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WETMORE, Colo. – Residents piled children and pets into their cars before dawn Friday and fled as an erratic and fast-growing wildfire burned to within 100 yards of a rural Colorado subdivision. “People were afraid, but it was very orderly. Nobody really panicked,” fire information officer Steve Segin said. “I …

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – Appliance giant Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) has offered to purchase Maytag Corp. (MYG) for $1.37 billion in cash and stock, topping an existing buyout offer for the maker of Hoover vacuums and the Jenn-Air brand. Whirlpool said late Sunday that its offer of $17 per share for …

The following are key facts about the suspects in the July 7 London attacks: SHAHZAD TANWEER — Suspected bomber. — 22-year-old son of Pakistani-born businessman. — Converted to Islam a few years ago. — Forensic evidence links Tanweer to the blast on the Underground train near Aldgate. — Strongly opposed …