NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit against Conseco Inc insurance and finance company over allegations of fraud in the $1.4 billion sale at auction in 2003 of the General Motors Building in New York. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York authorities are cracking down on the sale of counterfeit luxury items, shutting down 31 stalls in raids on Tuesday and Wednesday and seizing $1 million of fake bags and watches. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investors duped by Bernard Madoff's epic $65 billion scam urged Congress on Wednesday to change laws so that victims of investment fraud never again lose all their money. Full Story »
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Wednesday called a July explosion at Citgo Petroleum Corp's Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery "a significant near-miss" for a widespread release of highly toxic hydrogen fluoride (HF) into a community. Full Story »
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago man with Pakistani roots accused of scouting targets for the 2008 Mumbai attackers Full Story »
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - American Marion Jones' 200 meters gold medal and long jump bronze from the 2000 Sydney Olympics were reallocated by the IOC on Wednesday who decided not to redistribute her 100 gold. Full Story »
BOSTON (Reuters) - A major U.S. hacker agreed to plead guilty to federal charges linked to electronic break-ins at 7-Eleven Inc and a chain of New England grocery stores, a court filing shows. Full Story »
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blowing snow and freezing temperatures slowed grain and livestock movement, shut some processing plants, and halted the protracted corn harvest in portions of the U.S. Midwest and Plains on Wednesday. Full Story »
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MIAMI (Reuters) - The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will be "above-average" in activity and produce 11 to 16 tropical storms, including six to eight hurricanes, a leading team of U.S.-based researchers said on Wednesday. Full Story »
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A bill backers say will put passenger rail on a fast track in Florida was before Governor Charlie Crist on Wednesday after lawmakers agreed to a deal designed to lure federal stimulus dollars to the state. Full Story »
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