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Car dealer fights Chrysler over franchise
05:01 PM EDT
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — A poster in Jim Tarbox's office at his North Kingstown Chrysler Jeep dealership declares: "Challenge: The harder the course, the more rewarding the triumph.
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Movement to shut down shark tours in Hawaii grows
12:21 AM EDT
HALEIWA, Hawaii — Three women donned scuba masks and jumped into the waters off Oahu's North Shore, floating inside a submerged cage as about a dozen sharks glided toward bloody fish scraps tossed into the water by a tour company.
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Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis 04:26 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's chaotic budget system, once and for all.
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Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks
03:36 PM EDT
LONDON — As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate.
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SoCal Asian communities aim to weed out toxic fish 02:21 PM EDT
WESTMINSTER, Calif. — John Fallan's trained eye scans rows of iceboxes brimming with tiger fish and shrimp in a Vietnamese supermarket, searching for one pesky fish that threatens the health of seafood lovers.
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Spartan Stores to highlight 2,400 Mich. products
01:11 PM EDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spartan Stores Inc. is launching a campaign aimed at promoting Michigan pride.
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Iconic skyscrapers find new luster by going green 01:01 AM EDT
NEW YORK — When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy.
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Small-town America pins hopes on West trade route
03:30 PM EDT
LIMON, Colo. — For Joe Kiely, the drone of thousands of trucks passing his Colorado plains town signals economic prosperity.
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Cheap, easy dates for those hoping to get serious
12:16 PM EDT
These tips will help you whittle the costs of wooing and give the phrase "cheap date" new meaning.
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Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter 8 minutes ago
CHICAGO — Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.
Local economic news
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Panel tackles ECU budget
East Carolina University, along with the rest of the UNC system, is facing budget reductions that could affect any number of operations.
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Grads face a new challenge: Landing job in tough times
The excitement radiating from the four young women standing together outside Minges Coliseum on Saturday was so great, the glittering confetti in their hair was dulled.
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Unemployment setting record
WASHINGTON — Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, catapulting the unemployment rate to 6.
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Black Friday: Early morning shoppers relish the occasion
Under the cover of darkness, an army advanced on the Greenville shopping district Friday morning, wrapped in blankets, heads covered with fleece-lined hoods and shopping circulars in hand.
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Hundreds line up to apply at Convergys
The recruiting team at Convergys, a customer management corporation, opened the doors of its Sugg Parkway offices Saturday morning to hundreds of smiling people determined to make a good first impression.
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