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Maruti DZire crosses 10 lakh sales mark in India

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Wednesday said sales of its compact sedan DZire have hit the 10 lakh mark in the domestic market.

MasterCard 2Q profit slips and revenue falls short

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — MasterCard Inc. on Wednesday said that its second-quarter profit edged down 1 percent as a strong dollar weighed on the company's results. The payment processor earned $921 million, down from $931 million a year earlier. On a per-share basis, it earned 81 cents per share. Excluding a legal settlement, earnings were 85 cents, which met Wall Street expectations. However, revenue fell shy of financial analysts' forecasts. MasterCard, which generates the bulk of its revenue by charging... Читать дальше...

Correction: Lake Erie Algae story

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — In a story July 28 about toxins in lakes, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the affiliation of Milt Miller. He is restoration manager for Grand Lake St. Marys, n…



White House to restore Pell grants to prisoners

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Amy R. Connolly
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- The Obama administration plans to extend Pell grants to some federal and state prison inmates taking college courses.

U.S. stocks open higher ahead of Fed statement

MarketWatch.com 

U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Wednesday as investors assumed a cautious posture ahead of the statement from the Federal Reserve's policy-setting meeting due to be released this afternoon. The S&P 500 opened 3 points, or 0.2%, higher at 2,097. The Nasdaq Composite added 12 points, or 0.2%, to 5,100. The Dow Jones Industrial Average began the day up 25 points, or 0.2%, at 17,658.

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Turkish Fight Against Kurdish Militants Escalates

WSJ.com 

Turkey’s renewed fight with Kurdish militants intensified as the government launched a new wave of airstrikes in northern Iraq and a blast temporarily crippled a key oil pipeline in southeastern Turkey.

Unique Ukrainian folk art on view at NYC museum

TheRepublic.com 

NEW YORK - An exhibition of Ukrainian folk art inspired by an ancient ornamental painting tradition of home exteriors and interiors in central Ukraine is on view in New York City.

Israeli bulldozers start demolishing West Bank settlement

TheRepublic.com 

JERUSALEM - Israeli bulldozers began demolishing a contested housing complex in a West Bank settlement on Wednesday as the prime minister's office announced the "immediate construction" of some 300 new units at another location in the same settlement and advanced plans for about 500 new units in east Jerusalem.

Wiretap Scandal Throws Slovenia-Croatia Border Arbitration in Doubt

Sputnik International 

Slovenia and Croatia, two parts of the now-defunct Federal Yugoslavia, are going through the worst crisis in their history over an information leak during ongoing arbitration hearings meant to delineate the two countries' sea and land border.

LA gangs’ kill contest sparks fear, panic in community

«New York Daily News» 

Savage gangs in Los Angeles have reportedly initiated a killing contest to see who can murder 100 people first. The rumored kill contest was triggered by the death of a Rollin 100 gang member called "KP."

Mustang agriculture education program honored

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

The agriculture program at the Melrose-Mindoro School District was nominated for an outstanding education program award from the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators at a recent con…





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