Ameren looks at new nuclear plant
By KEVIN COLEMAN of the Tribune’s staff
A spokesman for St. Louis-based Ameren Corp. yesterday squelched rumors that the company has decided to build a second reactor unit at its nuclear facility outside Fulton.

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PC INFO
Let ASO spruce up your PC
By SCOTT A. MAY
The care and feeding of your personal computer is a never-ending saga. Sure they are powerful, but don’t be fooled: These temperamental beasts require constant pampering.

For many, texting’s just the ticket
McClatchy Newspapers
ARLINGTON, Texas - To get into his first Texas Rangers game, Brian Gorham didn’t need a ticket. He simply flashed his cell phone.

Minnesota firm makes dry cleaning ‘green’
By CARI TUNA Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Although Al Gore trumpets carbon dioxide’s messy role in global warming, one Minnesota company is using this powerful greenhouse gas to make money - and a positive environmental impact - before the emissions head skyward.

New mouse from Logitech has an air about it
By CRAIG CROSSMAN McClatchy Newspapers
Logitech makes some really great computer mice. Their recent models MX and VX Revolution both sport the balanced and weighted scroll wheel that took around three years to develop. I use the MX on my desktop computer and the VX on my notebook.

Government looks at Fisher-Price response
NEW YORK (AP) - The Consumer Product Safety Commission is looking into whether Fisher-Price let the agency know as quickly as it should have about lead paint found in 1.5 million Chinese-made toys that were recalled worldwide last week.

McDonald’s selling off Boston Market chain
CHICAGO (AP) - McDonald’s Corp. said yesterday it agreed to sell its meat-and-potatoes Boston Market restaurant chain to private equity firm Sun Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Stocks surge, erasing Dow’s Friday losses
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street surged higher in a volatile session yesterday, offsetting the losses it incurred Friday but showing more fractiousness than conviction in an advance that lifted the Dow Jones industrials 286 points, its biggest gain in nearly five years.

Lender going under
NEW YORK (AP) - American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, and two other mortgage lenders said they were not accepting new applications, signs that the worst housing crunch in decades could be widening.

Flight delays at worst level in 13 years, agency reports
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. airline delays are at their highest level in at least 13 years, and analysts said fliers can expect more of the same for the rest of the summer.

Meet the new boss
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Chrysler got a taste of its new owner’s swift and decisive style yesterday as its chief executive was demoted and the former head of Home Depot was tapped to lead the automaker through a major restructuring.

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