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President Barack Obama is leaving it to other U.S. officials to respond publicly to North Korea’s hostile rhetoric, as his administration balances a display of military resolve against the risk that its actions will escalate tensions with dictator Kim Jong Un.
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The “morning after” pill can be made available to women of all ages and without a prescription, a federal judge ruled, dealing a blow to U.S. restrictions on access to the contraceptive.
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U.S. stocks fell, capping the biggest weekly decline of the year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, after data showed the nation added less than half the number of jobs economists forecast in March.
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Treasuries gained, pushing 10-year note yields to the lowest level in almost four months, as a weaker-than-expected jobs report added to speculation that growth in the world’s biggest economy is slowing.
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Morgans Hotel Group Co. today agreed to postpone a $6-a-share rights offering until at least May 16, while dissident investors seek to block a recapitalization plan with billionaire Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Cos., court papers show.
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Portugal’s Constitutional Court blocked the government’s planned cuts to payments to state workers and pensioners, for a second time.
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Tobacco companies and sellers have lined up against anti-smoking groups over a federal cigarette tax increase to fund preschool programs even before President Barack Obama officially proposes it next week.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev NV and the U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge to postpone the government’s antitrust lawsuit to block its purchase of Grupo Modelo SAB until April 23, saying they have reached “an agreement in principle.”
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Elon Musk, the billionaire who leads Tesla Motors Inc., called an e-mail sent by his sales staff last month “overzealous” and said the wording wasn’t approved by the electric-car maker.
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A malfunction in a device from HeartWare International Inc. used to take over the heart’s beating action led to a patient death, U.S. regulators said. The company’s shares declined.
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Everyone loves a bargain. And right now, Barnes & Noble has one of the best ones going.
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St. Lucia
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The defending champion Czech Republic leads Kazakhstan 2-0 after the opening day of their Davis Cup tennis quarterfinal.
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Serengeti Asset Management LP, the New York-based hedge-fund firm started by Jody LaNasa, hired two of LaNasa’s former colleagues at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Leslie Biddle and Daniel Eichner, according to a person familiar with the appointments.
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