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5 dead in NC, rivers rise as soaked ground drains WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) Coastal North Carolina is drying out after days of heavy rainfall, but forecasters say the threat of flooding isn’t gone. Drivers navigated around roads blocked by water Friday as

PIO appointed director of US science body – Times of India
BOSTON: Indian-American academician Subra Suresh has been confirmed unanimously by the US Senate to be the next director of the $7.4 billion National Science Foundation (NSF) for a six-year term. Suresh, dean of the School of Engineering at Massachusetts

SC gubernatorial candidates agree to third debate – msnbc.com
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina gubernatorial candidates Nikki Haley and Vincent Sheheen have agreed to a third debate, this one in Spartanburg. The Republican Haley and Democrat Sheheen have agreed to the debate for Tuesday, Oct. 19. They had

Danaher Corp. to acquire Keithley Instruments in $300 million deal – Crain’s Cleveland Business
Danaher Corp. (NYSE: DHR) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Solon-based Keithley Instruments Inc. (NYSE: KEI) in a cash-for-stock deal estimated at $300 million. Under the transaction’s terms, Danaher will pay $21.60 a share for the common

Is the “New Normal” Idiotic? – Motley Fool
Bill Gross of Pimco fame has a well-earned reputation for being spot-on when it comes to making prescient macroeconomic calls. Gross and his colleagues saw trouble brewing in the housing market years before most other gurus and economists began to suspect