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Toyota in global recall of Prius
Toyota recalls thousands of its flagship Prius cars worldwide over braking problems, in the latest blow to the carmaker.
Iran 'ups nuclear fuel enriching'
Iran has begun the process of enriching uranium to 20% at its plant at Natanz in defiance of the West, state media says.
Smartphones to get even smarter
A quantum physics trick is set to give smartphones and hand-held devices pressure-sensitive switches and screens.
 
Fed puts focus on plan to tighten credit
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to testify on Capitol Hill about how the Fed plans to prevent inflation once the economy recovers. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports the Fed has a new tool at its disposal.
Debt crisis puts pressure on eurozone
The debt of some eurozone countries, like Greece, is leading to market anxieties. Stephen Beard reports on whether the euro can hold together.
MGM bets on Macau over Atlantic City
MGM Mirage is under pressure from New Jersey gaming regulators for alleged links its partner may have to Chinese organized crime syndicates. So MGM is divesting its stake in Atlantic City and holding onto its casino venture in China. Mitchell Hartman reports.
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Robin Tolsma and Jennifer West, whose husbands were among those killed in last February's crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, are appealing to the community to help them "light the way home" late Friday night on the one-year anniversary of the disaster.
New York Governor David Paterson has met privately with key Democratic leaders about his re-election plans even as questions continue to swirl around the state capitol about unproven accusations involving the Democratic Governor's personal conduct. Paterson campaign spokesman Richard Fife says the weekend calls had nothing to do with the accusations, but were ``routine re-election campaign calls.'' Another unnamed Democrat says the meetings included discussions about Paterson's future.
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency gives tax breaks to companies which promise to provide jobs. When the time runs out on the breaks, the property is scheduled to go on the tax rolls. Erie County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz says the best his auditors can figure out, there are mistakes on about 10 percent of the bills in the form of PILOT's (Payments in Lieu of Taxes). Hundreds of thousands of dollars in bills were not sent out or were too high or were too low.
TOPPING THE NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the handling of its worst safety crisis.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began work on Tuesday to make higher-grade nuclear fuel, a senior official said, and the Pentagon said the United States wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran "within weeks" over its nuclear program.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has effectively dropped a request for U.S. submarines to help shore up the balance of power with political rival China, a military source said on Tuesday, dissolving what could be a new rift in tense Sino-U.S. ties.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Toyota faced its first U.S. class-action lawsuits stemming from complaints of faulty brakes in its top-selling Prius hybrid car and from investors claiming they were misled about problems with unintended acceleration in a wide range of models.
World
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began work on Tuesday to make higher-grade nuclear fuel, a senior official said, and the Pentagon said the United States wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran "within weeks" over its nuclear program.
Business
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro rose on Tuesday on speculation that European Union nations could bail out errant member Greece, while global stocks were flat and emerging market shares climbed.
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