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GM board weighs Opel bids, takes no action

General Motors Co said on Friday its board had not picked a winning bidder for Opel after convening to discuss the automaker's options, leaving the fate of its German unit still uncertain after months of high-stakes negotiations.

Hurricane Bill weakens near Bermuda

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Hurricane Bill weakened slightly on Friday as it followed a path between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda, but the tiny British territory warned its residents to prepare for dangerous surf and possible flooding.
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GM leans toward Magna for Opel deal: sources

General Motors is leaning toward picking Canada's Magna International and its Russian partners -- Germany's favored suitors -- as preferred buyers for the Opel business in Europe, sources close to the matter said on Friday.
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Universal free flu shots curb antibiotic use

When the Canadian province of Ontario began offering free flu vaccinations to its entire population in 2000, the result was a dramatic decrease in influenza-associated antibiotic prescriptions.
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Ryan Jenkins, I love money star may be in Canada

Ryan Alexander Jenkins, contestant of Megan Wants a Millionaire and I love Money 3, is believed to hiding in Canada after police want to question him in connection to the death of his ex wife.
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Hurricane Bill expected to reach east Canada

The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Thursday the eye of Hurricane Bill was about 695 miles southeast of Bermuda and expected to reach Canada's Atlantic Maritime Provinces by Sunday.
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Hurricane Bill set to regain power, Bermuda prepares

Hurricane Bill weakened slightly on Thursday but was expected to regain power on a northwest ocean track that will take it between Bermuda, where inhabitants prepared for high winds and heavy seas, and the U.S. East Coast.
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Hyundai Canada offers scrappage incentive top-up

Hyundai Motor Co's Canadian unit said on Wednesday it would top up the government of Canada's vehicle scrappage incentive program by up to C$1,000 ($910) per vehicle for people who trade in old gas guzzlers for a new Hyundai.
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FERC signs tidal power agreement with Maine

Federal regulators and the state of Maine have signed an agreement to coordinate on the development of projects that generate power from the ebb and flow of the tides, marking the first such agreement on the technology for the U.S. East Coast.
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Key players in GM Opel chase to meet: source

The heads of Canada's Magna and Russian partner Sberbank will meet their General Motors counterpart on Thursday, a person close to the matter said, as decision time nears on the sale of GM's Opel business.
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GM raises production as

General Motors Co said on Tuesday it is increasing production in North America for the second half of 2009 after a surge in sales ignited by the U.S. government's
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Tamiflu shelf-life extension up to countries: WHO

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it was up to national regulatory authorities to decide whether to extend the shelf life of the flu drug Tamiflu by two years, as recommended by Swiss drug maker Roche.
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Bank of America bolsters Canadian mergers team

Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Tuesday it hired banking veteran Brad Cameron to head its Canadian mergers and acquisitions team, the latest sign a capital markets pick-up may be in the making in Canada.
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GM raises production as clunker sales rise

General Motors Co said on Tuesday it is increasing production in North America for the second half of 2009 after a surge in sales ignited by the U.S. government's Cash for Clunkers incentives program.
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Hurricane Bill still growing, U.S. unlikely target

Hurricane Bill headed west-northwest over the open Atlantic Tuesday on a path toward Bermuda that would likely keep it clear of the U.S. East Coast but could spell trouble for Canada's Maritime Provinces.
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Reader's Digest plans prearranged bankruptcy

Reader's Digest Association Inc, whose namesake magazine has been a staple of dentists' offices for generations, said on Monday it planned to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for its U.S. businesses as part of a prearranged plan with lenders to cut debt by 75 percent.
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Reader's Digest plans to file for bankruptcy

Reader's Digest Association Inc, publisher of the widely-read Reader's Digest magazine, said on Monday it would likely file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for its U.S. businesses to cut its debt load.
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Reader's Digest plans to file for U.S. bankruptcy

Reader's Digest Association Inc, publisher of the widely-read Reader's Digest magazine, said on Monday it would likely file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for its U.S. businesses to cut its debt load.

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