Weak signals on the economy push stocks to month lows
A string of weak economic reports sent the Dow Jones to 14,960, its lowest close in a month, with miners banks and chemical firms leading losses. ADP hiring slowed. mortgage applications dropped 11.5 percent as yields rose, and service-sector employment weakened, signaling investor caution ahead of Fed stimulus taper.
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New York
U.S
Intel
Brad Reynolds
LJPR
DR. Horton
Beazer Homes
Treasury
ADP
USS
Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke
Fed
Runner's pain turns to surprise birth in Duluth
Trish Staine a 33 year old Minnesota runner felt back pain after a two hour training session for the Garry Bjorklund half marathon. Doctors found a fetal heartbeat and she delivered a daughter at 3:25 p.m. weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces and 18.9 inches. Staine and husband John, who has three stepchildren, had no idea she was pregnant.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Trish Staine
Staine
John
Garry Bjorklund
Churches Split Over Scouts Gay Policy Ties
In suburbs from Atlanta to Idaho and beyond churches sever ties with the Boy Scouts after the vote allowing openly gay youths to join. The Southern Baptist Convention plans a likely resolution urging churches to end sponsorships, with some congregations already breaking away. Marietta Georgia pastor Ernest Easley says Roswell Street Baptist Church will end its 1948 affiliation, a move he calls difficult for families and parents.
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Atlanta
Idaho
Boy Scouts of America
BSA
National Council
Southern Baptist Convention
Houston
Boy Scouts
Southern Baptist Churches
Marietta
Ernest Easley
First Baptist
Odessa
Roswell Street
Six Dead In Philadelphia Building Collapse During Demolition
A building under demolition on Market Street in Philadelphia collapsed with bricks raining onto a Salvation Army thrift store. Six people were killed and at least 13 injured as rescuers, aided by OSHA officials, worked through the night. A woman was pulled from rubble two hours after the 10:45 a.m. collapse. Survivors were hospitalized with mostly minor injuries. The site included an empty former sandwich shop and apartments above. a bookstore theater was also being torn down. Residents questioned demolition oversight on the busy boulevard.
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Philadelphia
Michael Nutter
Nutter
Salvation Army
Lloyd Ayers
Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Wich
Market Street
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Medicaid & Chip Provider
Wer
Ecco
Dillard
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