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GM says supercomputers to keep recalls in check

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By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer WARREN, Mich. (AP) - General Motors Co. says a new supercomputing data center and a fledgling shift to bring software development in-house should help it limit the size of future safety recalls. The Detroit automaker, which formally opened the giant data storage center

GM says supercomputers to keep recalls in check

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

LinkedIn looks to build on its impressive resume

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By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn't be more different. LinkedIn Corp. promotes its service as a

LinkedIn looks to build on its impressive resume

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Philly abortion doctor guilty in 3 babies' deaths

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By MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An abortion doctor was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy, "house of horrors" clinic. In a case that became a grisly

Oil falls to near $95 as dollar strengthens

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By The Associated Press The price of oil fell to near $95 a barrel on Monday, as the dollar continued to strengthen against the yen and other major currencies. Benchmark oil for June delivery fell 87 cents to finish at $95.17 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The stronger dollar is

Milan prosecutors demand 6 years for Berlusconi

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By COLLEEN BARRYAssociated Press MILAN (AP) - Milan prosecutors on Monday demanded a prison sentence of six years and a lifetime ban from public office for former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in his sex-for-hire trial. The request came days after an appeals court upheld a four-year sentence and five-

German finance minister suggests 2-step bank union

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By GEIR MOULSONAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Germany's finance minister has called for caution as the European Union draws up plans to wind up failing banks, suggesting that the 27-country group risks losing credibility if it tries to set up a central rescue agency without changing the EU'

Taiwan short of volunteers for the military

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By PETER ENAVAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A Taiwanese plan to end mandatory military service and shift to an all-volunteer force is running into a problem: Not enough volunteers. Such forces are generally considered superior to conscripted ones, because those serving want to be there.

Report: Detroit's finances crumbling; future bleak

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By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Detroit is broke and faces a bleak future given the precarious financial path it's on, according to a new report out by the city's state-appointed emergency manager. The report was released late Sunday by bankruptcy attorney Kevyn Orr and is