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HealthSouth climbs on 4Q results and 2013 outlook
HealthSouth climbs on 4Q results and 2013 outlook
Shares of HealthSouth Corp. jumped Tuesday after the hospital operator posted strong fourth-quarter results. THE SPARK: HealthSouth reported its quarterly results Monday, while the market was closed for President's Day. The company said its net income declined, but it saw more patients and received

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Cuban dissident praises Brazil for its freedoms
Cuban dissident praises Brazil for its freedoms
Dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez expressed admiration Tuesday for the freedom of expression she has witnessed in Brazil — liberties that allowed Cuban government supporters to loudly protest and force the cancellation of the inaugural event of her 80-day international tour. Sanchez is on her

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Insurer stocks slip over possible Medicare cuts
Insurer stocks slip over possible Medicare cuts
Health insurance stocks wobbled Tuesday after data released by the federal government pointed to possible steep Medicare Advantage payment cuts in 2014, which could lead to reduced coverage or fewer options for people buying the plans. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Friday after

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NVR names new chief financial officer
NVR names new chief financial officer
NVR Inc. on Tuesday named Daniel Malzahn as the next chief financial officer of the homebuilding and mortgage banking company. He replaces Dennis Seremet, who retired Tuesday after serving as chief financial officer since 2005. Seremet joined the company in 1988. The company announced in May that S

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Office suppliers surge on merger talk
Office suppliers surge on merger talk
Shares of office suppliers jumped Tuesday after a report in The Wall Street Journal said OfficeMax and Office Depot are considering a merger. The report cited unidentified people familiar with the matter and said an announcement may come as early as this week. OfficeMax and Office Depot declined to

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Hunter voted out as head of NBA players' union
Hunter voted out as head of NBA players' union
Billy Hunter was ousted from his job as executive director of the union in a unanimous vote by NBA players who said Saturday they will "no longer be divided, misled, misinformed." "This is our union and we have taken it back," players' association president Derek Fisher said. Fisher said it was a d

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Dollar flat ahead of Federal Reserve minutes
Dollar flat ahead of Federal Reserve minutes
The dollar was mixed Tuesday, a day ahead of the release of minutes of the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting. The U.S. currency fell against the euro and rose against the British pound. The euro edged up to $1.3389 from $1.3355 on Monday. The British pound slipped to $1.5423 from $1.5516. The

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Egypt court orders belly dancing station off air
Egypt court orders belly dancing station off air
A court in Egypt has ordered a TV channel that airs belly dancing clips off the air for showing "sexually explicit" content and operating without a broadcast license. The judge Saturday said that ElTet airs ads that are "offensive" and can "arouse" viewers. The station carries advertisements for se

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Libya arrests suspected Christian missionaries
Libya arrests suspected Christian missionaries
Four foreigners were arrested in Libya on suspicion of distributing books about Christianity and proselytizing, a Libyan police spokesman said on Saturday. Police spokesman Hussein bin Hamid said the suspects were from South Africa, Egypt and South Korea, and one held both Swedish and U.S. national

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Obama to play golf with Tiger Woods' former coach
Obama to play golf with Tiger Woods' former coach
Tiger Woods' former swing coach says he'll play and practice with President Barack Obama on Saturday. Obama is at the Floridian resort in Palm City, Fla., for a weekend of golf with friends. Woods' coach, Butch Harmon, tells The Associated Press in a text message that he'll be with Obama on Saturda

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Death toll in Pakistani bombing climbs to 81
Death toll in Pakistani bombing climbs to 81
The death toll from a horrific bombing that tore through a crowded vegetable market in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood of southwestern Pakistan climbed to 81 with many of the severely wounded dying overnight, a Pakistani police official said Sunday. Police official Fayyaz Saumbal said 164 peopl

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Sectarian kidnappings spread strife in north Syria
Sectarian kidnappings spread strife in north Syria
A rural patch of north Syria has been shaken by a series of tit-for-tat, sectarian kidnappings, anti-regime activists said Saturday, highlighting how much the country's civil war has enflamed tensions between different religious groups. While all activists agreed that kidnappings had spiked in rece

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Younger vets still struggle as jobs scene improves
Younger vets still struggle as jobs scene improves
Two months after completing his five-plus years as an Army medic, Dan Huber is still looking for a job. And while he's had some promising interviews, he has no assurances the search will end soon. That's given him some insight that he shares with some of his buddies back at Fort Polk in Louisiana:

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Congress slams NKorea test, seeks more sanctions
Congress slams NKorea test, seeks more sanctions
Congress is weighing in on international condemnation of North Korea's nuclear test, and Republicans are calling on the Obama administration to revamp its policy and take a tougher stance against Pyongyang. The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution Friday by a 412-to-2 vote, calli

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No central agency oversees, inspects cruise ships
No central agency oversees, inspects cruise ships
A byzantine maze of maritime rules and regulations, fragmented oversight and a patchwork quilt of nations that do business with cruise lines make it tough for consumers to assess the health and safety record of the ship they're about to board in what for many is the vacation of a lifetime. Want to

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Russia, Kazakhstan may manage space base together
Russia, Kazakhstan may manage space base together
Russia may suspend its lease for some facilities at the Baikonur space complex in Kazakhstan, opening the way for its joint administration by the two countries, a senior Russian space official says. The launch pad for satellite-deploying Zenit rockets at the complex will be the first facility to be

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S&P 500 ends higher, extending streak
S&P 500 ends higher, extending streak
The S&P 500 kept its winning streak alive, just. The Standard & Poor's 500 ended the week nearly two points higher, enough to give it a seventh straight week of gains. That's the longest stretch of advances in more than two years. The index lost 1.59 points to end at 1,519.79 Friday. For the week i

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