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Jury hits Ford Motor Co with $131 million verdict Posted September 2, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Mississippi jury ordered Ford Motor Co to pay $131 million to the family of a man who died while driving an Explorer, an attorney for the family said on Thursday. The trial centered on a 2001 accident involving Brian Cole, who at the time had been ...More

S.Korea Kia recalls some Soul, Sorento vehicles Posted September 2, 2010

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's No. 2 automaker Kia Motors said on Friday that it had started a recall of some Soul and Sorento vehicles sold worldwide because of a fire hazard. The recall, which began on September 1, would affect a combined 35,000 vehicles in the United States ...More

Police reopen New York's Park Avenue Posted September 2, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police reopened Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan on Thursday afternoon after investigating a suspicious vehicle and declaring it safe. The bomb squad had been called to investigate a black Mercedes Benz and 10 blocks of Park Avenue were briefly closed to traffic and pedestrians, a ...More

EPA to issue more rules in climate fight Posted September 2, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said. The agency "has a huge role to play in continuing ...More

NY court dismisses case against Italian U.N. "biter" Posted September 2, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed the case against a former U.N. employee accused of biting a U.N. security guard after complaining of nepotism at the world body. Nicola Baroncini, 36, was charged with third-degree assault in the June 2009 incident. He had been ...More

Warren schedule change stirs talk on consumer job Posted September 2, 2010

Congressional Oversight Panel Chair Elizabeth Warren asks questions during a hearing in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency. Harvard students enrolled in Warren's contracts class were informed that a different professor ...More

Justice Department sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe Posted September 2, 2010

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio talks with the media before an organized crime sweep in Phoenix

WASHINGTON/PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Thursday sued an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations he and his police force discriminate against Hispanics in his program to crack down on illegal immigrants. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has conducted regular arrest sweeps to try ...More

Workers see higher health costs, less care Posted September 2, 2010

Victoria Will has her blood drawn by a nurse practitioner during a routine physical in New York

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees. The findings, published on Thursday, come as the congressional campaign heats up over the nation's stagnant economic growth and whether recently passed healthcare ...More

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