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  Senate panel approves immigration bill

  Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary ... 

• Key senator to let Myanmar sanctions bill lapse

  Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation ... 

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  No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery

  Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the ... 

• Struggling Spain offers engineers to Brazil

  Spain's development minister is urging Brazil to hire some of the engineers that her own economy doesn't have room for. Brazil is beefing up its ... 

• Colangelo out as Raptors GM, still president

  Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager. The Raptors announced Tuesday that while ... 

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  France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths

  The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the ... 

• Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism

  German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information. 

• Burberry's profit hit by perfume deal's demise

  British luxury brand Burberry said Tuesday that rapidly improving business in developing markets was offset by the end of a perfume licensing deal, ... 

• Ericsson closes down cable production, cuts jobs

  Wireless equipment maker Ericsson AB says it will close down its telecom cable manufacturing operation and cut around 350 jobs in Sweden. 

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  Does France have right plan to revive its economy?

  The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite. 

• Man United earns EPL-record $93M from broadcasters

  Manchester United earned a record 60.8 million pounds ($92.7 million) in Premier League television revenue this season en route to a 20th English ... 

• German central bank: Economy to improve 'markedly'

  Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter — a development that could boost the wider eurozone ... 

• Oil price down to near $96 as traders wait for Fed

  The price of oil fell to near $96 per barrel Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. By early ... 

• Vodafone annual profits up 1.9 percent

  U.K.-based mobile telecoms company Vodafone has reported a 1.9 increase in annual profits despite a slowdown in much of its European operations. 

• How the French economy compares to Germany's, UK's

  Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (2012) France: 2 trillion euros ($2. 

• Correction: Cyprus-Breaking Barriers story

  In a story April 27 marking the 10th anniversary of the breaching of the barriers carving up Cyprus, The Associated Press erroneously reported that ... 

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  China's Li seeks stronger economic ties with India

  Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge ... 

• British inflation eases by more than expected

  Official figures show that consumer price inflation in Britain eased in April, largely on the back of lower fuel prices and airfares. The Office for ... 

• Head of embattled G4S security force retires

  The chief executive of security firm G4S is to retire after a tumultuous year that saw the company fail to fulfill its Olympic contract. The company ... 

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  Asia stocks muted ahead of Fed meeting

  Asian stock markets struggled to post gains Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its ... 

• Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge

  A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress ... 

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  Obama vows US support as Myanmar leader visits

  President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to ... 

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  Brits buy lease to Broadway's biggest theater

  Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway's largest theater from Live Nation ... 

• Ryanair keeps growing, reports record profits

  Ryanair reported record profits Monday as Europe's largest budget airline expanded its route network across the continent and into North Africa. 

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  Jordan: Arab Spring clears way for press freedoms

  The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, ...