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U.S. and Mexico tomato growers officially settled the bitter dispute over the alleged dumping of Mexican produce in the United States, the Commerce Department said. . . . Best Products said all of its 169 stores will be liquidated after an investor group that had hoped to keep half the outlets open decided it would be unable to effectively operate the beleaguered chain. . . . Microsoft executives Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer will give a combined $25 million to Harvard University for a computer science building and faculty chair. . . . Mobile telephone company Nextel Communications agreed to purchase a controlling interest in Wireless Ventures of Brazil, the largest specialized mobile radio operator in Brazil, for $186 million in stock. . . . A federal judge rejected an attempt by imprisoned bill collector Steven Hoffenberg to withdraw his guilty plea to fraud charges on the grounds he was mentally impaired when he entered it.