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Firm Didn't Know It Shipped Deadly Flu Strain

NEWTOWN, Ohio – The company at the center of distress over the shipment of samples of pandemic flu virus to thousands of labs apparently wasn’t even aware it had sent such a deadly virus. The College of American Pathologists (search), which helps labs to proficiency testing, had asked Meridian Bioscience …

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MGM Mirage Profit Rises on Booming Vegas Business

NEW YORK – Casino operator MGM Mirage (MGG) Tuesday reported higher first-quarter profit, driven by booming business at Las Vegas resorts like the Bellagio and MGM Grand. Las Vegas-based MGM, which has agreed to buy cross-town rival Mandalay Resort Group (MBG), said net income rose to $111.08 million, or 75 …

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Brazil Massacre Shocks Rights Groups

NOVA IGUACU, Brazil – Violence is a part of life in this slum on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Shootings are common and death squads of former and off-duty police officers, funded by local businessmen, are known to knock off undesirables. But even by the brutal standards of Nova …

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