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FBI Calls Boston Marathon Bombings ‘Potential’ Terrorist Act; III’s Hartwig Safe at Scene
The death toll from the bombings at the Boston Marathon has risen to three. More than 140 people are being treated at area hospitals for injuries, some of them grave and involving amputations. There ...U.S. Regulator To Fault JPMorgan Over Madoff Accounts: Reuters Report
U.S. regulators plan to fault JPMorgan Chase & Co, which served as Bernie Madoff's main bank for two decades, for failing to conduct adequate due diligence and report suspicious activity, ...
U.S. Regulators Making Progress Against ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’
For the past year, a special team of U.S. bank regulators has been on a quiet mission to end the belief on Wall Street that large banks are "too big to fail." The team from the Federal Deposit ...
Preview: U.S. Top Court Weighs Patentability Of Human Genes
Soon after learning that his son had autism, Hollywood producer Jon Shestack ("Air Force One") tried to get researchers investigating the genetic causes of the disorder to pool their DNA samples, the ...State Insurance Commissioners Approve American Indian Outreach
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has approved the formation of an American Indian Liaison Committee to address cooperation between sovereign states and sovereign tribal ...
UPDATE: Japan, U.S. Agree on Tokyo Joining Trans-Pacific Trade Talks
Japan and the United States on Friday agreed on a deal paving the way for Tokyo to join talks on an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement, increasing the economic weight of the proposed pact and ...
India Seeks Investors from U.S., Canada to Fund Current Deficit
India's finance minister will seek to drum up foreign investment from the United States and Canada this week to fund a record high current account deficit, even as policymakers debate the risks of ...