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* CVS Corp., the No. 2-ranked U.S. drugstore chain, said it would stop selling ephedra-based diet products at its 4,100 pharmacy stores as of Aug. 1. The move by Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS comes after General Nutrition Centers, the largest U.S. vitamin and dietary supplement chain, said in May that it would stop selling products that contain ephedra.

* AOL Time Warner Inc.’s America Online started its own service to sell videos and compact discs online to boost revenue, ending part of its relationship with Amazon.com Inc. America Online also expects to offer music downloads on its entertainment Web site by year-end.