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News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the volatile trading period after the split is complete.

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Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- Microsoft thinks it has the one.

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JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank. But shareholders sent a message that the bank needs better oversight by giving only narrow approval to three of the bank's board members.

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Judge gives final approval to A123 bankruptcy plan
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge has given final approval to the reorganization plan of failed battery maker A123 Systems Inc., which was the recipient of a $249 million Department of Energy grant.

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Retailer LL Bean keeping it in the family
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- L.L. Bean's grandson Leon Gorman is retiring as chairman of the outdoors retailer after more than a half-century as the company's chairman or CEO, but the privately held firm is keeping the position in the family.

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HIGHLIGHTS
TOP STORIES
  Area schools tangle with funding questions
  Laser Cut expands with Metal Finish
  Koel seeks salvage business permits
  Memorial Day program moves to VFW Club
  County health plan reflects changes
  1900s grain wagon added to Prairie Village collection
  Materese ends 40 years at school
LOCAL NEWS
  Son born
  Madison School Board to hold special meeting
  City to consider end of yard-waste collection
  Lunch Menus
  Unemployment drops locally
  Local Memorial Day programs planned
  Pauley, Bonestroo engaged
  Son born
  Whitethorn's cactus sprouts rare bloom
SPORTS
  DSU's 4x100-meter relay team makes NAIA Nationals finals
  Bulldogs drop heartbreaker to Deuel/Deubrook
  Bulldogs place fifth in State A Tournament
  Broncos gain Cornbelt League win over Canova
  Shan places sixth in state at #3 singles
FARM
  Wis. farmers, firefighters partner on hazards maps
  South Dakota farm income from crop sales increases
  Growers making up for lost time in planting corn
  Above-normal temps, dry soil help S.D. farmers
BUSINESS
  News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split
  Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
  JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum
  Judge gives final approval to A123 bankruptcy plan
  Retailer LL Bean keeping it in the family
ENTERTAINMENT
  Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window
  Chile miner happy to be played by Banderas in film
  Derek Hough wants to expand career beyond 'Stars'
  Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228K
  'Chuck' and 'Smash' stars head to Broadway

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