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Greg Biffle wins second in a row at Michigan
Greg Biffle raced to his second straight Sprint Cup win at Michigan International Speedway at Brooklyn, Mich., easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps Sunday. It was the 1,000th victory...
Tags: FedEx Corporation, Greg Biffle, Track and Field, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex, Jr.
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News Corp. investor vote could renew debate on stock structure
News Corp. shareholders will be asked Tuesday to approve three amendments designed to facilitate the corporate breakup later this month of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. One amendment authorizes the company to change its name to 21st Century Fox,...
Tags: Media Industry, Shareholders, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Rupert Murdoch
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Ford recalls 390,783 cars, SUVs for fuel leak; may raise fire risk
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 390,783 model year 2013 Explorer, Taurus, Flex, Fusion, Police Interceptor sedans and SUVs, and Lincoln MKS, MKT, and MKZ vehicles because of a fuel module that could crack and leak. The leak could increase the risk of a...
Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Science and Technology, Highway Transportation, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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U.S. auto sales post big gains in May
Auto sales rose in May, helped by stronger consumer confidence and a rebound in home sales and construction. A strong Memorial Day weekend and especially brisk truck sales helped the industry beat expectations. "There was some concern last month...
Tags: Pickup Trucks, Memorial Day, Infiniti, Passenger Cars, Chrysler Group LLC
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Wheel maker Superior Industries hits a bump in the road
Its squat, 1970s-era headquarters in Van Nuys may not look like much from the outside, but Superior Industries International Inc. is a key figure in the automotive industry. The company sells aluminum wheels to the major automakers: Ford, General...
Tags: Nissan, BMW, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Mexico, Superior Industries International Incorporated
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Ford has already beaten its best year for hybrid sales
Ford Motor Co. said that it has sold 37,000 hybrid vehicles nationwide this year, already topping its full year record for hybrid sales of 35,496, set in 2010. Ford said that the 37,000 sales figure also represents a 375% increase over the numbers of...
Tags: Honda, Kelley Blue Book LLC, Ford, Petroleum Industry, Passenger Cars
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TuneIn takes on Pandora, Sirius to bring streaming radio to cars
Want to hear an Antarctica-based folk music station in your car? How about a radio broadcaster that plays only Grateful Dead covers? TuneIn is trying to make that a possibility for more people. The Palo Alto company, founded in 2002, is taking on...
Tags: Pandora Media, Inc., Entertainment, BMW, Music, Radio Industry
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James Tolbert dies at 86; lawyer pressed Hollywood on civil rights
In a Hollywood auditorium, James L. Tolbert tried to induce a room packed with broadcasting and advertising executives to essentially join the civil rights movement in 1963 by pointing out the obvious. "We Negroes watch 'Bonanza' and buy Chevrolets....
Tags: Social Issues, University of California, Los Angeles, Media Industry, Entertainment, Della Reese
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Review: '10 Buildings That Changed America' is a rewarding tour
The new PBS program "10 Buildings That Changed America" is nothing if not efficient. In a single breezy hour, it moves from Thomas Jefferson to Frank Gehry, racing in a chronological blur past Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Venturi and a handful of other...
Tags: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, O'Hare International Airport, Frank Lloyd Wright, Fenway Park, Frank Gehry
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With U.S. market share surging, Ford ramps up production capacity
Ford Motor Co. is expanding its production capacity to take advantage of the shift in buyer sentiment toward smaller cars and SUVs and for F-series truck sales spurred by the housing market recovery. Ford said it will increase production by about 200,...
Tags: SUVs and Crossovers, Ford, Kelley Blue Book LLC, Chrysler, Passenger Cars
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For U.S. auto factories, summertime isn't downtime anymore
The decades-old tradition of shutting down U.S. auto factories for two weeks around July may be coming to an end, experts say, pushed out by strong demand and staggered vehicle launch dates. With sales booming, Ford Motor Co., for example, said it...
Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Services and Shopping, New Products, Plant Closings, Ford
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Immigration: A wider better welcome mat
As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the...
Tags: Migration, Teaching and Learning, Students, Personal Data Collection, Financial Aid
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