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The last half-decade was a fallow period for takeovers. But major deals involving the ketchup maker H. J. Heinz, two airlines and the computer company Dell suggest a turn in the cycle.
President Obama hopes that bipartisan leadership on a new commission led by two of the nation’s pre-eminent election lawyers — Robert Bauer and Ben Ginsberg — will yield results.
Behind closed doors, Xi Jinping held up the Soviet Union’s collapse as the risk of wavering from traditional ideology.
Maureen O’Connor, 66, blamed an addiction aggravated by a brain tumor for a gargantuan spree that she financed in part by taking from her husband’s charity.
About 500 injuries were reported after bright objects streaked through the sky in Chelyabinsk, above, accompanied by a loud boom that damaged buildings.
Oscar Pistorius, the South African double amputee track star accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend, sobbed in court as the case was adjourned until Tuesday.
For passengers, an ordeal was finally ending. For Carnival Cruise Lines, the work was just beginning.
After 11-plus years of war, the American military must transport more than 600,000 pieces of equipment.
The determination of a group of women to become mothers upended centuries-old gender rules and may have helped open the door for Vietnam to redefine parenthood.
The Atlanta BeltLine is an ambitious proposal to transform 22 miles of vine-covered railroad into parks, housing and public transit.
Antitrust regulators should scrutinize a merger between American Airlines and US Airways that could hurt consumers.
The campaign to remove Pinochet from rule in Chile becomes an advertiser’s job in “No.”
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The French have a rich car history, which they show off at Retromobile, the vast classic car exhibition in Paris.
Robert LoCascio, founder and C.E.O. of LivePerson, says a set of core values helps his staff avoid infighting and a bureaucratic focus on “getting offices and titles.”
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