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Regulators order lenders to bolster their finances and prevent crisis repeat
LONDON - British regulators are ordering some of the country's biggest banks to bolster their balance sheets by 27. 1 billion pounds ($42.1 billion) to prevent a repeat of the 2008 banking crisis. -
Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexico's coast, bringing heavy rain as it heads toward Veracruz
VERACRUZ, Mexico - The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Barry is bearing down on Mexico's Gulf Coast, poised to make landfall within hours. -
Jodi Arias case heads back to court as attorneys meet to discuss future plans after hung jury
PHOENIX - Jodi Arias returns to court Thursday for the first time since the penalty phase of her case ended in mistrial last month as lawyers discuss plans for a new trial to decide the punishment for the convicted murderer. -
Blaze at Dutch factory making firelighting blocks proves difficult to extinguish
AMSTERDAM - Authorities in the Dutch city of Oisterwijk say a fire has broken out at a factory that makes firelighting blocks for barbecues and campfires.