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U.S. Steel Q3 Profit Falls 70% on Furnace Costs

PITTSBURGH – United States Steel Corp. (X) said Tuesday that third-quarter profit fell 70 percent as two major blast furnaces were rebuilt and costs increased. Net income grew to $107 million, or 82 cents per share, for the July-September period from $354 million, or $2.72 per share, a year ago. …

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Lawyers Seek Anonymity for Cosby Witnesses

PHILADELPHIA – Attorneys for nine women who have agreed to testify against entertainer Bill Cosby (search) in a sexual assault (search) lawsuit asked a judge Wednesday to let them take the stand anonymously. “I urge the court not to say to these women that the price of coming forward is …

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Palestinian Forces, Militants Clash in Jenin

JENIN, West Bank – Gunbattles erupted Friday as Palestinian security forces swept through the West Bank (search) town of Jenin (search), hunting for militants who killed an officer in an attack on a police station the day before. Dozens of police in jeeps cordoned off a northern part of the …

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