains outside capital
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AP - Lebanon hung between fears of all-out war and hopes of political compromise Sunday as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine guns in the mountains overlooking the capital.
Families will make case for vaccine link to autism
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AP - Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court.
Person close to talks: Cablevision close to buying Newsday
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AP - Cablevision Systems Corp. is close to buying the Long Island newspaper Newsday from Tribune Co. for $650 million, a person with knowledge of the situation said Sunday.
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EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs
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Reuters - EnCana Corp , Canada's
biggest energy company, said on Sunday it plans to split into
two separate oil and natural gas firms in an effort to wring
out more value with crude prices at record highs.
Cablevision near deal to buy Newsday: source
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Reuters - Tribune Co is close to an agreement to
sell its Newsday newspaper to Cablevision Systems Corp
and an announcement could come as early as Monday, a source
familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
Citigroup eyes selling Japan consumer unit: paper
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Reuters - Citigroup Inc is considering
selling its Japanese consumer finance company CFJ KK or cutting
the unit's business significantly as part of its plans to shed
assets, Japanese daily Nikkei reported on Sunday.
China forms company to make regional, jumbo jets
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Reuters - China has established a company to
build regional commercial jets, with an eye to eventually
reducing the country's reliance on Boeing and Airbus
for jumbo jets, official media said on Sunday.
News Corp unexpectedly drops bid for Newsday
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Reuters - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NWSa.N) on
Saturday dropped its $580 million bid for Tribune Co's Newsday
newspaper, just days after Murdoch said a deal was imminent,
leaving cable television operator Cablevision as the
likely winner of the Long Island daily.
March trade deficit drops by bigger-than-expected amount
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AP - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in March as demand for imports fell by the largest amount since the last recession was ending. Analysts forecast that trade would continue to be one of the economy's few bright spots this year.
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