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U.S. car use falls as younger generation shifts gears -study
ReutersBy Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Americans are driving less than they used to because of higher gasoline prices, a weak economy and changing generational preferences, according to a report released Tuesday that found a sixty-...Tags: General Motors Corp., Petroleum Industry, Trips and Vacations, Ford, Toyota Motor Corp.
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James Tolbert dies at 86; lawyer pressed Hollywood on civil rights
In a Hollywood auditorium, James L. Tolbert tried to induce a room packed with broadcasting and advertising executives to essentially join the civil rights movement in 1963 by pointing out the obvious. "We Negroes watch 'Bonanza' and buy Chevrolets....
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Social Issues, Redd Foxx, Rentals, NAACP
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Review: '10 Buildings That Changed America' is a rewarding tour
The new PBS program "10 Buildings That Changed America" is nothing if not efficient. In a single breezy hour, it moves from Thomas Jefferson to Frank Gehry, racing in a chronological blur past Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Venturi and a handful of other...
Tags: Frank Gehry, Arts and Culture, Fenway Park, Architecture, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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RPT-Model S boosts Tesla, but mass market electric cars still elusive
ReutersBy Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT, May 9 (Reuters) - Kevin Baillie, co-founder of a visual effects company that works on major motion pictures, had never been in a car like his new Tesla Model S electric sedan, but somehow it looked familiar. "When I got...Tags: General Motors Corp., Credit Ratings, Tesla Motors, Inc., Newspaper and Magazine, Ford
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
SPRING FLOODING-MICHIGAN Officials plan Mich. flooding damage assessments GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Officials are conducting preliminary damage assessments in parts of West Michigan that were among areas hit hard by recent flooding. The state...Tags: Accidental Death, Disasters and Accidents, Personal Weapon Control, Career and Workplace, Transportation Accidents
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CORRECTED-Ford tells shareholders to be patient about stock price
Reuters(Corrects eighth paragraph to show Executive Chairman Bill Ford is Henry Ford's great-grandson, not his grandson) By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del., May 9 (Reuters) - The executive chairman of Ford Motor Co asked for patience from investors who pressed him...Tags: Elections, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Shareholders
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Ford pide paciencia a accionistas por el precio de sus títulos
ReutersPor Tom Hals WILMINGTON, EEUU, 9 mayo (Reuters) - El presidente ejecutivo de Ford Motor Co pidió paciencia a los inversores que lo presionan por el alicaído precio de los títulos de la empresa al hablar el jueves en la reunión anual de la...Tags: S&P 500
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Stocker to take helm of Japan airbag maker Takata
ReutersTOKYO, May 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Takata Corp said on Friday that Stefan Stocker will become its next president, a change that comes after the company's flawed airbags led to a multi-million vehicle global recall. Stocker, who is currently an corporate...Tags: Daimler AG, Toyota Recalls, Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co., Japan
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New Centerville RVFD golf scramble at Seven Springs
NEW CENTERVILLE — The New Centerville and Rural Volunteer Fire Department will hold its 26th annual Golf Scramble on May 24 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m. with lunch available at 11 a.m. and golf begins...Tags: Golf, Sports
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Ford shareholders reject proposal to dilute Ford family's control, OK executive compensation
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. shareholders are again rejecting a proposal to dilute the Ford family's control over the company. At its annual meeting in Wilmington, Del., Thursday, Ford said 67 percent of shareholders voted against the...Tags: Elections, Politics, CEO Pay
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Toyota profit booms
Toyota's quarterly profit more than doubled to 313.9 billion yen ($3.2 billion) as cost cuts and better sales worked with a weakening yen to add momentum to the automaker's comeback. Toyota Motor Corp., which last year reclaimed the title of world's...
Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, China, Asia, General Motors Corp., Prius
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