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U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 8.9%, but Pace of Losses Eases
By PETER S. GOODMAN and JACK HEALY
The economy lost 539,000 jobs in April, the government reported on Friday, a sign that the relentless pace of job losses was starting to level off.
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Readers have said they are biking to work or planting vegetable gardens. What are you doing differently to get through the downturn?
Chemical Company Is Acquitted in Asbestos Case
By KIRK JOHNSON
W.R. Grace and three of its executives were acquitted on Friday on all criminal charges that they had knowingly contaminated a Montana mining town.
2 Banks Cited in Stress Tests Find Ready Investors
By GRAHAM BOWLEY
Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley each tapped the markets for $7.5 billion on Friday, showing that additional capital could be obtained quickly.
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Suspect in Wesleyan Slaying Is Arraigned
By NATE SCHWEBER and LIZ ROBBINS
The bail for Stephan P. Morgan, right, who is accused of fatally shooting a student, was raised to $15 million.
Fears Rise Over Refugees as Pakistan Presses Fight
By SALMAN MASOOD and DEXTER FILKINS
The Pakistani military said Friday that it had gone on a full-scale offensive to rout militants in the Swat Valley, as tens of thousands of refugees fled the region.
Photographs: Pakistanis in FlightEthanol Industry’s 15% Solution Raises Concerns
By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN
A push to get the E.P.A. to increase the maximum ethanol content in gasoline has drawn widespread opposition.
Obama to Visit Egypt, Germany and France
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Barack Obama plans to make Egypt the setting for a promised speech on U.S. relations with the Muslim world early next month.
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For Somali Pirates, Worst Enemy May Be on Shore
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Facing antipirate militias, excommunication orders from sheiks and other hostility in the Puntland region, some pirates are ready to cut a deal.
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Talked to Death
An Afghan writer says that the idea of reaching out to the Taliban must be shelved.
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The Staatskapelle Berlin have taken on a “Ring”-like challenge, with Mahler's works, at Carnegie Hall.
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