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6 months after Sandy, thousands homeless in NY, NJ

MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) — The 9-year-old girl who got New Jersey's tough-guy governor to shed a tear as he comforted her after her home was destroyed is bummed because she now lives far from her best friend and has nowhere to hang her One Direction posters.


Official: 1 adult, 4 kids killed in Georgia fire

NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — A woman and four young children died early Saturday as a fire engulfed a home in west Georgia, and authorities said only an 11-year-old girl who was woken by her mother escaped. The woman died trying to save the remaining children.


Burger King 1Q earnings soar, revenue shrinks

In this Thursday, April 25, 2013, photo, a pedestrian walks past a Burger King restaurant near downtown Los Angeles. Burger King reports their quarterly earnings on Friday, April 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)…Burger King's first-quarter earnings more than doubled even though revenue fell, as the fast-food chain trimmed several restaurant-related expenses.



Stocks stall on tepid US economic growth

In this Tuesday, April 16, 2013, photo, Specialist Michael O'Mara, left, and trader Fred Demarco work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets fell Friday April 26, 2013 after Japan faced an unwelcome drop in consumer prices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)…NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market stalled Friday after the U.S. economy didn't grow as much as hoped and earnings from a handful of big companies failed to rev up investors.



Ambulatory Services taps Morgan Stanley to explore sale: sources

By Soyoung Kim and Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ambulatory Services of America Inc, a U.S. operator of healthcare facilities controlled by private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg LLC, has appointed Morgan Stanley to explore a sale, three people familiar with the matter said this week. The Nashville, Tennessee-based company may fetch between $700 million and $800 million based on earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of around $75 million, two of the people said on condition of anonymity because the sale process is confidential. …


Wall Street dips after GDP but finishes week higher

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange…By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks dipped in thin volume on Friday, though the market had a strong week overall despite a mixed bag of earnings and weak economic figures. Shares of online retailer Amazon.com Inc posted the largest daily drop in 15 months after the company reported results late on Thursday. It was Friday's biggest drag on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes. Gains in shares of Chevron Corp buoyed the blue-chip Dow industrials. …