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2 Coalition Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

TOKYO – Two soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition have been killed in southern Afghanistan. The soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kandahar province on Saturday. They were conducting a security patrol in the Zhari district along with Afghan soldiers. The U.S.-led coalition did not release …

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Stocks to Watch, Dec. 21: FedEx, 3Com

SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are FedEx Corp., 3Com Corp., and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 3Com (COMS) is expected to report a fiscal second-quarter loss of 8 cents a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson First …

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Epsilon Maintains Hurricane Strength

MIAMI – A tenacious Hurricane Epsilon strengthened slightly Monday as it lingered in the open Atlantic, posing no threat to land. The 26th named storm of a record-breaking hurricane season had top sustained winds near 80 mph, up from 75 mph earlier in the day, according to the National Hurricane …

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