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* Ryder System Inc. said its board voted to end a takeover-defense plan on Dec. 31, more than two years early, after pressure by investors. Miami-based Ryder adopted it in March 1996, giving shareholders the right to buy preferred stock if anyone acquired or made an offer to purchase at least 10% of the company’s common stock.

* US Airways Group Inc. resumed offering reservations on InterActiveCorp’s Expedia, ending a two-week dispute over a fee increase Expedia had placed on the airline.