Anheuser-Busch InBev seals deal to sell amusement parks to Blackstone for at least $2.3BNEW YORK — Anheuser-Busch InBev is selling its theme parks, including SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, to private equity firm Blackstone Group for at least $2.3 billion. Tips on how to safeguard your security and privacy when staying in a hotelNEW YORK — The case of an ESPN reporter who was videotaped through a peephole in her hotel room door shows how easy it is for a hotel guest’s security and privacy to be violated. Here are some tips for staying safe in hotels. Oil falls below $70 a barrel as traders focus on weak US demandNEW YORK — Oil prices fell Wednesday as traders shrugged off an unexpected drop in crude supplies and focused instead on government data that showed Americans still have little appetite for more petroleum. EPA to re-evaluate health effects of popular farm weed killer found in drinking water suppliesWASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it will re-evaluate the health effects of a popular weed killer that has been found in drinking water supplies. Seed maker Monsanto posts larger 4Q loss as herbicide sales slump, adjusted earns top viewST. LOUIS — Monsanto Co., the world’s biggest seed maker, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter loss widened to $233 million in the fourth quarter on lower revenue, led by a drop in sales of its Roundup herbicide which is facing on onslaught of generic competition. Patrick Birmingham named publisher of Knoxville News Sentinel, will oversee Ind., SC papersKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Patrick Birmingham, president and publisher of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in Texas, has been named president and publisher of the Knoxville News Sentinel. Streeter to step down as USOC chief executive, won’t seek permanent positionWith one embarrassment behind her and another on the way, Stephanie Streeter decided to leave the U.S. Olympic Committee before she was pushed out. Oil rises slightly after government reports crude supplies drop unexpectedlyNEW YORK — Oil prices rose Wednesday after the government reported an unexpected drop in crude supplies. Federal judge sets deadline for amended deal in Google’s battle over digital book rightsNEW YORK — A federal judge set a Nov. 9 deadline Wednesday for submission of a revised agreement in the battle over Google Inc.’s effort to get digital rights to millions of out-of-print books. Then the debate over the fairness of the plan will resume. ESPN video case shows holes in how hotel industry handles reservations, guest privacy issuesNEW YORK — The hotel industry is reexamining guest privacy safeguards in light of the case of an ESPN reporter who was videotaped nude through the peephole of her hotel room door, allegedly by a man who reserved an adjacent room. Verisk Analytics shares soar immediately in trading debut; offering price higher than expectedNEW YORK — Shares of Verisk Analytics Inc., an insurance data specialist that first signaled that it planned to offer shares to the public shortly before the collapse of Lehman Brothers, soared Wednesday in their trading debut. French nature lovers discover huge dino footprints in sauropod stomping groundPARIS — Now that’s one big foot. European markets drift lower as third quarter earnings season starts in earnestLONDON — European stock markets fell modestly Wednesday after big gains the previous day as investors prepared for the start of the third-quarter corporate reporting season. Pakistan’s powerful military expresses ’serious concern’ over multibillion US aid packageISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s powerful military on Wednesday rejected U.S. attempts to link billions of dollars in foreign aid to increased monitoring of its anti-terror efforts, complicating American attempts to strike al-Qaida and Taliban fighters on the Afghan border. Trial of suspected IRA dissident resumes in Lithuania behind closed doorsVILNIUS, Lithuania — The trial of a suspected Irish Republican Army dissident accused of trying to purchase weapons and explosives in Lithuania resumed Wednesday with defense attempts to get the prosecutor dismissed. Costco 4th-quarter profit slips partly on stronger dollar, but tops analysts’ estimatesNEW YORK — Costco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 6 percent, partly on the stronger dollar and increased employee benefit costs, but results beat analysts’ estimates. Kroger feeds store-brand product lines from own network of food-manufacturing plantsSPRINGDALE, Ohio — Ice cream swooshes out of metal nozzles and swirls into 38,000 “party pails” per day here, one of many ways Kroger Co. is using its massive manufacturing capability to feed growing demand for low-priced store brands. Key Nigerian militants taking part in amnesty deal, government official saysABUJA, Nigeria — Key Nigerian militants have agreed to disarm and a government spokeswoman said that is improving the country’s oil production. Analysts, though, warned Wednesday that militant attacks could resume after a cease-fire expires next week. Police break up second day of anti-IMF protest in IstanbulISTANBUL — Protesters hurled firebombs at banks and police and smashed shop windows in a second day of protests Wednesday against the International Monetary Fund. Unionization efforts lead to tensions among farmers in eastern Washington statePASCO, Wash. — Margarito Martinez says he was fired from the eastern Washington dairy that employed him for more than a year because he tried to unionize the company. Nine co-workers say they also were let go for affiliations with the budding union. Israeli woman, Americans potential Nobel chemistry winnersSTOCKHOLM — If Nobel judges are looking to improve the balance of women winning the chemistry prize, Israeli scientist Ada Yonath could be a strong candidate when the award is announced Wednesday. Colo. Safeway, King Soopers workers reject latest contract offer, ask for more talksDENVER — A union representing Colorado grocery workers says members statewide have voted to reject the latest contract offers from Safeway and the Kroger Co.’s King Soopers and City Market chains. Texas activists sue state over lack of greenhouse gas restrictions for new power plantsDALLAS — Environmental activists sued the Texas environmental agency Tuesday in an effort to force the state to regulate greenhouse gases, asking that coal-fired power plant projects be halted until that happens. FDIC sells 40 percent stake in $4.5 billion worth of Corus Bank assets to Starwood-led groupWASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has agreed to sell a 40 percent stake in a portfolio of Corus Bank assets for $554.4 million to a private-equity consortium led by Starwood Capital Group. NASA’s Spitzer telescope discovers gigantic never-before-seen ring around SaturnPASADENA, Calif. — The Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered the biggest but never-before-seen ring around the planet Saturn, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced late Tuesday. Anti-prostitution group files lawsuit in Mexico to keep Garcia Marquez book off the big screen
Families of 10 killed in Okla. turnpike accident sue truck driver, employer, 5 othersNORMAN, Okla. — Family members of the 10 people killed when a tractor-trailer slammed into stopped cars on a northeastern Oklahoma turnpike have sued the truck’s driver and his employer. After 4 years, auto parts supplier Delphi emerges from Chapter 11 as new companyNEW YORK — Auto parts supplier Delphi finally exited bankruptcy protection on Tuesday nearly four years to the day it filed for Chapter 11. Study: Endangered AK beluga whale group declining, raising concerns over survivalANCHORAGE, Alaska — A government study found that a group of endangered beluga whales in Alaska is declining, raising concern that bolstered protection for the animals is not coming quickly enough. Senate passes Pentagon budget, war funding bill as tally for Afghanistan and Iraq hits $1TWASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama weighs major shifts in strategy in the deteriorating mission in Afghanistan, the Senate on Tuesday passed a bill bringing the total U.S. tab for that war to about $300 billion. |
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