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Duct Tape Plant Explosion Kills One

COLUMBIA, S.C. – An explosion late Wednesday rocked a plant that makes duct tape (search), shooting a fireball into the air and shaking homes a mile away. One employee was killed, officials said. The blast at the Intertape Polymer Group (search) plant happened shortly before 11 p.m., said Bradley Anderson, …

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Boeing CEO Forced Out Over Relationship

NEW YORK – Boeing Co. (BA) on Monday said its board forced out president and chief executive officer Harry Stonecipher (search) after the married 68-year-old had an affair with a female executive at the company, saying his leadership abilities had been damaged. The unexpected ouster makes Stonecipher, who spent just …

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Wife of Vietnamese Bird Flu Victim Infected

HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnamese health officials said Wednesday the 61-year-old widow of a bird flu (search) victim has also tested positive for the H5N1 virus (search), but showed no symptoms. Earlier Wednesday, officials reported that an 80-year-old man — who had two infected grandchildren — also had the virus but …

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