Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident
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29 minutes ago Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003.
Children's Place allows former CEO's acquisition talks
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33 minutes ago The board of Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. said Friday it has approved a request from its former chief executive Ezra Dabah to work on a proposal to acquire the company with a private equity firm.
Federal regulators close Arkansas bank ANB Financial
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1 hour, 0 minutes ago Federal regulators says they've closed ANB Financial National Association banks after discovering "unsafe and unsound" business practices there.
Smoking ban could hit Detroit's casinos
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1 hour, 15 minutes ago If smoking is banned in Detroit bars, restaurants and workplaces, Betty Gilbert says it will hurt the city's casinos. Gilbert, who was smoking a cigarette Friday with members of her bowling team on a sidewalk near Greektown Casino downtown, should know.
Boeing, machinists union open contract negotiations
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1 hour, 17 minutes ago Boeing Co. and Machinists union representatives met Friday to open contract talks, exchanging proposals on pay, pensions, health care and other issues.
Schwarzenegger decries film productions moving out of state
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1 hour, 27 minutes ago Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that California must increase tax incentives to movie and television studios as a way to keep them from moving their productions out of state.
Dell procurement exec retires
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1 hour, 27 minutes ago An executive at Dell Inc. who led the slumping computer maker's procurement efforts and managed its relationships with suppliers has left the company, Dell said late Friday.
Alaska's Prudhoe Bay oil output halted out by power outage
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1 hour, 47 minutes ago Oil production at Prudhoe Bay, the nation's most prolific oil field, halted on Friday when a vehicle clearing snowdrifts damaged the power supply to processing centers.
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