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Jury sides with businessman in Vegas Sands lawsuit

Jury sides with businessman in Vegas Sands lawsuit
By HANNAH DREIERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A jury on Tuesday dealt another defeat to casino mogul and GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson in his nine-year fight with a Hong Kong businessman, awarding the former consultant $70 million for helping Las Vegas Sands Corp. secure a lucrative gambling

Study questions how sharply US should cut the salt

Study questions how sharply US should cut the salt
By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle. Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much salt, not

Airlines collected record baggage fees in 2012

Airlines collected record baggage fees in 2012
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from passengers last year - the highest amount since the fees became common five years ago. Passengers shouldn't expect a break anytime soon. Those fees -

Donald Trump testifies at Chicago trial

Donald Trump testifies at Chicago trial
By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A sometimes prickly, sometimes boastful Donald Trump testified Tuesday at a civil trial where the developer-turned-TV personality is accused of using false promises to entice an 87-year-old investor into buying condos at his namesake Chicago skyscraper

Hedge fund wants part of Sony entertainment sold

Hedge fund wants part of Sony entertainment sold
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - A U.S. hedge fund has proposed that Sony Corp. sell up to 20 percent of its entertainment business and use the money to strengthen its ailing electronics unit. The plan drew a quick rejection from the Japanese consumer conglomerate. In a May 14 letter

Hedge fund wants part of Sony entertainment sold

Hedge fund wants part of Sony entertainment sold
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - A U.S. hedge fund has proposed that Sony Corp. sell up to 20 percent of its entertainment business and use the money to strengthen its ailing electronics unit. The plan drew a quick rejection from the Japanese consumer conglomerate. In a May 14 letter

Tougher drunken driving threshold weighed

Tougher drunken driving threshold weighed
By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal accident investigators were weighing a recommendation Tuesday that states reduce their threshold for drunken driving from the current .08 blood alcohol content to .05, a standard that has been shown to substantially reduce highway deaths in

Progress sought on drunken driving deaths

Progress sought on drunken driving deaths
By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Drunken driving claims the lives of more than a third of the people killed each year on U.S highways, a level of carnage that that has remained stubbornly consistent for the past decade and a half. The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting

Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended

Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended
By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half- from .08 blood alcohol level to .05_matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a federal safety board recommended Tuesday. That's about

Farm bill: Still a little something for everyone

Farm bill: Still a little something for everyone
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - There's still a little something for everyone in massive farm bills that Congress is considering this week, even though the legislation would cut billions of dollars from federal farm and food subsidies. The Senate version of the bill, to