• Chinese Data Cast Global Pall
• Asia on Debt Binge as World Sobers Up
• Regulatory Move Inhibits Bank Deals
• Ex-Senate Aide Weighed to Lead CFTC
• Nikkei Rebounds After Thursday's Tumble

• Bridge collapses in Washington state, sending cars into river
• Boy Scouts of America votes to end century-old ban on gay scouts
• Venezuela prosecutor to open probe over leaked recording
• Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes
• Google faces new federal antitrust probe: source

• Woman hailed for confronting suspect
• Family loses 2 daughters in tornado
• Tearful goodbyes at destroyed school
• Online bullying probe after girl's death
• As tornado hits, a mom goes into labor

• Google faces fresh inquiry from FTC
• P&G brings back veteran Lafley as chief
• Draghi calls for ‘more European UK’
• Obama rewrites rules for drone strikes
• MI5 faces inquiry into intelligence on suspects

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