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Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry has formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic season's second tropical storm is drenching areas in its path with up to 10 inches of rain in some places, raising the threat of flash floods. Barry was about 70 ...
GAO says airline merger would reduce competition
A government analyst says the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers. A researcher for the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday that the loss of competition would be greater than occurred in the 2010 merger ...
LeBron excited for title-deciding Game 7
LeBron James could not sleep after Game 6. Imagine, then, how frayed his emotions will be going into Game 7. So much is at stake. Legacies, for so many players, James included. The NBA championship. Whether the season was a success or a bust. How he will be portrayed over ...
EPA levies $2.5M penalty against US cement maker
The Environmental Protection Agency levied a $2.5 million penalty against a big cement maker and required the company to invest $30 million in pollution controls at plants in nine states alleged to have violated the federal Clean Air Act. Ash Grove Cement Co.'s penalty was announced Wednesday by the EPA ...
As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention
As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place. A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the ruinous fires has taken a bite out of federal efforts ...
Ex-BP employees face new indictments over spill
Justice Department prosecutors secured new indictments Wednesday against a former BP engineer and a former BP executive charged separately with obstructing probes of the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The new indictment of former BP executive David Rainey adds language alleging that he knew of the ...
Dewhurst tweet says bill attempt to close clinics
Texas Senate Republicans insist proposed new restrictions on abortion facilities are designed to protect women's health, but a tweet Wednesday from Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst suggested supporters of the measure hope to close clinics and all but ban the procedure in the state. Senate Republicans shoved aside Democrat objections ...
Judge to hear new evidence in school finance case
Texas will crack open its already-decided school finance trial in January for new testimony on how the Legislature's recent restoration of classroom funding affects the case, a judge ruled Wednesday. After 45 days of grueling testimony, State District Judge John Dietz ruled in February that Texas provides inadequate and inequitable ...
Astros sign No. 1 overall pick RHP Mark Appel
The Houston Astros have signed right-handed pitcher Mark Appel of Stanford, the No. 1 overall draft pick in the draft earlier this month. Terms were not disclosed Wednesday ahead of an afternoon news conference with Appel and team officials. The 21-year-old Appel was 10-4 with four complete games and a ...
FedEx 4Q profit drops as priority services lag
FedEx Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 45 percent as international customers traded down to less-expensive delivery options and the company spent heavily on restructuring. FedEx said 3,600 employees will take voluntary buyouts and nearly half of them have already left. The company is also retiring older airplanes. Excluding charges related to ...
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