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Criminal charges dropped against Chevron in Brazil
Criminal charges dropped against Chevron in Brazil
A Brazilian federal court has dismissed criminal charges filed last year against Chevron Corp., driller Transocean Ltd. and several of their executives in connection with a 2011 oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The two companies and 17 of their executives had been charged with "crimes aga

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Volkswagen to produce two-seat plug-in hybrid
Volkswagen to produce two-seat plug-in hybrid
Volkswagen said Thursday that it will produce a new two-seat plug-in hybrid vehicle that it claims will be the most fuel-efficient production vehicle in the world. The XL1 combines a light-weight design with a plug-in hybrid system that includes a 47-horsepower, two-cylinder diesel engine, a 27-hor

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Heckmann shares fall after downgrade by Jefferies
Heckmann shares fall after downgrade by Jefferies
Shares of Heckmann Corp. fell Thursday after the drilling-services company was downgraded by Jefferies & Co., which cited slower activity in shale formations and lower prices for Heckmann's services. THE SPARK: Jefferies dropped Heckmann shares to "Hold" from "Buy" and lowered its target price on t

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Costa Rica toughens stance in US-backed drug fight
Costa Rica toughens stance in US-backed drug fight
On a recent Friday morning at a gleaming new international airport in Costa Rica, hundreds of tourists from New York and Minnesota emerged blinking onto the sun-blasted tarmac. At the other end of the runway, eight Americans zipped into tan flight suits aboard a massive white surveillance plane. As

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Correction: Legislature-Teacher Tests story
Correction: Legislature-Teacher Tests story
In a story Feb. 19 about a proposal to repeal a law requiring Minnesota teachers to pass certain tests to be licensed, The Associated Press erroneously attributed to Pillager High School Principal Scott Doss a paraphrased statement that his small rural district struggles to recruit talented people

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TV special shows glory, trauma of military dogs
TV special shows glory, trauma of military dogs
It's been almost seven months since a bomb exploded on a strip of dirt in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leonard Anderson can only remember a reassuring voice. He has seen the ambush and its aftermath on film, though: The man behind the voice putting a tourniquet on Anderson's

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Discovery bets on 2 dope series about pot growers
Discovery bets on 2 dope series about pot growers
Cupcake makers, pawnbrokers and storage container raiders have all had their moments in reality television's spotlight. Now the time may be right for marijuana growers — and the people who chase them. The Discovery network debuts a six-episode series, "Weed Country," at 10 p.m. Wednesday and will

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