Report: Digital sites bring momentum to news

NEW YORK — Growing digital outlets are bringing "a sense of momentum" to the news business even as long-term problems continue to plague the industry, a journalism think tank said on Wednesday. The Pew Research Center's annual state of the news media...

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As Ukraine tensions ease, markets buoyant

LONDON — Global stocks were buoyant Wednesday as tensions in Ukraine continued to ease and investors anticipated further stimulus measures, particularly from the monetary authorities in China. Further solid U.S. economic data also reinforced hopes over...

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Obama highlights need for US-EU energy cooperation

BRUSSELS — U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday that energy cooperation would be a crucial part of a free trade deal with the EU that, if reached, would allow the 28-nation bloc to become less dependent on Russia. Several EU nations rely heavily...

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Stocks edge higher after manufactured goods report

NEW YORK — Stocks were mostly higher Wednesday after a strong report on American manufacturing. The maker of the hit game "Candy Crush Saga" flopped in its market debut and Facebook dropped after announcing its acquisition of virtual reality company...

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Durable goods orders up, but key category weakens

WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting manufactured goods rose in February by the most in three months, but a key category that reflects business investment fell sharply. This category fell 1.3 percent, the second setback in three months....

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HHS grants extra time to enroll for health care

WASHINGTON — Trying to avoid sending thousands away empty-handed, the Obama administration has announced that people who started applying for health insurance but aren't able to finish before the March 31 enrollment deadline will get extra time. The...

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Young workers change jobs frequently, study shows

WASHINGTON — The Labor Department says young adults held an average of just over six jobs each from ages 18 through 26. Since 1997, the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics has been keeping tabs on about 9,000 young men and women born in the early...

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Lachlan Murdoch returns to take leading role in father's empire

LONDON -- Lachlan Murdoch has returned to the fold to take a leading role within his father's empire after several years' break. Rupert Murdoch said Lachlan was a "strategic and talented executive with a rich knowledge of our businesses." Meanwhile,...

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House Dems try to force vote on immigration

WASHINGTON — House Democrats deployed a little-used legislative move Wednesday to force a vote on a comprehensive immigration bill, an effort doomed to fail but designed to increase the election-year pressure on Republicans to act. "It is time for us...

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Bodyguard: Berezovsky seemed 'broken' before death

LONDON — Boris Berezovsky's bodyguard said Wednesday the Russian oligarch seemed to be a broken man and had discussed killing himself before his apparent suicide last year. Avi Navama told a coroner's inquest in Windsor, near London, that Berezovsky's...

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