Government reaches deal to form world’s biggest airline
American Airlines and US Airways reach a government settlement to combine, creating the world’s largest carrier. The plan preserves hub airports in Phoenix Philadelphia Charlotte and four other cities for at least three years and curbs takeoff and landing rights at Reagan National LaGuardia O’Hare LAX Boston Logan and Dallas Love.
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AMR Corp
Doug Parker
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One World Trade Center Deemed Tallest US Skyscraper
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats ruled that the 1776 foot One World Trade Center is the tallest US skyscraper, counting the 408 foot needle atop the roof. Willis Tower falls to second as height debates hinge on counting the spire.
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Council On Tall Buildings and
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Chicago
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Ethanol boom drives Dakota prairie to corn fields
In the Dakotas Nebraska and beyond farmers convert more than 1 million acres of grassland to corn and soy as ethanol policy boosts profits. Critics warn plowing virgin grassland increases carbon release erosion and wildlife loss while conservation lags.
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Robert Malsam
Dakotas
Nebraska
Great Plains
America
Malsam
Obama
Associated Press
Yellowstone
Everglades
Yosemite National Parks
South Dakota
Edmunds County
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Craig Cox
Environmental Working Group
Doug Dreyer
S.C
New cholesterol guidelines urge statin use for more Americans
The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology issue the first decade‑long update, using a broader risk formula that includes age gender race and lifestyle. They push statins for four key groups and aim to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, forecasting about 44 percent of men and 22 percent of women could qualify.
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American College of Cardiology
Neil Stone
Northwestern University
U.S
Tional Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
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Heart Association and
College of Cardiology
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