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Chiquita sells Atlanta AG to Belgian group 12 minutes ago CINCINNATI (AP) -- Cincinnati-based fruit Chiquita Brands International Inc. says it has agreed to sell its German distribution business for $85 million....  Read Story.

ArcelorMittal faces critics 12 minutes ago LUXEMBOURG (AP) -- ArcelorMittal SA, the world's largest steelmaker, has charmed investors by turning around rusting steel plants across the world and reporting billions of dollars in profit....  Read Story.

High-stakes lead paint case to R.I. Supreme Court 12 minutes ago PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Three companies that once made lead paint have spent nearly a decade fighting off a lawsuit that could force them to pay billions to clean up contaminated properties....  Read Story.

Hamilton County runs out of electronic monitors 1 hours ago CINCINNATI (AP) -- Authorities in Hamilton County were running out of ways to keep track of prisoners placed on house arrest as a way to reduce jail crowding....  Read Story.

Report: Paper ballots for March primary cost $358,000 1 hours ago COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Records show it cost $358,000 for 53 Ohio counties to provide paper ballots for the March 4 primary, and only about 1 percent of the 880,000 printed were used....  Read Story.

Workers at GM factory in Ohio prepare to strike 1 hours ago DETROIT (AP) -- A General Motors Corp. spokesman says a union local in Ohio has threatened to go on strike this week....  Read Story.

SMART Paper begins biomass-powered plant 1 hours ago HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) -- A paper manufacturer in southwest Ohio is breaking ground on a $30 million generating plant it says will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions....  Read Story.

Ohio troopers fired over Klan outfit prank want jobs back 1 hours ago COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Two State Highway Patrol troopers fired over a prank involving what looked like a Ku Klux Klan outfit have filed grievances to get their jobs back....  Read Story.

Brazil activists fear death squads back 2 hours ago ABAETETUBA, Brazil (AP) -- Bishop Flavio Giovenale was crushed by the acquittal last week of a rancher accused of ordering the killing of a crusading Ohio nun - and not just because he admired Dorothy  Read Story.

Kroger expands discount on generic drugs 3 hours ago CINCINNATI (AP) -- Kroger Co. is expanding its discount on generic drugs, offering 90-day prescriptions for $10....  Read Story.

University of Toledo raises tuition for law students 3 hours ago TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- The University of Toledo is increasing tuition for incoming law students by 14 percent and raising room and board charges for students who live on campus....  Read Story.

Gay rights groups launch hospital ratings 11 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) -- Just over half of 88 hospitals got top marks under a new rating system created by two national gay-rights organizations that hope the standards will result in more compassionate treat  Read Story.

Indians 2B Asdrubal Cabrera turns unassisted triple play 13 hours ago CLEVELAND (AP) -- Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, accomplishing the feat Monday night in the second game of a doubleheader again  Read Story.

Wendy's incoming CEO says employees should expect job cuts 16 hours ago DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) -- The incoming CEO of Ohio-based Wendy's says employees of the nation's third-largest hamburger chain should expect job cuts....  Read Story.

Ohio Lottery changing system vendor 17 hours ago CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Ohio Lottery says it wants to replace the vendor that has operated the lottery's gaming system since 1985....  Read Story.

Correction: Historic Sites story 17 hours ago URBANA, Ohio (AP) -- In a May 9 story about the Ohio Historical Society transferring management of historic sites to local groups, The Associated Press erroneously reported the reason the Cedar Bog As  Read Story.

Ex-OSU football player pleads guilty to sexual battery 17 hours ago DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A former defensive end for Ohio State accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to sexual battery....  Read Story.

Man charged in attack on woman along trail near Cleveland 18 hours ago PARMA, Ohio (AP) -- Police have charged a recent prison parolee in the attack on a woman badly beaten along a walking trail near Cleveland....  Read Story.

AP Newsbreak: Pocket of Ohio Republicans voted Democratic 18 hours ago COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The number of Republicans who switched sides to vote for Democrats in Ohio's March 4 presidential primary easily eclipsed President Bush's 120,000-vote margin of victory in the   Read Story.

Court orders man to jail when daughter fails to get diploma 19 hours ago FAIRFIELD, Ohio (AP) -- A man ordered to stay on top of his daughter's educational problems months ago is in a Cincinnati-area jail because the daughter hasn't gotten her high school equivalency diplo  Read Story.

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