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  • Tea Party Dispute With City Of Coldwater

    COLDWATER (WTVB) - A possible dispute brewing between the City of Coldwater and a local chapter of the Tea Party has been settled for now. The disagreement arose over the group’s placement of a sign in the four corners park downtown announcing its event for ... More

  • Summer Activities In Branch County

    COLDWATER (WTVB) - Classic car buffs in the Branch County area, and there are lots of them are gearing up for one of their favorites events of the summer, the Remember the Alamo Cruise, which runs tomorrow afternoon and evening in downtown Coldwater. It’s part ... More

  • Oil Spill No Threat To Branch County

    COLDWATER (WTVB) - State Representative Ken Kurtz says he’s been told that there’s no threat to any rivers or groundwater in northern Branch County from this week’s huge crude oil spill in the Marshall area where dozens of homeowners were advised yesterday to ... More

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  • Turkey sued in California over Armenian genocide

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for two Armenian men have sued Turkey and two of its major banks, claiming they and others were victims of genocide and seeking what could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S ... More

  • Obama urges Iran to release three U.S. hikers

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday called on Iran to immediately release three Americans who were detained a year ago after straying across the border while hiking in the mountains of northern Iraq. Obama, in a statement marking the Americans' 12 months in captivity ... More

  • Enbridge says no restart date for ruptured line

    DETROIT/CALGARY (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc's chief executive said on Friday he was unable to say when the company would be able to restart the Michigan pipeline that ruptured earlier this week, spilling more than 800,000 gallons of oil. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ... More

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  • U.S. bank failures total 108 after 5 shut on Friday

    By Corbett B. Daly WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank failures reached 108 so far in 2010 on Friday as regulators seized five small banks in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast, none publicly traded. Bank failures are expected to peak this quarter, with the industry ... More

  • Petters seeks new trial after Ponzi conviction

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for convicted U.S. Ponzi schemer Tom Petters on Friday asked an appeals court to send the case back for a new trial, saying they were not able to fully present arguments against some of his accusers. In a brief sent ... More

  • Obama urges Iran to release three U.S. hikers

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday called on Iran to immediately release three Americans who were detained a year ago after straying across the border while hiking in the mountains of northern Iraq. Obama, in a statement marking the Americans' 12 months in captivity ... More

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  • U.S. downgrades its air safety rating for Mexico

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday downgraded Mexico's aviation safety rating, which restricts new service to U.S. cities and limits airlines ability to carry out marketing agreements. The Federal Aviation Administration decision was based on Obama administration concerns about Mexican government ... More

  • House votes to end offshore drilling moratorium

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Friday voted to end the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling for oil companies that meet new federal safety requirements. The proposal to end the moratorium was an amendment to a pending energy bill the House was poised to ... More

  • Challenges abound for new finance research chief

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gargantuan task faces whoever President Barack Obama picks to head up a new, powerful Treasury Department office charged with amassing intelligence on the financial system to help prevent future crises. The office will have to gather information on a web of ... More

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  • Jobs data, earnings latest test for stocks

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level next week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a more promising picture of the recovery. The Standard & Poor's 500 <.SPX> index has been stuck near its ... More

  • Bernanke recouped personal losses in 2009

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's personal finances recovered in 2009, disclosure forms released by the central bank on Friday showed. Bernanke listed assets in a range of $1.2 million to $2.5 million. They had slipped to between $822,011 to ... More

  • Jesup & Lamont files for bankruptcy

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jesup & Lamont Inc, a 133-year-old brokerage, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday in Manhattan, a month after it was shut down by regulators for failing to have enough capital. The New York-based company had $41.2 million in assets and $24 ... More

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  • Rays tighten gap with 3-2 win over Yankees

    ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - The surging Tampa Bay Rays moved to within one game of New York in the American League East with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Yankees on Friday. Matt Joyce belted a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth ... More

  • Trade deadline means sleepless night for players

    TORONTO (Reuters) - With the trade deadline ticking down it will be a sleepless night for more than a few major leaguers Friday who will go to bed wondering if they will be with the same team in the morning. Toronto slugger Jose Bautista is one ... More

  • Oswalt roughed up in Phillies debut

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roy Oswalt's debut with Philadelphia was a dud as the Washington Nationals pounded the Phillies and their newly acquired pitcher 8-1 on Friday. Oswalt, acquired by the Phillies in a trade with Houston on Thursday, allowed five runs (one unearned) on seven ... More

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  • For blood pressure, can you be fit but fat?

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're trying to bring your blood pressure to healthy levels, a new study suggests that how much you weigh is more important than how fit you are. As expected, the study found that overweight or obese people were more ... More

  • What prevents falls after strokes? Study: Not much

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While most stroke survivors will suffer falls, strategies to prevent these dangerous events continue to fall short, suggests a new study out of Australia. Up to three in four stroke survivors fall within six months of their stroke, and these falls ... More

  • The pill equally effective in obese, thin women

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs. As long as a woman-heavy or thin--took the pill consistently ... More

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  • Canadian archeologists find lost ship in Arctic

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian archeologists have discovered the wreckage of the ship that has been credited with discovering the fabled Northwest Passage, saying the vessel remains in good condition after being abandoned more than 150 years ago in the Arctic ice. Archeologists were able to snap ... More

  • Rabbits grow their own joint replacements in study

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rabbits implanted with artificial bones re-grew their own joints, complete with cartilage, researchers reported on Thursday. Only a single compound called a growth factor was needed to induce the rabbits' bodies to remodel the joint tissue, said the team at Columbia University in ... More

  • Study changes picture of U.S. quake hazards

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The risk of earthquakes in the U.S. Midwest may be more widespread than geologists have believed, but a "big one" may be less likely at Missouri's New Madrid fault, researchers said on Wednesday. They found that rivers that swept away sediments ... More

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  • Software released for attacking Android phones

    LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Two security experts said on Friday they released a tool for attacking smartphones that use Google Inc's Android operating system to persuade manufacturers to fix a bug that lets hackers read a victim's email and text messages. "It wasn't ... More

  • Emboldened RIM readies new touchscreen BlackBerry

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Research In Motion is not known for its dramatic flair. Like the BlackBerry itself, with its renowned email security, the Canadian smartphone maker seems to put function before form. But RIM may break with tradition next Tuesday when it raises the curtain on ... More

  • Facebook may postpone IPO to 2012: report

    (Reuters) - Social networking website Facebook Inc may postpone its initial public offering until 2012, Bloomberg said, citing three people familiar with the matter. The move may give Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg more time to gain users and boost sales, but Zuckerberg could still push for ... More

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  • Teen stars align for "Camp Rock 2" soundtrack

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Before Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers once again invade tween TVs with "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam," fans of the Disney franchise can sing along with the "Camp Rock 2" soundtrack, due August 10. With the follow-up to the 2008 ... More

  • "Law & Order" TV show fails to find a new network

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf said on Friday that his TV crime drama had "moved into the history books" after failing to find a new network following its cancellation by NBC after 20 years on the air. "I can confirm that it ... More

  • "Jersey Shore" star Snooki arrested for bad conduct

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has not heard of Snooki, but New Jersey police certainly have after arresting the "Jersey Shore" reality television star on Friday. Snooki, whose real name is Nicole Polizzi, 22, was arrested for disorderly conduct while filming the hit TV ... More

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