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Bud Fans Hope Patriotic Web Site Will Help Halt Foreign Takeover

ST. LOUIS – A new Web site is trying to block the rumored takeover of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. by Belgium-based brewer InBev SA, playing on patriotic fervor to stop an iconic American firm from slipping into foreign hands. The Web site, SaveBudweiser.com, encourages visitors to contact elected officials and Anheuser-Busch …

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Facebook Discovers Pronouns to Avoid Grammar Violations

NEW YORK – The online hangout Facebook is getting more serious about grammar. No more should users see jarringly incorrect declarations such as “Debbie changed their profile picture.” Users who haven’t specified their gender in their Facebook profiles will be asked to do so in the coming weeks. That way, …

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Pennsylvania Man, 71, Friend in Wheelchair Nab Robbery Suspect

KINGSTON, Pa. – The young woman probably thought the 71-year-old Korean War veteran, whose friend was in a wheelchair, would make an easy target. She was wrong. Harry Kopenis chased and tackled the 22-year-old woman he says robbed him at an ATM in northeastern Pennsylvania. Then, with help from his …

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