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Factories hold up despite slower growth

Business at U.S. manufacturers grew a bit more slowly for a second straight month in April but their costs rose to the highest level in nearly three years, an industry report showed on Monday.

Pakistan braces for backlash from Osama killing as rumors swirl

Following the spectacular killing of Osama Bin Laden in a hideaway near the capital city of Islamabad, senior figures of Pakistan’s government reportedly convened a high-level meeting to discuss the ramifications of his death, according to a report in The Nation, an English language Pakistani daily.
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RIM launches new BlackBerry Bold smartphone

Research In Motion showed off a new version of its BlackBerry Bold phone with upgraded software on Monday, aiming to regain its stride after last week's profit warning and other recent stumbles.
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April auto sales seen up but quake effects loom

U.S. auto sales are expected to show a 16 percent increase for April, as the sales crunch dealt by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami is not expected to show up in new auto purchases until May, automakers and analysts said.
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EchoStar, Dish to pay TiVo to settle dispute

Dish Network and EchoStar Corp will pay TiVo Inc $500 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit involving TiVo's video recording technology, putting an end to a long and costly legal battle.

Where was Osama Bin Laden Killed?

Osama Bin Laden was killed by the CIA in a mansion just outside Abbottabad in north-west Pakistan . Obama confirmed that the US has the body of Osama Bin Laden. No Americans were harmed in the operation.
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Captured on Twitter: Raid against Osama bin Laden

In the early hours of Monday, Sohaib Athar reported on Twitter that a loud bang had rattled his windows in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, adding that he hoped it wasn't the start of something nasty.
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Stocks rise on Bin Laden Death

The dollar rebounded from three-year lows and U.S. crude slid more than 1 percent on Monday on the back of news that a U.S.-led operation killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

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