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Mich. Senate votes to extend health claims tax

A continuation of a 1 percent tax on health insurance claims passed the state Senate Thursday, but yet to be resolved is how to ensure the levy brings in enough revenue for Medicaid, which serves 1.9 million low-income Michigan residents. The tax, which took effect nearly 17 months ago and ...

This undated image provided by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows a 2014 Subaru Forester during a small overlap frontal crash test. Subaru's 2014 Forester is one of only two of 13 small SUVs that are getting passing grades in front-end crash tests done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Popular models such as the Honda CR-V, Ford Escape and Jeep Wrangler received only "marginal" or "poor" ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. (AP Photo/he Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)

Only 2 of 13 small SUVs do well in crash tests

Only two of 13 small SUVs performed well in front-end crash tests done by an insurance industry group, with several popular models faring poorly in the evaluations. Subaru's 2014 Forester was the only vehicle to get the top "good" rating in the results released Thursday. The 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport ...

FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SHINTO PRIESTS

c.2013 The International Herald Tribune From The International Herald Tribune SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATOR PRESERVES AN OLD HOME IN A ONCE-SACRED DISTRICT KYOTO _ Centuries ago, it would have been difficult for anyone other than a Shinto priest to enter the sacred district of Kamigamo, let alone live here. But now ...

Moss Point gets new technology in patrol cars

Moss Point patrol cars are now equipped with new technology to help officers record events as they happen and track criminal activity. The new equipment comes from a $132,000 Juvenile Accountability block grant through the Department of Public Safety. Police Chief Keith Davis tells The Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/14rDhh7 ) the ...

APNewsBreak: Details of NC House tax plan unveiled

House Republicans offered their own North Carolina tax overhaul plan Thursday that would reduce personal and corporate income tax rates and expand the sales tax to cover more services. The proposal's scope is much narrower than what Senate counterparts offered as GOP legislators try to fulfill a commitment to carry ...

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 1988 file photo, Brazilian McLaren-Honda driver Ayrton Senna gives a thumbs-up, his bare thumb sticking through the glove, during the qualifying session for the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in Francorchamps, Belgium. Japanese car manufacturer Honda is returning to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to the automaker's former partner McLaren of Britain, Honda President Takanobu Ito announced the decision at a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Barbara Walton, File)

Honda to return to F1 as engine supplier

Japanese automaker Honda is returning to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to McLaren, recreating a partnership that was dominant in the 1980s and 1990s. Honda president Takanobu Ito announced the decision at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday, reversing the decision made in 2008 to pull ...

Bowling Green plant to add 100 full-time jobs

An auto parts maker is adding a new building and 100 full-time jobs to its operation in Bowling Green. Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC broke ground Wednesday on its second expansion since November. Gov. Steve Beshear's office said the company plans to add an 87,000-square-foot building with a capital investment ...

Passersby are reflected on the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Enthusiasm on Wall Street sparked by another positive report on the U.S. economy helped push most Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 2.3 percent to 15,096.97. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Asia stocks mixed as Wall St. ignores euro gloom

Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday following dour European economic data that dampened hopes of a recovery there anytime soon. However, losses were limited by another record session on Wall Street. The European Union statistics office said Wednesday that nine of the 17 countries that use the euro are in ...

UN: $2.5 trillion in disaster losses since 2000

Economic losses from disasters since 2000 are in the range of $2.5 trillion, a figure at least 50 percent higher than previous international estimates, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday. The U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction warned in the 246-page report that economic losses from floods, earthquakes and ...

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___ Google unveils $10-a-month 'All Access' music plan SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Wednesday launched a subscription-based music service, allowing users of Android phones and tablets to listen to their favorite songs and artists for a monthly fee. The streaming service, called All Access, is available in the U.S. ...

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